Business

ABB and Škoda Group have announced a new partnership, the first of its kind between the two companies, that marks a milestone in railway electrification. The collaboration begins with ABB supplying its innovative Traction Battery Pro Series, which is compact...

Train’d Up has announced the addition of two new business development managers to support its ambitious growth plans for 2025.  Chris Morris and Amy Crawley’s appointments will enhance Train’d Up’s commitment to providing high-quality training services and further strengthen its...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer visited Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, on Friday (6 December) to celebrate a significant agreement for the Hitachi Rail Limited factory which has secured an order to manufacture 70 new rail cars for leading transport...

Network Rail has achieved its first Fair Tax Mark accreditation from the Fair Tax Foundation, demonstrating the company’s commitment to responsible tax conduct. The Fair Tax Mark is the gold standard accreditation for responsible tax conduct awarded by the Fair...

New figures released today underline Network Rail’s ongoing support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with approximately 3,000 SMEs benefitting from £1.29 billion worth of business in the last financial year (23/24). Since the introduction of the SME Action Plan...

AtkinsRéalis has been appointed by Iarnród Eireann (Irish Rail) as a multi-disciplinary consultant to provide design services for the DART+ West and South West rail improvement projects. DART+ West and South West are part of Irish Rail’s flagship DART+ Programme,...

HS2 today invited the following bidders to tender for a major contract to provide and maintain the station control systems that will give trains approval to depart the platform at the high-speed rail project’s four new stations: Hitachi Rail GTS...

Unipart Rail has formed a strategic partnership with Thomson Engineering Design Ltd, to deliver transformative solutions which improve the safety, productivity, and efficiency of railway maintenance and repair projects, worldwide. Thomson Engineering Design Ltd has been at the forefront of...

Rolling stock financier and asset management company Porterbrook has agreed a deal to take a 49% stake in Brodie Engineering. The Kilmarnock-based company is the only active rail engineering business in Scotland, specialising in heavy maintenance, refurbishment and overhauls for...

New figures show that over 3,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) benefit from £1.3 billion worth of business from Network Rail, with SMEs making up a record 75% of Network Rail’s supplier base. In November 2019, Network Rail set out...