Rail Business

A series of projects designed to find more environmentally friendly train and track solutions, as well as bringing jobs and inward investment to Scotland’s manufacturing and engineering sectors, is being supported by Scottish Enterprise. The agency, with support from Transport...

Great Western Railway (GWR) has received the first train in the UK able to run on overhead and third-rail electric lines, as well as under its own diesel power. The first of 19 Class 769 Flex trains, which are being...

Thalys, the high-speed rail operator that operates international services between Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands, has renewed its contract with Icomera to continue delivering reliable, high quality passenger Wi-Fi on its services. Thalys first selected Icomera to operate the...

Freightliner and Pentalver, both subsidiaries of Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), have made a significant investment in 75 new lifting and handling machines, to be deployed at their container terminals throughout the UK.   The first batch of new equipment has...

Network Certification Body (NCB) and Certifer are pleased to announce that they have been awarded the contract by the Joint Venture of the Baltic States, RB Rail AS, to provide Notified Body (NoBo) assessment services for Rail Baltica. The Rail...

To help it better manage its massive earthworks (cuttings and embankments) portfolio and its understanding and response to severe weather events. Network Rail has launched two independent task forces, led by world renowned experts. This move follows the tragic events...

Angel Trains has accepted the first of its new Class 720 Aventra trains from Bombardier Transportation, part of a £900 million procurement project for Greater Anglia. Replacing the suburban fleets currently leased to the train operator, the new fleet of...

A search for 200 new train drivers in Wales has attracted over 10,000 applicants in just a few days! Wales and Borders operator KeolisAmey is creating 200 train driver jobs to help deliver increased services and capacity across the Wales...

Avanti West Coast has launched the UK’s first fully wrapped Pride train, which was entirely staffed by an LGBTQ+ crew for its first official service on Tuesday 25 August. Avanti West Coast had planned to support Pride events across the...

Marking 75 years since the end of World War 2, when hostilities in the Far East ceased, Great Western Railway (GWR) is to honour Gurkha VC hero Tul Bahadur Pun by naming one of their Intercity Express Trains after...