Digital Railway

Network Rail is urging residents who live close to its 2500 miles of railway in the North West to sign up to a new digital notification system.   The service allows residents and businesses to receive timely and detailed information...

Rail passengers are being thanked for their patience after further work to test 21st century digital signalling systems on the East Coast Main Line impacted journeys over the weekend.  The £1.4 billion East Coast Digital Programme will see traditional, lineside...

Established UK headquartered businesses EPM Bus Solutions, Omnibus Solutions, and 3Squared have rebranded to Velociti Solutions and integrated operations to better serve the bus and rail industry. Velociti Solutions has launched a new identity, including a new name, logo, and...

A familiar and classic train became a new addition to digital signalling in-cab testing runs on the East Coast Main Line at the weekend. The iconic High Speed Train (HST), a symbol of British rail heritage, has become the first...

At InnoTrans, HIMA Group will demonstrate how digital solutions make the railway sector safer and more efficient. The Independent Open HIMA Safety Platform and comprehensive portfolio of safety solutions are tailored to light, urban, and high-speed rail network requirements....

Another step forward has been taken towards the introduction of digital in-cab signalling to the East Coast Main Line with the completion of dynamic ETCS (European Train Control System) testing for key trains in both the passenger and freight...

Passengers planning Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern train journeys can now check on-line route maps for planned engineering work up to six weeks ahead of their day of travel. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which operates the three rail networks, has...

In a UK-first, a rail industry partnership has successfully run a digitally signalled train on an intercity mainline route. In the early hours of Sunday morning, 2 June, a Great Northern Class 717 ran in test conditions between Welwyn Garden...

A Thales and VolkerRail consortium is one of six named on Network Rail’s Train Control Systems Framework, aimed to revolutionise signalling across Britain. From Carlisle to Brighton, this 10 year signalling plan will change the face of Britain’s railway, with...

LNER, Network Rail and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are collaborating to improve mobile connectivity on the East Coast Main Line. The joint project, which is delivering new mobile phone infrastructure into tunnels outside London King’s Cross station, has reached an...