Digital Railway

On the weekend of Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 June, passengers planning to travel to and from London King's Cross and other locations on the East Coast Main Line via Peterborough are being urged to plan ahead.  The East Coast...

Hitachi Rail has signed a new framework agreement, worth up to €77 million with SNCF, to provide on-board digital signalling equipment (bi-standard ERTMS/TVM) for the latest generation of TGV (TGV-M) and existing TGV trains that operate across the French...

Further engineering work is taking place to deliver the East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) over the weekend of 24 and 25 June 2023. Passengers intending to travel to and from London King’s Cross and other destinations on the East...

Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR’s) first Class 387/1 Great Northern Electrostar train has been retrofitted with ETCS in-cab signalling as part of the East Coast Digital Programme, designed to reduce delays and give passengers a more reliable service. The Class 387...

Great Western Railway (GWR), Eversholt Rail, and Hitachi Rail have announced an extension of their maintenance partnership, which will bring millions of pounds in investment in the UK supply chain and improve train service reliability for GWR customers. Hitachi Rail's...

The countdown has begun to Railtex 2023, the number one showcase for railway technology and infrastructure in the UK. Taking place on 09-11 May at Birmingham’s NEC, the event will once again bring together the entire industry, presenting the...

Northern is celebrating the completion of a three-year project to improve on-board technology for customers using the train operator’s services across the North of England. The ‘digital train’ programme was a multi-million-pound investment to ensure the older trains in Northern’s...

Cordel Group PLC (AIM: CRDL) and D/Gauge Ltd (Part of the TÜV Rheinland Group) have successfully won a multi-year contract to revolutionize clearance assessment on the Amtrak railroad network. Amtrak is the national passenger rail company of the US,...

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has collaborated with freight operator DB Cargo UK to share its expertise of digital signalling as work continues on the East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) to transform the East Coast Main Line. The ECDP will see...

The billion-pound East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) has taken another step forward with crucial work to enable a more reliable railway taking place over the weekend. Billion-pound plans to transform rail travel to and from the capital have taken another...