HS2
New plant training centre provides fast-track to HS2 jobs for Bucks and Northants residents
Flannery Plant Hire has joined forces with HS2’s construction partner EKFB (a team made up of Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall), to create a new training centre that can upskill local people ready for jobs on HS2...
Industry News
Protected: Siemens Mobility Goole component repair facility
Whilst the Siemens Mobility Goole train manufacturing plant and supply chain rail village is still being finished, and no train building work is expected to commence until March 2024, one part is already up and running: its component overhaul...
Company News
QTS Group adopts Pathfindr’s Zonr smart worker safety system
Zonr, the smart safety system which creates virtual exclusion zones to protect worker safety in heavy industry, will be adopted by engineering contractor QTS Group across all its UK sites following a successful trial.
QTS collaborated with Zonr’s manufacturer Pathfindr...
Environment
HS2 celebrates big emissions cuts through trial of LPG generator
Following the successful trial of the new Clean Air Gas Engine (CAGE) integrated into a solar-battery hybrid power system in an Advante welfare unit on an HS2 construction site from December 2020, HS2 is trialling an OakTec standalone CAGE...
General Interest
Innovative laser technology to be tested by Network Rail this Autumn
Network Rail is trialling a new laser technology this Autumn which is designed to clear the residue of fallen leaves from train lines at speeds up to 60mph.
The ‘ Lasertrain’, developed by Amsterdam-based LPS (Laser Precision Solutions), aims...
Environment
HS2 uses F1 tech to accelerate carbon emissions cut
The company behind Britain’s new high speed rail network is trialling technology developed for Formula 1 (F1) motorsport to dramatically cut fuel consumption, carbon emissions and improve air quality at one of its London construction sites.
As part of HS2...
High Speed Rail
World first as high-speed trains wheel performance now digitally-monitored live
Hitachi Rail is installing its cutting-edge live monitoring solution across Great Western Railway’s high-speed fleet of 93 intercity trains, in a world-first for digital maintenance. This technology will boost fleet availability by over 100 days per year.
This will be...
Company News
D/Gauge launch Dynamic Vehicle Modelling Service
D/Gauge have expanded their services to include dynamic vehicle modelling. Dynamic vehicle modelling is refining the designs of a vehicle, and then applying vehicle dynamics to assess safety, clearance, and risk implications. This service will greatly help with railway...
Company News
Expanded KOREC Rail team assists technological advancement with a Vegas incentive!
KOREC is delighted to announce that following an expansion of the KOREC Rail team, it is better equipped than ever to showcase advances in rail survey and measurement technology:-
PWI Membership
As a new corporate member of the Permanent Way Institution,...
Company News
Loram secures £25 million Network Rail contracts
Loram has secured two contracts with Network Rail to support the company’s Infrastructure Monitoring Fleet, which plays a key role in delivering Asset Management and Safety Assurance Plans.
The first contract confirms Loram as the maintainer of 65 dedicated rail...
Latest News
Network Rail engineers gear up for £135m investment in Britain’s railway this May
More than 800 projects* will take place across Britain’s railway this coming early and late May bank holidays, designed...