Shortlist announced to supply and operate HS2’s mass transit system at Interchange Station

HS2 Ltd today (31 January 2024) confirmed the shortlisted bidders to operate and maintain the assets required for the new mass transit system at Interchange station in Solihull. The contracts will require the winning bidder to work with HS2 Ltd...

Coventry Very Light Rail vehicle tested on revolutionary track for first time

The pioneering Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) project has achieved a major milestone with successful running of the vehicle on its test track at the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre (VLRNIC) in Dudley. The battery-powered vehicle and revolutionary track...

Liam Gallagher to make surprise tram stop announcements

Metrolink passengers are set to get a surprise this week as Liam Gallagher announces the trams stops on his favourite line.   The Manchester music legend will take over the tram announcements in celebration of the Bee Network, Greater Manchester’s integrated...

KeolisAmey Docklands implements Tended geofencing technology on the DLR

KeolisAmey Docklands, operator of the DLR on behalf of Transport for London (TfL), has joinedforces with Tended to provide geofencing technology for its trackside teams working on the DLR. The DLR requires continuous maintenance and upgrades, including a number of...

Hitachi Rail’s cutting-edge trams to begin service in Turin

Passenger services on bespoke new trams manufactured by Hitachi Rail for Gruppo Torinese Trasporti (GTT) will begin running in the city of Turin on Monday 11 September. An initial 30 trams will enter service with the contract, signed in Spring...

New Bee Network Committee holds first meeting

A new committee that will shape the delivery of Greater Manchester’s emerging fully-integrated, London-style transport system has held its first meeting. The Bee Network, which gets off the ground from September will bring together buses, trams, rail and active travel...

TfL fined £10 million and TOL fined £4 million for Croydon tram crash failings

At the Central Criminal Court (the Old Bailey) in London, Transport for London (TfL) and Tram Operations Limited (TOL) have today been fined a total of £14 million after pleading guilty to offences under the Health and Safety at...

Luton DART passengers saving years of journey time

More than 650,000 passengers have already saved themselves more than 10 years of total journey time during the first 100 days of operation of the Luton DART. The Direct Air-Rail Transit system, which whisks travellers between Luton Airport Parkway Station...

TfL increases order of state-of-the-art DLR trains

An option to purchase 11 additional state-of-the-art DLR trains, funded by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), has now been exercised by Transport for London (TfL). This will mean a total of 54 new trains will...

RIA welcomes TfL plan to extend Docklands Light Railway (DLR) to Thamesmead

RIA London & South has expressed its support for Transport for London's (TfL) plan for the extension of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) to Thamesmead, announced this week. This significant proposal promises to revolutionise transportation in and around the capital, improving...

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Network Rail and the Railway Children raise over £130,000 to help vulnerable children

Network Rail has teamed up with the charity Railway Children to host a fifth annual sleepout event in railway...