Technology

A new exhibition that showcases the hugely ambitious tunnels being constructed as part of the new HS2 line has been unveiled at Birmingham's award-winning science museum, Thinktank. The temporary exhibit, curated by HS2’s construction partner in the West Midlands Balfour...

Angel Trains, the UK’s largest rolling stock company, has partnered with the University of St Andrews to support an innovative hydrogen train project, which could change the future of rail travel as we know it.  On Friday 29th September, an...

Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced the opening date for Kirkby’s new £80m Headbolt Lane station. The fully accessible station, the first to be served by the Liverpool City Region’s new publicly owned battery powered trains, is set to...

New footage has been released by Northern showing the cutting-edge technology they are testing that blasts leaves from the path of their trains. Fallen leaves can cause significant disruption to the network. Leaves stick to damp rails and passing trains...

Unicard’s Ticketing Hub solution enables contactless card payment and ensures best fares on train services in Wales as Unicard expands UK footprint. Unicard LTD, an established provider of smart ticketing and payment solutions to the public and commercial transport sector,...

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...

Scotland’s Railway will use specialist trains, timetable tweaks and innovative technology to keep passengers and freight running on time throughout autumn. Network Rail’s 18 leaf-fall teams and its fleet of seven leaf-busting trains will work around-the-clock to keep trains on...

Alstom has been awarded a contract by Irish Rail (Iarnród Éireann) to revolutionise rail travel and mobility on the Cork Area Commuter Rail (CACR) network. The project, set to enhance the rail service within the Cork metropolitan area, will...

HS2 is asking for members of the public, living in Ealing, Brent and beyond, to help it chose names for the next two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will dig HS2 tunnels under the capital. In early 2024, HS2 will...

This is how Northern’s new multi-million-pound train simulators could look once installed at their training academies in 2025. The train operator has partnered with leading Poland-based firm SIM Factor in ordering six of the full immersion, motion platform simulators where...