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New lighting solutions unveiled at quarrying show
A leading supplier of onsite power equipment has unveiled two of its new lighting solutions on the opening day of Hillhead, in Buxton.
Both machines have been designed, built and developed in Great Britain by the team at ArcGen Hilta...
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Collaboration to work on regenerative braking system
Bombardier, Artemis Intelligent Power and Ricardo are collaborating on a research project to create a regenerative braking system suitable for diesel-powered multiple units.
Commencing in the next five months, the three partners will work together on the Digital Displacement Rail...
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Dalmarnock design win for Atkins
Dalmarnock Station in Glasgow has been named Best Proposed Project at the Scottish Design Awards in Glasgow.
A top team from Atkins has designed a radical upgrade of Dalmarnock Station, the primary transport hub for Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games in 2014....
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London Underground names first WiFi stations
London Underground and Virgin Media have named the first London Underground stations that will be WiFi enabled for free this summer.
Stations including Oxford Circus, Stratford, Liverpool Street, Leicester Square and King's Cross will be among the first to launch,...
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National Rail Enquiries ranked top on Twitter
National Rail Enquiries has been named as one of the UK’s top brands for its use of Twitter in this year’s Social Brands 100 report, published by social agency Headstream.
The report ranked UK brands on how effectively they engage...
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Putting the Paisley Corridor into the WSSC
The new generation of Network Rail Control Centres are growing by number every year, but one of the first to be commissioned has recently had a major expansion to its operational area. The West of Scotland Signalling Centre (WSCC), sited at Cowlairs on the outskirts of Glasgow, first opened in December 2008 when the old [...]
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Changes to Positive Train Control regulations ‘will ensure safety’
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced changes to regulations governing the installation of positive train control (PTC) equipment that will ‘give railroads additional flexibility, save money and maintain a high level of safety’. “Under President Obama’s leadership, the Department of Transportation is committed to ensuring the safety of our nation’s railroads while reducing regulatory [...]
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Changes to Positive Train Control regulations ‘will ensure safety’
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced changes to regulations governing the installation of positive train control (PTC) equipment that will 'give railroads additional flexibility, save money and maintain a high level of safety'.
“Under President Obama’s leadership, the Department...
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Shunter Safety: The industry’s hidden concern
Written by Christian Fletcher, Technical Director, Zonegreen There is no doubt that the rail industry is a potentially dangerous place to work. After all, there are not many industries that expect employees to deal with high voltage electricity, speeding vehicles, powerful machinery and thousands of members of the public on a daily basis. Because of [...]
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App’y ScotRail
ScotRail is launching its first-ever mobile website, following a spectacular increase in passengers using smartphones and iPads to visit its site. The new website offers faster, streamlined online services 
including journey planning, ticket booking and live travel updates. Says Graeme Macfarlan, ScotRail’s marketing manager, ‘Demand has soared for a mobile-friendly website to boost the online [...]
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Unseen photos from the Coronation released by SWR for the first anniversary
South Western Railway (SWR) has released new, unseen photos ahead of the first anniversary of the Coronation of Their...