Technology

HS2 has taken a further step forward in decarbonising the construction sector, completing a world first by installing four 30-metre-deep piles on a London site using a hydrogen dual-fuel piling rig. The trial took place as part of work done...

Loram has been awarded a three-year extension to its contract to provide maintenance support to Network Rail’s Infrastructure Monitoring (IM) Fleet. The 65 dedicated vehicles that make up the current IM Fleet undertake measurement and analysis of track and structures...

Siemens Mobility has announced it will use Tended’s wearable technology to improve the safety of its trackside teams with geofencing technology. Tended will work closely with Siemens to integrate geofencing into its current systems and processes to help improve the...

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...

Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility and Irish Rail have together unveiled a 1:1 scale mock-up carriage for DART+ to the Irish public in the presence of Irish Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD, Jim Meade (Irish Rail’s...

Essential work to upgrade communications systems across the HS1 rail network has been completed with minimal disruption at some of the UK’s busiest international rail stations. Telent was contracted by High Speed 1 (HS1) to upgrade all critical systems from...

Arriva UK Trains has entered into a strategic partnership with global digital engineering firm Nagarro, to help grow its digital customer platform, Arriva Customer Engine (ACE) and enhance the customer digital experience. The platform is currently used by its...

The Enerpac RP70A lightweight rail stressing kit for railway maintenance crews is now Network Rail approved. The RP-70A hydraulic rail stressor and Enerpac ZC3-Series battery powered stressing pump provide a cordless, zero emission, rail stressor kit for rail track...

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...