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Detailed testing begins on Tyne and Wear Metro fleet
Tens of thousands of detailed tests are taking place to get the new Tyne and Wear Metro train fleet ready for customer service, in what is one of the most important projects in the network’s history.
Stadler, the Swiss train...
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Avanti West Coast’s Pendolino fleet upgrade reaches major milestone
The UK’s largest ever fleet upgrade has passed a major milestone with the refurbishment of its final 11-carriage Pendolino.
Work has now begun on the remaining 21 nine-carriage trains which make up the 56 strong Avanti West Coast fleet.
Widely regarded...
Government
Immediate decisions required on building and upgrade of rolling stock, says RIA
After the news on Tuesday 12 September, that the Government is working urgently with train manufacturer Alstom to secure the jobs of its staff and suppliers in its Derby factory, the Railway Industry Association (RIA) has reiterated its concern...
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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...
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New lease of life for Northern pacer train
Residents of Keighley have celebrated the transformation of one of Northern’s former pacer carriages.
Airedale Hospital & Community Charity won the retired pacer carriage in the ‘Transform a Pacer’ competition run by the Department for Transport in 2019 – and...
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Britain’s fastest passenger train gets a makeover
The first of 29 refurbished high-speed trains on Southeastern’s flagship route between London St Pancras and Kent has re-entered service – heralding a £27 million upgrade for Britain’s fastest passenger trains as part of the train operator’s commitment to...
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RIA welcomes two new rolling stock tenders
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the rail supply community, has today welcomed two recent tenders for rolling stock; up to 70 new or refurbished multiple units for Chiltern Railways and 450 new multiple units for Northern...
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Testing underway of first new Piccadilly line train
First train off the production line now undergoing intensive testing at the Siemens Mobility Test and Validation Centre ahead of roll out in 2025
The first of the 94-Siemens Mobility built new trains for Transport for London’s (TfL’s) Piccadilly line...
Government
UK jobs are at risk without new rolling stock orders says RIA
A new report from the Railway Industry Association (RIA) shows that unless action is taken now on rolling stock orders for upgrade or replacement of the oldest trains on the network, thousands of jobs will be at risk across...
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GCRE appoints Rob Forde as director of strategy and skills
GCRE Limited has announced the appointment of Rob Forde as the company’s new director of strategy and skills.
Rob will oversee the Global Centre of Rail Excellence’s (GCRE) skills and long-term strategy working with clients, academics, and industry partners to...
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Mark Pavlides joins GTR as chief customer officer
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has appointed Mark Pavlides as Chief Customer Officer.
This new role is at the heart of...