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Northern City Line proved ready for digitally signalled passenger service
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and Network Rail have successfully demonstrated that the recently installed digital signalling system on the Northern City Line, between Finsbury Park and Moorgate, is ready for passenger service. This is a significant milestone for the...
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Thales wins contract to upgrade major Egypt rail line
Thales and Egyptian firm Orascom Construction have signed a new contract with the Egyptian National Railways (ENR) for the modernisation of the double-track railway linking the cities of Cairo, Giza, and Beni Suef. The track is located on the...
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Network Rail signalling scheme reaches major milestone
As part of its four-year resignalling programme to improve reliability, Network Rail has successfully switched on 116 new state-of-the-art digital signals on the railway across parts of south west London and Berkshire.
The railway reopened as planned on Saturday 2...
Infrastructure
Further upgrades to Bakerloo line and London Overground over the summer now complete
Passengers are now benefiting from major improvements to the Bakerloo line and London Overground which will provide more reliable journeys between London Euston and Watford Junction in the future.
Engineers worked between Sunday 23 July and Friday 25 August to...
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East Coast Digital Programme progresses further upgrade work
Billion-pound plans to enhance rail travel to and from London have progressed further with digital upgrade work that took place over the Bank Holiday weekend.
The East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) will result in a more reliable railway thanks to...
Infrastructure
Check before travelling as buses replace trains while Network Rail continues £116m reliability-boosting resignalling scheme in south west London and Berkshire
Network Rail is reminding passengers to continue to check before they travel as work continues over the bank holiday weekend as part of a 14-day three-part closure of the railway between Barnes and Virginia Water, Windsor & Eton Riverside...
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Alstom wins Irish Rail’s Cork Area Commuter Rail contract
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...
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South London signalling upgrades halve train delays
Network Rail has revealed that delays to Southern and Gatwick Express passengers travelling into London Victoria have fallen by 55% following the switch-on of a brand-new signalling system in South London.
The new signalling came into use on the lines...
Infrastructure
Network Rail set to reach major milestone of £116m reliability-boosting resignalling scheme with engineering work continuing this weekend in south west London
From Saturday 19 August to Friday 1 September, buses will replace South Western Railway (SWR) trains during a three-part closure of the railway between Barnes and Virginia Water, Windsor & Eton Riverside and Hounslow, to allow the newly installed...
Infrastructure
Great Northern’s Class 717 fleet set for upgrade to very latest in-cab signalling technology
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has received authorisation from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to upgrade its Great Northern Class 717 fleet to the latest specification of European Train Control System (ETCS). It is the first fleet to...
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GB Railfreight names train after hero signaller Bill Taylor
Logistics operator GB Railfreight yesterday named a locomotive after Signaller Bill (Willie) Taylor, 40 years to the day after...