Publication: Rail Technology Magazine

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

Steer to focus on economy as CILT president

Britain has the “best railway in Europe” Jim Steer has said as incoming president of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).Steer, best known for his roles at consultancy Steer Davies Gleave and high-speed rail research group Greengauge ... [Published Rail Technology Magazine - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Transportation, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Logistics, Stephen Hammond

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

Transport for London

Case for Crossrail 2 to be examined by London Assembly committee

The London Assembly Transport Committee is investigating the case for building Crossrail 2 today, and will question some of the key figures behind the project.Its backers say it will be vital to support overcrowding and rising demand in London. But the ... [Published Rail Technology Magazine - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Crossrail, London Assembly, Transport for London, Transportation, London

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

Carillion plc

OLEC selects Carillion to provide electrification training

Carillion has opened a new electrification training centre to develop skills and capability for Network Rail’s £2bn electrification expansion programme.The OHL training span is based at Carillion’s projects and training yard in Crewe to provide both practical ... [Published Rail Technology Magazine - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Carillion plc, Carillion Rail, Network Rail, Les Roberts, Mark Davies

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

ScotRail

ScotRail to fund maintenance systems research project

Researchers will study ScotRail’s maintenance systems to boost efficiency and reliability through a two year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP).The £126,000 project, jointly funded by ScotRail and the UK Government, will see a PhD student from Glasgow ... [Published Rail Technology Magazine - May 20 2013]

Entities: ScotRail, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK Government, Transfers

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Chiltern Railways

Legal challenge to new London-Oxford line fails

The new rail link between London and Oxford line will go ahead, after a legal case brought by an Oxford resident failed in the High Court.The DfT approved the £130m Evergreen 3 proposal last year, with construction due to start this summer and the route ... [Published Rail Technology Magazine - May 20 2013]

Entities: Graham Cross, Chiltern Railways, London

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

A closer look

Recently RTM’s Sleeper blog asked how innovation could help improve customer service within the rail industry. Anthony Smith, Passenger Focus chief executive, gives us his view. Rail is a boom industry; more and more people are choosing to travel by train. ... [Published Rail Technology Magazine - May 20 2013]

Entities: Anthony Smith, Invention

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Patrick McLoughlin

More HS2 tunnels as DfT publishes design refinements

The draft Environmental Statement (ES) and design refinements consultations for HS2 have been published by the DfT. The documents will be open to public consultation until July 11.It helps to prepare the formal ES, which is essential for the Hybrid Bill ... [Published Rail Technology Magazine - May 17 2013]

Entities: Peter Fry, Construction, Patrick McLoughlin, Transport Secretary, Pylon

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

c2c contract extended until September 2014

The DfT has extended the Essex Thameside franchise, run by operator c2c, for an additional 16 months. The contract will now run until September 2014, with the potential for a further extension of up to eight months.It is the first contract agreed following ... [Published Rail Technology Magazine - May 17 2013]

Entities: National Express Group PLC, Patrick McLoughlin, Transport Secretary, Franchising

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

£36m Vauxhall Tube upgrade work goes to Bechtel

TfL has awarded the construction contract for Vauxhall Tube station to Bechtel Ltd. The £36m modernisation plan will increase the capacity of the station and make it step-free.The work supports the wider transformation of the Battersea Nine Elms area ... [Published Rail Technology Magazine - May 17 2013]

Entities: Bechtel Corporation, Transport for London, environmental impact

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Untangling the truth

The HS2 row continues today, as the Government hits back against the ‘out of date’ NAO report. The rhetoric around this project gets more and more tangled, as the DfT tries to clarify the purpose behind the route.It’s not about sucking the economy closer ... [Published Rail Technology Magazine - May 17 2013]

Entities: London

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Eurostar appoints Clare Hollingsworth as new chairman

Clare Hollingsworth has been appointed chairman of Eurostar International, succeeding Richard Brown from 1 July.Brown is now chairman of the Department for Transport’s Franchise Advisory Panel after over a decade with Eurostar.Hollingsworth joined the ... [Published Rail Technology Magazine - May 16 2013]

Entities: Eurostar Group, Richard Brown, Appointed, Spire

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Four new stations to benefit from DfT fund

Waltham Forest, Derbyshire, Devon and Newport have won funding from the DfT’s New Station Fund, transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced.A new £6.5m station will be built in Lea Bridge, Waltham Forest with £1m support from the fund. The station ... [Published Rail Technology Magazine - May 16 2013]

Entities: CCTV, Patrick McLoughlin, Transport Secretary

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