Articles by RAIL magazine - Page 23
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‘Technical issues’ further delay DLR’s new trains
It may be the end of 2026 before Docklands Light Railway’s fleet of new trains becomes fully operational, Transport for London has admitted.
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Class 60 steam conversion to demonstrate clean freight option
An ambitious plan has been proposed to re-power a Class 60 locomotive using steam.
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Revolution Very Light Rail unit undergoes 60mph tests
Two weeks of ‘real railway’ testing has taken place at the Great Central Railway for the prototype Revolution Very Light Rail (RVLR) demonstrator.
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Kit for Kyiv - can you help?
Ukrainian Railways delegates flew in to the UK for Rail Live this week.
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RAIL Live 2024 opens for first day in the sunshine (pictures)
Thousands of visitors streamed through the Rail Live’s gates on the morning of June 19 at what was again expected to be a record-breaking event.
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RAIB report finds distracted driver sped through red signal
An accident report has found that an electric locomotive ran 750 metres beyond a signal at danger (red) last August because it was travelling too fast to stop in time.
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Tests show hydrogen generator cleans up diesel emissions
Tests on a 1960s shunter have shown that hydrogen can make a diesel engine run more cleanly and cut fuel consumption.
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Tracsis suffers trading hit as election restrictions delay orders
Railway technology supplier Tracsis has warned investors that restrictions following the unexpectedly early election announcement will have a one-off impact on the group's trading in the final two months of the current financial year.
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North Wales electrification hopes sidelined
The £1 billion electrification of the North Wales Main Line, one of the flagship policies of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s HS2 Phase 2b cancellation ‘bonus’, is all but dead.
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Class 93 tri-mode completes first UK main line tests
Almost a year after arriving in the UK, Rail Operations Group’s new Stadler tri-mode locomotive 93001 finally undertook its first main line solo run on May 28, from Worksop to Sheffield and back.