- Rich Wilcock
- Industry Editor
- richard.wilcock@bauermedia.co.uk
Articles by Rich Wilcock - Page 26
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Timetable change brings new trains and faster services
More trains and extra capacity are the aspirations for passenger train operators with the new National Rail Timetable that came into effect on June 2.
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Mainline train runs under in-cab signalling in UK first
A digitally signalled train has successfully run on an intercity mainline route for the first time in the UK.
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Levenmouth Rail link opens
The long awaited Levenmouth rail link has officially been opened by Scottish First Minister, John Swinney in a ceremony on 29 May. As well as the official opening, it will begin welcoming passengers onto its services on 2 June.
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Trial begins on UK first intercity battery train
Hitachi Rail has begun testing of the UK’s first intercity battery train. Peaking at a power of over 700 kilowatts has been retrofitted onto a TransPennine Express Class 802 “Nova 1” train and is a collaboration between TransPennine Express, Angel Trains and Hitachi Rail.
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Rail board formed for new Liverpool-Manchester rail link
The new Liverpool to Manchester rail link took a step closer to reality as northern mayors convened at the Royal Armouries in Leeds on 22 May to announce the creation of the Liverpool-Manchester Rail Board.
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Transport committee probe balance of power in future GBR
Who holds the power in a future Great British Railways was the focus of the latest transport committee hearing into the draft rail reform bill on 22 May.
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Stagecoach settles huge boundary fares legal case
Stagecoach South West Trains (SSWT) has settled a long-running legal case worth £25 million with train passengers in one of the largest class action cases of its kind in the UK.
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Eurostar to expand fleet after strong financial results
Eurostar Group has unveiled plans to increase its fleet by investing in up to 50 new trains.
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Famous St Rollox Works in Glasgow to reopen
The famous St Rollox rail depot in Glasgow is set to be re-opened after train manufacturer Gibson’s Engineering announced that it was to open its new engineering facility on the site.
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HS2 completes second Wendover Viaduct deck slide
HS2 completed its latest stage in its complex year-long project as it slid a part of the half-kilometre Wendover Dean Viaduct bridge deck into position.
