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November 17, 2021 | Infrastructure

Passenger trains return to British line after almost 50 years

Daily services will operate on the Okehampton route following £40m reopening project.

November 16, 2021 | Infrastructure

Network Rail saves £70m and six months on East West Rail

Decision not to replace a flyover like-for-like saves time and money on British rail reopening project.

November 12, 2021 | Technology

Porterbrook shows HydroFlex demonstrator at COP26

IRJ lifts the lid on the retro-fitted hydrogen-electric class 319 multiple unit, which is operating from Glasgow Central station throughout COP26.

October 13, 2021 | Fleet

Rising electricity charges forces British rail freight operator to revert to diesel traction

210% increase in wholesale energy prices from September to October forces “temporary” traction policy change just weeks before climate change conference in Britain.

September 23, 2021 | Commuter Rail

EMU successfully tests ETCS Level 2 on British network

ETCS due to come into use on the Northern City line from next year.

September 15, 2021 | Europe

HS2 Logistics hub officially opens in north London

Eight trains a day will deliver and remove materials needed for the new London-Birmingham line.

September 13, 2021 | Technology

Showcase: Digitising track renewal processes

British infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) and the Central Railway Systems Alliance (CRSA) have completed a digitalisation trial for critical rail track renewal processes with workflow automation provider Intoware, paving the way for future deployment with maintenance teams.

September 4, 2021 | Commuter Rail

South London station first in Europe to use photovoltaic film to generate power

Denmark Hill station generates more power than building consumes.

July 5, 2021 | Policy

Britain’s rail reform announced, but how will it work?

The long-awaited and much-anticipated Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail was finally published in May, more than a year later than planned. Richard Clinnick asks whether it was worth the wait.

June 24, 2021 | Signalling

Private investment to fund fibre optic upgrade

With its lineside fibre optic telecoms network due for an upgrade, Network Rail is looking to save up to £1bn by contracting a third-party to fund installation of the fibre, in return for the use of the spare capacity created by the upgrade. Brian Hatfield, Tim Stephens and Harriet Hepburn explain to David Burroughs how the scheme could be a win-win for all parties.

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