Buisness Grand Union gets ORR permission from Stirling to London James Billington, 9 March 202423 October 2024 The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) have given new open access operator Grand Union trains access to run services from London Euston north to Stirling in Scotland. Trains on this route are scheduled to start in June 2025 and will include intermediate stops at: Milton Keynes Central, Nuneaton, Crewe,… Continue Reading
Buisness CAF to supply 54 new trains for the Docklands Light Railway James Billington, 22 February 202423 October 2024 Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF (short for Construcciones y Auxilliar de Ferrocarriles) have been contracted out by Transport for London to supply 54 new trains which will replace the oldest fleet of trains in the Docklands. The order was originally for 33 trains, the same number of trains as the… Continue Reading
Buisness Development to begin on proposals for 3 new stations in the West Midlands James Billington, 13 February 2024 The West Midlands Rail Executive (WMRE) have shortlisted proposals for three new stations in the West Midlands. These are: Castle Bromwich, on the line from Birmingham to the East Midlands, Coventry East, situated on the Coventry to Rugby line and a third station between Tettenhall, Pendeford and Claregate. WMRE has… Continue Reading
Avanti West Coast West Midlands and Greater Manchester To Benefit From Pay-As-You-Go Smart Cards James Billington, 13 February 202413 February 2024 75 Stations in the West Midlands (Including 5 under construction) and 17 Stations in Greater Manchester are to be equipped with tap-in and tap-out payment options. These will “Best Fare” capping and is due to start in 2025. The scheme was announced on February 1st by Rail Minister Huw Merriman… Continue Reading
Alstom DB Regio orders 18 new Alstom Coradia Max trains James Billington, 21 January 202421 January 2024 Deutsche Bahn are set to recieve 18 new double-decker Coradia Max high-capacity trains from Alstom in 2027. These new 3-car and 5-car EMUs will be run under the DB Regio brand and will operate on the highly popular Baltic Sea – Alster (OSTA) sub-network. The 18 trains will be seperated… Continue Reading
Buisness Revolution Very Light Rail vehicles get green light for passenger trails James Billington, 29 December 202329 December 2023 Transport Design International have been awarded contracts by UK railway leasing company Eversholt Rail Ltd to build 3 pre-series battery-powered Revolution Very Light Rail vehicles. This is of the back of 2 years of succesful testing with a battery and diesel hybrid at Ironbridge. Revolution Very Light Rail vehicles are… Continue Reading
Buisness LNER order 10 new tri-mode trains from CAF James Billington, 11 November 202323 October 2024 CAF have been contacted to supply London North Eastern Railway a fleet of 10-car tri-mode trains for use on the East Coast Main Line. The trains are from the Spanish manufacturer CAF, from their “Civity” family of trains and are to be built in Newport, South Wales. The trains tri-mode… Continue Reading