UK: Govia Thameslink Railway Begins ETCS Retrofit of Class 387 Fleet Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 25, 20220 Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has sent its first Class 387/1 Great Northern train for ETCS upgrading as part of the East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP). A total of 28 units are scheduled for retrofit. GTR Class 387 hauled to Worksop depot © Govia Thameslink Railway This first train was hauled from GTR’s Hornsey depot
Mechan Jack Production Reaches Record Levels Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 25, 20220 Rail depot equipment specialist, Mechan, is enjoying a bumper year for its flagship lifting jacks, producing an unprecedented 122 in just 12 months. From August 2021 to August this year, the Sheffield-based manufacturer created jacks for facilities up and down the country, building 104 since January alone. A total of 20 jacks
Alstom Signs New Five-Year Services Contract with Govia Thameslink Railway Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 19, 20220 Alstom has signed a new services contract with UK rail franchise Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) valued at 256 million GBP (293.72m EUR | 288.36m USD). A Southern train passes over Ouse Valley Viaduct The rail manufacturer has a long-term relationship with GTR, having serviced its fleets for almost two decades. This latest technical
The Indirect Way of Getting from London to Liverpool by Train Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 14, 20220 Normally, if you want to travel from London to Liverpool by train, you’d start from Euston. A few weeks back, though, I decided to take a different route. Instead of going to Euston and heading north west, I would go to Kings Cross and travel north, to Leeds. There, pausing only
Mechan Delivers Fleet of Jacks to Capital Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 22, 20220 Mechan Delivers Fleet of Jacks to Capital Rail depot equipment specialist, Mechan, is giving a busy London maintenance depot the lifting power to tackle a new heavy overhaul programme. The Sheffield-based manufacturers have supplied 20 of their flagship lifting jacks to GTR’s Selhurst Depot in Croydon, enabling five-car trains to be overhauled. Mechan’s
Thales Awarded Long-Term Services Support Contract to Maintain Reliability of Singapore CBTC Signalling Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 27, 20220 Thales has been awarded a long-term services support (LTSS) contract to ensure the continued reliability of its SelTrac communication-based train control (CBTC) signalling system used on Singapore’s north-south and east-west lines. This system has been in service on Singapore’s oldest train lines since 2017. SMRT Train Singapore © SgTransport As part of the contract
More rail disruption looms Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 8, 20220 Staff on Govia Thameslink Railway are set to join any future national rail strikes, the RMT has warned. In last month’s rail strike GTR staff did not take part in the walkouts, because a strike ballot had not supported action. However, staff have now voted in a second ballot in favour of
RMT calls three days of national rail strikes Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 8, 20220 The RMT has used its favourable strike ballot result to call three days of national rail strikes later this month. The walkouts have been set for 21, 23 and 25 June, and will affect 13 train operators in England as well as Network Rail. Services on Govia Thameslink Railway could be
Zonegreen Updates Safety at Historic Rail Depot Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 30, 20220 Zonegreen Updates Safety at Historic Rail Depot Rail safety specialists at Sheffield-based Zonegreen have installed the latest version of their flagship depot protection system at one of the first facilities to ever invest in the technology. Staff at Brighton’s Lovers Walk Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot are now using RFID tags,
Govia Thameslink Railway Awarded National Rail Contract Following ERMA Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 28, 20220 Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) will continue to operate the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern rail services, having been awarded a new contract by the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT). A subsidiary of public transport operator Go-Ahead, GTR has been operating this, the UK’s largest railway network, since 2014. A Southern train passes
Govia Thameslink wins new-style National Rail Contract Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 25, 20220 A new National Rail Contract has been awarded to Govia to run the Govia Thameslink Railway network for another three years. The new contract is a stepping stone between the former franchise model and the forthcoming Passenger Services Contracts which will be awarded by Great British Railways in future. Like the future
GBR headquarters competition heats up Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 7, 20220 GBR headquarters competition heats up The contest to be the host town or city for the future headquarters of Great British Railways is warming up, after the competition was formally launched just before the weekend. A new candidate has emerged, with Barrow now joining Derby, Doncaster, Milton Keynes and York. A
UK railway roundup Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 24, 20210 This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry. Rail freight ‘never been more crucial’ amid HGV driver shortage The rail industry is claiming a surge in the movement of goods by train shows it can help ensure supermarket shelves remain stocked during the lorry driver shortage. Office of Rail and Road
Great Northern train tests successfully for first stage of East Coast Digital Programme Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 22, 20210 Photo: Network Rail Govia Thameslink Railway has successfully run one of its Great Northern Moorgate Class 717 trains using the digital in-cab signalling system ETCS level 2 (European Train Control System). This provided important real-world proof of the track-to-train specification required to enable a confident migration to ETCS on the Northern City
Zonegreen Transports Historic Depot to Cutting Edge Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 28, 20210 Zonegreen Transports Historic Depot to Cutting Edge Sheffield-based Zonegreen has installed its very latest rail safety technology at a depot famed for servicing steam locomotives. London’s Battersea Stewarts Lane facility has become the first in the UK to benefit from a contactless version of Zonegreen’s flagship Depot Personnel Protection System (DPPS). The Govia
GTR Sub-Leases 6 Gatwick Express Trains to GWR Following Class 800 Cracks Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 15, 20210 Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) says it is temporarily sub-leasing six Gatwick Express Trains – Class 387/2 – to Great Western Railway (GWR) to help the operator with additional capacity, while passenger numbers on Gatwick Express services remain low due to COVID-19. The first three Class 387 units – 204, 205 and
GTR’s Emergency Recovery Measures Agreement Extended Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 18, 20210 The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has extended GTR’s Emergency Recovery Measures Agreement (ERMA) until 31 March 2022; it was previously due to end 20 September 2021. There has been no change to its terms and conditions. Two passengers on a Thameslink train © Go-Ahead Around 90 percent of the group’s revenue is