Technology Archives

Train manufacturer Hitachi Rail and battery specialist Hyperdrive Innovation have got together to sign an exclusive agreement to develop battery packs to...

Industry News

DfT funding for HydroFLEX hydrogen-powered train design

17th June 2020

A grant from the Department for Transport will bring the UK’s first hydrogen-powered train (HydroFLEX closer to commercial operation.

Environment

UK business leaders call for clear hydrogen strategy

16th June 2020

Hydrogen Strategy Now is a campaign group of leading businesses that are looking to build a green recovery. The...

Company News

Vivarail secures finance to support growth for the future

15th June 2020

Vivarail, the Stratford-Upon-Avon-based designer and manufacturer of modular trains, has secured a £1.5 million loan from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF)...

Digital Railway

Simulators help train new signallers in the West Midlands

12th June 2020

To train the railway signallers of the future, Network Rail has opened new training facilities at its Walsall training centre and Birmingham’s...

Company News

LNER partners with O2 to improve mobile coverage north of Newcastle

4th June 2020

To boost mobile phone coverage along a 45-mile stretch of the East Coast route between Newcastle and Edinburgh, London North Eastern Railway...

Company News

Fugro to conduct RILA survey of Network Rail’s Western route

1st June 2020

Network Rail has contracted Fugro to conduct a RILA survey of a major part the rail network on the Western route in...

Company News

Sunbelt Rentals Rail invests £400K on solar lighting

20th May 2020

Sunbelt Rentals Rail - the new name for A-Plant in the rail industry - has added £400,000 of new solar lighting towers...

Company News

Samaritans launches Self-Help app

20th May 2020

Sometimes it can be difficult to talk about your feelings. Even knowing exactly how you're feeling can be hard.

Company News

Stuart Browne appointed as Hoppecke’s new general manager in the UK

18th May 2020

Stuart Browne has been announced as the new general manager of Hoppecke Industrial Batteries’ UK operation. He joined Hoppecke...

Company Focus

Eave FocusLite detects and reports noise levels as well as preventing hearing damage

13th May 2020

Good hearing protection needs to prevent hearing damage when working in noisy environments but should still allow workers to hear instructions and...

Company News

LNER introduces FutureLabs to encourage rail innovation

5th May 2020

LNER FutureLabs is a new innovation programme from London North Eastern Railway (LNER) that aims to fast-track digital and tech developments into...

Company News

AmeyVTOL carries out first UK trials of ‘beyond visual line of sight’ drone inspection

1st May 2020

The first drone inspection of UK infrastructure to go beyond visual line of sight (BVLoS) has been successfully demonstrated by AmeyVTOL.

Company News

New technology helmets improve safety and aid social distancing

20th April 2020

Ground Control – one of the leading suppliers of vegetation control services to Network Rail, has deployed ‘game changing’ high-tech safety helmets...

Company News

Telent to provide CCTV support for Elizabeth line

31st March 2020

Telent Technology Services, the leading technology and network services company, has been awarded a five-year contract by Transport for London (TfL) to support and...