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    rodneypitt9
    • Nov 11, 2021
    • 1 min

    RIA statement on digital signalling

    On the day the ORR market study on the supply of signalling systems was published, David Clarke, Technical Director at the Railway...
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    SWR and University of Portsmouth develop algorithm to reduce rail delays
    rodneypitt9
    • Aug 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    SWR and University of Portsmouth develop algorithm to reduce rail delays

    FirstGroup plc In news that will bring good news to many commuters, the first algorithm to detect delays automatically on the tracks has...
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    rodneypitt9
    • Jul 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    Network Rail Signals a New Way Ahead

    Network Rail have entrusted Thales to develop and implement a new signalling communications system on the East Coast Main Line. The new...
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    Studying the Coanda effect
    rodneypitt9
    • Jun 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    Studying the Coanda effect

    As part of the continued application of modern techniques in the design and development of the improved class P2, The A1 Steam Locomotive...
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    3D Printing to aid P2 construction
    rodneypitt9
    • Jun 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    3D Printing to aid P2 construction

    Since Christmas 2020 the project’s engineering team have been working with WMG to create a one-third scale working model of the cambox...
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    Even Better Connections at Bristol Temple Meads
    rodneypitt9
    • Jun 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Even Better Connections at Bristol Temple Meads

    Passengers can now stay better connected with the rollout of fast, free and reliable WiFi at Bristol Temple Meads station. The new...
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    Swanage Railway's new innovative £223k system
    rodneypitt9
    • Jun 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Swanage Railway's new innovative £223k system

    Constantly updated live train information has come to the Swanage Railway in a first for a preserved railway – thanks to a grant from the...
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    Amey Selects ARES PRISM Software for Earned Value Management & Reporting
    rodneypitt9
    • Jun 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Amey Selects ARES PRISM Software for Earned Value Management & Reporting

    Amey, a leading infrastructure services and engineering company, has chosen ARES PRISM project management software to help manage their...
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    Surveying the entirety of Scotland’s rail network
    rodneypitt9
    • Jun 1, 2021
    • 1 min

    Surveying the entirety of Scotland’s rail network

    FUGRO has been awarded a contract to survey Scotland’s entire rail network to support the continued safe passage of trains. The work will...
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    Network Rail Goes One Big Circle
    rodneypitt9
    • Apr 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    Network Rail Goes One Big Circle

    Intelligent video specialist, One Big Circle has successfully secured a contract with Network Rail to detect critical faults on the...
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    ORR steps up Pressure on Consumer Information
    rodneypitt9
    • Apr 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    ORR steps up Pressure on Consumer Information

    Displays at London's Liverpool Street Station The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has led train and station operators to improve passenger...
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    South Western Rail Network to implement ‘5G-rail’
    rodneypitt9
    • Apr 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    South Western Rail Network to implement ‘5G-rail’

    As the rail industry looks forward to the to end of lockdown and return of costumer and commuters under government guidelines. The South...
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    Anderton Concrete to supply more than 6,000 metres of precast concrete troughing
    rodneypitt9
    • Apr 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    Anderton Concrete to supply more than 6,000 metres of precast concrete troughing

    Anderlite C/1/43 straight concrete troughs have been manufactured in half lengths of 500mm with one-metre lids. The signals are being put...
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    New Brake Monitoring System
    rodneypitt9
    • Mar 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    New Brake Monitoring System

    Siemens Mobility GmbH and VTG Rail Europe GmbH have signed a contract to test the innovative Brake Monitoring System (BMS) for automated...
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    Investment in Simulation and Reality at Plymouth
    rodneypitt9
    • Mar 24, 2021
    • 3 min

    Investment in Simulation and Reality at Plymouth

    In the driver’s seat: Council leader Tudor Evans got a taste of life in the hot seat testing the new train driver simulator at Plymouth’s...
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    Rail Consultancy on Track for New Growth
    rodneypitt9
    • Mar 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    Rail Consultancy on Track for New Growth

    Stratford-upon-Avon-based Fenix Rail Systems has secured investment to support the company as it bids for larger contracts. Fenix...
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    HS2 Launches Contract Race for Engineering Management System
    rodneypitt9
    • Mar 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    HS2 Launches Contract Race for Engineering Management System

    HS2 has started the search for a specialist contractor to deliver the high-tech monitoring systems that will enable remote supervisory...
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    rodneypitt9
    • Mar 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    evo-rail to Deliver rail-5G to UK Railways

    evo-rail, part of FirstGroup, is launching rail-5G, the global first multi-gigabit communications service specifically designed for the...
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    Getting a Bigger “Byte” into Devon!
    rodneypitt9
    • Jan 24, 2021
    • 3 min

    Getting a Bigger “Byte” into Devon!

    Ashley Clarke, General Manager of the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway joins Openreach engineers as they install full fibre broadband...
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    A Fresh Approach to Depot Safety
    rodneypitt9
    • Jan 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    A Fresh Approach to Depot Safety

    Depot Control System commissioning – Siemens Ardwick Depot. FirstClass Safety & Control, the Essex-based safety control system...
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