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8. 8m Metro Control Room Upgrade Delivers One of the UK Rail Industry's Most Advanced SCADA Systems
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (751+ words) Job Title: Group Content Manager The "8. 8m investment has seen the complete renewal of Metro's Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system " a critical platform responsible for monitoring and managing key elements of the network's infrastructure, including the high'voltage power supply....
Liverpool Central Station Set for "5bn Transformation as Design Team Appointed
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (1016+ words) Author: Rail Technology Magazine Led by Hawkins\Brown, the multidisciplinary team will develop a Strategic Regeneration Framework (SRF) to guide future investment, placemaking and renewal around the station. The framework will set out how the area can be reimagined as…...
Full steam ahead for Great British Railways as first branded train unveiled
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (823+ words) Author: Rail Technology Magazine The striking red, white and blue Union Jack livery was revealed in, ahead of Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) transferring into public ownership on Sunday 31 May. From this weekend, rail passengers travelling across the south and south…...
Mid Cornwall Metro Launch Delivers Biggest Service Upgrade on Par'Newquay Line in Decades
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (1010+ words) Author: Rail Technology Magazine From Sunday 17 May, the first phase of the programme introduced a near doubling of services on the Atlantic Coast Line. The new timetable provides 15 local trains each weekday, 14 on Saturdays, and eight on Sundays, setting a…...
RSSB appoints Iain Lanaghan as Non Executive Director and Audit & Risk Chair
1+ week, 3+ day ago (376+ words) Author: Rail Technology Magazine Lanaghan brings more than four decades of Board'level experience across complex infrastructure sectors, including transport, energy, water and defence. His career spans senior executive and non'executive roles, with a strong focus on financial governance, audit, risk…...
Network Rail Delivers Major Reliability Upgrades Across Bedfordshire Rail Corridor
1+ week, 3+ day ago (410+ words) Author: Roy V Rowlands Job Title: Managing Director The intensive programme of engineering work took place over the weekend of 910 May, building on the first phase of upgrades delivered on 1819 April. It forms part of four strategically planned engineering weekends…...
Network Rail Completes Tactile Paving Rollout Across Scotland's Stations
1+ week, 3+ day ago (473+ words) Author: Rail Technology Magazine The textured paving, installed along the edge of station platforms, provides a vital safety cue for people with sight loss. Its raised, studded surface can be detected underfoot or with a cane, helping passengers recognise when…...
London Charing Cross and Waterloo East to Close for 22 Days in Major "20m Summer Upgrade
1+ week, 4+ day ago (502+ words) Author: Roy V Rowlands Job Title: Managing Director The closure will run from Sunday 26 July to Sunday 16 August 2026, with additional preparatory and follow'up weekend closures either side. During this period, no trains will call at London Charing Cross or Waterloo…...
AI wildlife detection trials point to safer, more reliable railways
1+ week, 5+ day ago (545+ words) Job Title: Group Content Manager Field trials carried out in Sweden have demonstrated that the AI'based system can identify animals in real time and activate targeted deterrents to keep them away from the track. Wildlife collisions remain one of the…...
Cambridge South Set to Welcome Passengers as Britain's First Great British Railways Branded Station
1+ week, 6+ day ago (680+ words) Author: Rail Technology Magazine Train services will begin calling at the new station from Sunday 28 June, ahead of its official opening ceremony on Monday 29 June, marking a major milestone for the UK rail network and the Government's rail reform programme....