Restoring Confidence in Rail as We Step Out of Lockdown
Following the announcement that non-essential retail, personal care and hospitality will reopen on 12th April, rail companies have said they will add more services. This...
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HS2 Signs £52m Early Environment Works Contract
HS2 have announced the signing of a new contract with Balfour Beatty as part of early environmental works on the next phase of the project....
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Trains Need to Be Decarbonised to be ‘Fit For Future’
The Transport Committee have published their ‘Trains Fit For Future’ report today calling for the decarbonisation of rail and urges the government to set out...
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Nationalisation of Scottish Rail to ‘Deliver Significant Benefits’
It has been announced that Scotland’s railways will be nationalised next year. The ScotRail franchise, currently run by Abellio, will be taken over by the...
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Govia Thameslink Rail and Network Rail’s ‘excellent collaboration’
Following our SPOTLIGHT: London and South East event, Minding the Gap Between Risk and Safety, Tangent spoke to Grace Roche, operations development manager at Govia...
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Welsh Rail Franchise Now in Public Ownership
The Welsh Government has taken the Wales and Borders rail franchise into public ownership. This will protect services, safeguard jobs and deliver infrastructure improvements in...
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HS1 and AR Technology: How 5G is unlocking rail potential
After HS1 ltd announced the development project involving AR sensors to detect faults on the line, Tangent meets with Richard Thorp, engineering director for HS1,...
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East West Main Line: more than just connecting stations
Ahead of Peloton’s East-West Main Line webinar series, Tangent Rail sits down with Cllr Alexander Nicoll , chair of the East West Rail Eastern Section...
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Levelling up with the East West Main Line: Martin Tugwell, England’s Economic Heartland
Ahead of Peloton’s East West Main Line webinar series, Tangent catches up with Martin Tugwell, programme director, England’s Economic Heartland (EEH). We talk EEH’s much-anticipated...
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Freight’s importance on the East West Main Line and beyond: Maggie Simpson, Rail Freight Group
Freight has proved invaluable to keeping the country moving through the Coronavirus pandemic in eCommerce and getting PPE delivered to key workers. But where can...