Technology

Northern City Line becomes the UK’s first signal-free digital commuter railway

• ETCS
• Featured
• Govia Thameslink Railway
• Great Northern
• Infrastructure
• Signalling
• Technology

Northern City Line becomes the UK’s first signal-free digital commuter railway

Adelante 20 May, 2025

Great Northern’s Northern City Line between Finsbury Park and Moorgate is now Britain’s first high-frequency commuter railway...

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TransPennine Express to Equip Class 185 Fleet with ETCS Digital Signalling Ahead of Transpennine Route Upgrade

• ETCS
• Infrastructure
• Rolling Stock
• Signalling
• Technology
• TransPennine Express

TransPennine Express to Equip Class 185 Fleet with ETCS Digital Signalling Ahead of Transpennine Route Upgrade

Adelante 6 May, 2025

TransPennine Express will upgrade its 51-strong Class 185 fleet with European Train Control System digital signalling, positioning...

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Tornado starts ETCS dynamic testing, marking a milestone for digital signalling and heritage traction

• ETCS
• Featured
• Preservation
• Rolling Stock
• Signalling
• Technology
• TOC/FOC

Tornado starts ETCS dynamic testing, marking a milestone for digital signalling and heritage traction

Adelante 11 April, 2025

Tornado, the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust’s 2008-built Pacific, has begun dynamic trials on the Cambrian Line after...

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North Norfolk Railway’s WD 90775 Becomes World’s First ‘Dual Fuel’ Steam Locomotive

• Featured
• North Norfolk Railway
• Technology

North Norfolk Railway’s WD 90775 Becomes World’s First ‘Dual Fuel’ Steam Locomotive

Adelante 1 April, 2025

The North Norfolk Railway (NNR) has unveiled a world-first in steam preservation: WD 90775, a 2-10-0 War...

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Network Rail Trials Next-Generation Drone Technology

• Infrastructure
• Technology

Network Rail Trials Next-Generation Drone Technology

Adelante 31 March, 2025

Network Rail has launched pioneering trials of Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations in collaboration...

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Greater Anglia Enhances Station Help Points with Multilingual AI

• Greater Anglia
• Stations
• Technology

Greater Anglia Enhances Station Help Points with Multilingual AI

Adelante 27 March, 2025

Greater Anglia has upgraded its station help points across the East of England network, responding to customer...

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LNER Deploys Machine Learning to Predict and Reduce Train Delays

• Technology

LNER Deploys Machine Learning to Predict and Reduce Train Delays

Adelante 21 March, 2025

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has introduced advanced machine learning technology designed to predict train delays, following...

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