New Facility opened at Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre
Porterbrook has opened a modern Asset Management Facility (AMF) at Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre near Stratford-upon-Avon.
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GTR’s Class 387 to be retrofitted with ETCS in-cab signalling equipment
Govia Thameslink Railway’s first Class 387/1 Great Northern Electrostar train has been retrofitted with the European Train Control System
Railway Benefit Fund Launches its Third Annual ‘Railway Family Week’ today
The charity's 'Railway Family Week' will run from today (24th April) until the 30th of April in a bid to raise £50,000 to support its work
The upgrade of the 100th Govia Thameslink Railway Electrostar has now taken place
The train operator's 100th Class 377 Electrostar is now only upgraded but is now out in action as part of its £100m Project Aurora upgrade programme
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Warwickshire rail centre hosts Network Rail Major Incident Training
Porterbrook’s Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre has hosted Network Rail’s major incident training involving multi-agency partners and emergency …
Northern completes £multi-million ‘digital train’ makeover programme
Northern Rail is celebrating the completion of a four-year project to improve on-board technology for passengers using its services across the North o…
International delegates get a sneak preview of Northern’s Intelligent Trains concept train
The concept train features technology made famous by NASA which is used onboard and marks another railway 'first' for the rail operator
Turbostar’s get positive response in new research by Transport Focus
The research revealed that passengers in the Midlands who use Porterbrook's Turbostar trains feel they fit the bill in being both "modern and spacious…
Govia Thameslink Railway completes first tranche of Southern fleet modernisation
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has completed a comprehensive modernisation programme for Southern Railway's fleet of 75 Class 377/4 trains.
GB Railfreight takes delivery of first new JNA-X box wagons
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has recently taken delivery of the first 25 of an order for 50 new JNA-X box wagons that are being assembled in Romania.