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New West Midlands managing director named
The managing director of Merseyrail for the new West Midlands franchise has been named. Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde he has been at Merseyrail since 2015, a period in which plans for new trains took shape and services were also repeatedly disrupted by industrial action over DOO.
Dutch zero-emission trains to combine biofuel with battery storage
A batch of zero-emission trains that combine regenerative electrification technology with renewable diesel have been scheduled for commercialisation for 2025, after a pan-European passenger transport firm signed a €170m contract to manufacture the vehicles in the Netherlands.
Tuesday, 14 November 2017
Birmingham Post
- New rail chief appointed to oversee £1bn investment First managing director of new operator West Midlands Trains as been recruited ahead of franchise launch
Derby Telegraph
- 35 jobs lost as rail engineering firm foldsAdministrators move in to sell assets of Rowlescourt Engineering which has ceased trading due to pressure from competition
Liverpool Echo
- Trains strike: Merseyrail boss leaves to take up new roleJan Chaudhry-van der Velde has left his post as a bitter row over the removal of guards rolls on
London Evening Standard
- TfL urges passengers 'keep your cool' on World Kindness Day 2017 after spike in 'anger' incidentsTfL is pleading with commuters to be kinder after a dramatic surge in low-level violence and verbal confrontations on the Tube.
- RMT union claims doors opened on both sides of train during strikeThe RMT union has claimed a train's doors opened on both sides in a series of "safety breaches" during a 48-hour strike on South Western Railway services.
Other Regional Press
- Assurances wanted over future of Machynlleth train depotPLAID CYMRU politicians are seeking assurances as part of a rail franchise tendering process that the future of 33 jobs at Machynlleth depot will be safe.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Southern DOO trains comply with disabled passenger policy, ORR statesFollowing a period of monitoring, the ORR is satisfied that Southern has continued to comply with its Disabled People’s Protection Policy following its move to driver-only operated (DOO) services. The regulator has concluded its review of Southern train’s customer...
Railnews
- Many passengers disregard closing door warnings A new report into the safety of passengers entering and leaving trains says that too many passengers are willing to take risks by trying to board a train while the doors are closing. Research has shown that nearly three quarters of passengers will still try to get on a train once the door alarm starts to sound, with over half still intent on boarding just before the doors start to close. However, RSSB has concluded that DOO poses no additional risk.
- New West Midlands managing director named The managing director of Merseyrail for the new West Midlands franchise has been named. Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde he has been at Merseyrail since 2015, a period in which plans for new trains took shape and services were also repeatedly disrupted by industrial action over DOO.
Railway Gazette
- GE looks to sell rail business USA: General Electric expects to dispose of its Transportation business unit over the next two...
- Vegetable oil fuelled multiple-units ordered for future battery conversionNETHERLANDS: Arriva has signed a €170m contract for Stadler to supply 18 Flirtino multiple units...
- NTV to order more PendolinosITALY: High speed open access operator Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori is to order a further five...
RMT
- French group Alstom first-half net profit surges, keeps 2020 financial goalsPARIS (Reuters) - French manufacturing group Alstom (ALSO.PA), which has agreed to merge its rail operations with Germany’s Siemens (SIEGn.DE), reported a surge in first-half net profit and kept its 2020 financial targets.
Other News Sources
- Weymouth to Waterloo trains set to be refurbished in £50 million makeoverTRAINS running on the Weymouth to Waterloo line will be refurbished as part of a £50 million makeover.
- Dutch zero-emission trains to combine biofuel with battery storageA batch of zero-emission trains that combine regenerative electrification technology with renewable diesel have been scheduled for commercialisation for 2025, after a pan-European passenger transport firm signed a €170m contract to manufacture the vehicles in the Netherlands.
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