Responding to the announcement from the Secretary of State for Wales Jo Stevens that rail is her “number one priority for Wales” for the Spending Review, Logistics UK Senior Policy Advisor – Rail, Ellis Shelton welcomed her commitment to the sector but...
Siemens Mobility will move ahead with its £100 million investment in a cutting-edge rail infrastructure, digital engineering, and research and development facility after receiving planning permission from Wiltshire County Council. On-site construction will start early next year and will be...
The innovative technology behind Siemens Mobility’s British battery trains has been rolled out in the East Brandenburg network in Germany. 31 of the company’s Mireo Plus B trains are being phased in to the Berlin Brandenburg metropolitan region, beginning on...
Movu Robotics announces an agreement for a state-of-the-art installation of 10 atlas pallet shuttles, 3 elevators and 4 escala bin shuttles at Knorr-Bremse’s plant in Lisieux, France. Knorr-Bremse, founded in 1905, is a leading German manufacturer specialising in braking systems...
Siemens Mobility welcomed His Excellency Bernhard Wrabetz, the Austrian Ambassador to the UK, for a visit to its state-of-the-art Rail Village in Goole, East Yorkshire. The company’s Goole Rail Village will manufacture 80% of the new Piccadilly line trains and...
Cyber attacks are costing some manufacturing businesses hundreds of thousands of pounds per year, new research by commercial insurer NFU Mutual has found, with the vast majority of those within the sector admitting to having fallen victim to this type...
To deliver rail transit solutions capable of attracting more passengers, operators must take passenger comfort to a whole new level. Climate control, barrier-free entry/exit and general ease of access are all key factors in passenger-friendly rail travel. Knorr-Bremse offers a broad...
The European Rail Data Space (ERDS) is an initiative to create a secure, interoperable data ecosystem for Europe’s rail industry – and is being developed by a Europe-wide consortium under the leadership of Knorr-Bremse. The project, part of the MOTIONAL...
The Secretary of State for Transport Louise Haigh and the Mayor of London attended the grand opening of the Goole Train Manufacturing Facility, a significant milestone for Siemens Mobility and the future of rail transportation in the region. Alongside the...
Hitachi Rail has revealed the latest model of its ETR1000 train at a joint event with its partner Trenitalia at global rail exhibition, InnoTrans, in Berlin. With 78 ETR1000’s having entered service and a further 48 ordered for delivery, the...
