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First Pendolino returns to the rails in largest train fleet refurbishment

Passengers will travel on the first train modernised in the biggest fleet refurbishment on Britain’s railways on Monday. The Pendolino trains will return to service with the 5.05am departure from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston. The operator ...

25 Apr 2022 at 01:25

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Rail signal deal faces in-depth phase two competition probe, says CMA

The UK competition watchdog has launched a more in-depth investigation into Hitachi’s proposed purchase of Thales’s rail infrastructure division after warning the deal could lead to higher prices for passengers. Earlier this month, the Competition ...

23 Dec 2022 at 08:22

Union calls for urgent action to save jobs after train firm stops production

Union leaders have made urgent calls for help to secure thousands of jobs at the UK’s biggest rail assembly site after production lines stopped because of a lack of orders. Alstom said after 10 months of discussions with the Government over work ...

30 Mar 2024 at 14:58

Government urged to guarantee orders to secure future of train-making in Derby

The Government has to “stop dithering” and do everything in its power to secure the future of Derby’s Alstom train factory, Labour has said. Speaking during a visit to the plant – the UK’s biggest rail assembly site – on Thursday, shadow ...

04 Apr 2024 at 16:01

Government urged to fund new Elizabeth line trains

Transport Secretary Mark Harper has been urged to fund new Elizabeth line trains to help save the UK’s largest rail assembly factory. Alstom is consulting on potential redundancies believed to be around 550 at its train manufacturing ...

20 Nov 2023 at 15:03

Alstom job cuts not connected to HS2 decision, says PM

Fears of huge job losses at the UK’s largest rail assembly factory do not have anything to do with the controversial decision to scale back the high-speed HS2 line, according to the Prime Minister. Alstom is consulting on potential ...

17 Nov 2023 at 12:24

Minister dismisses train-making job losses as ‘peaks and troughs’, Labour says

Labour has criticised the rail minister for dismissing avoidable job losses at Alstom’s train factory in Derby as “peaks and troughs” in the manufacturing industry. Shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh said there has been a ...

16 Apr 2024 at 13:44

Avanti West Coast says fleet overhaul means ‘much-improved travel experience’

Britain’s biggest train fleet refurbishment will give passengers “a much-improved travel experience”, according to Avanti West Coast. The operator said the 56th and final modernised Pendolino train has returned to service. ...

26 Jun 2024 at 09:14

UK’s largest gathering of historic railway vehicles planned

The UK’s largest gathering of historic railway vehicles will take place in the summer to mark the 200th anniversary of the world’s first passenger train service. Train manufacturer Alstom announced its factory in Derby ...

30 Jan 2025 at 14:00

Flying Scotsman to appear at Greatest Gathering event

Flying Scotsman will appear at the world’s largest gathering of historic and modern railway vehicles in August. Train manufacturer Alstom announced that the locomotive will be part of the Greatest Gathering event at ...

23 Jun 2025 at 00:01

First major fleet of double-decker trains to run on UK railways

A major fleet of double-decker trains will operate in the UK for the first time, Eurostar has announced. The company said it will purchase up to 50 two-storey trains for use across its entire network, which ...

22 Oct 2025 at 09:50

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