Virgin & Stagecoach join forces with SNCF for West Coast bid
Virgin Trains and Stagecoach will partner with the French high speed operator, SNCF, in their bid for the combined West Coast and HS2 rail franchise. The Government has announced that the West Coast Partnership franchise will run from 2019, that it will include the first few years of operation of HS2, and that bidders must […]
Four trains, four generations, four design icons – history made on the east coast
Four design icons of the East Coast Main Line came together to create history on Sunday 23 April. Four generations of trains representing the past, present and future of passenger rail travel ran side by side, in the same direction on the East Coast main line in an incredible world first. The event took place in […]
The world’s first hydrogen powered train is undergoing testing in Germany
French train manufacturer Alstom is about to finish a four week test run of its Coradia iLint – the world’s first and only hydrogen fuel cell-powered train. Yes, you read that correctly. Whilst rail passengers in northern England are waking up to face another woeful commute on board this morning’s diesel-belching Pacer, Alstom has been busy […]
Västtrafik takes the fight to self-driving cars
Everywhere you turn these days, there’s talk of autonomous vehicles – and nowhere is that buzzword more prevalent than in the car industry. So, if you can’t beat them…why not join them? Swedish transit agency Västtrafik is not an entity known for doing things ‘by the book’. One of its routes in the city of […]
April fooled: bus industry trolls again
Occasionally, there are times when the UK bus industry seems to take itself too seriously. April Fool’s Day isn’t one of those times. Comic relief can be found in abundance on 1 April each year, and thankfully, 2017 proved no disappointment. Here’s five of our favourite pranks the UK bus industry pulled this year. Reading invests […]