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Leading UK rail universities to benefit from Network Rail agreements
The UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN) is delighted to announce that it is set to receive millions of pounds in investment from Network Rail to boost UK rail…
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University of Birmingham leases Porterbrook High Speed Train
Rolling stock asset management company, Porterbrook, has leased one of its iconic High-Speed Trains (HST) to the University of Birmingham. The HSTs revitalised InterCity rail travel in Britain from their…
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Now accepting entries for the 2019 Young Innovator Award!
About this competition In order to continue taking innovative approaches to challenges facing today’s railways, we need to encourage young people to ‘choose rail’ so that we generate new thinking…
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Rail Live 2019
Rail Live took place on the 19th and 20th of June this year. With representatives from across the rail industry in attendance it was a vibrant, busy and exciting event.…
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The UK’s first hydrogen train makes its debut at Rail Live 2019
Rail Live is one of the highlights in the rail events calendar, taking place over two days at the Quinton Rail Technology Centre in Warwickshire. This year saw the launch…
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Mainline Testing of UK’s First Hydrogen Train Gets Green Light
Porterbrook and the University of Birmingham’s Centre for Railway Research and Education (‘BCRRE’) today announce that the UK’s first hydrogen train, HydroFLEX, will be tested on the mainline railway following…
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