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And here’s today’s news from Rail Technology Magazine in association with TransCity Rail – on Monday the 1st July 2024.
Greater Anglia has launched an online virtual tour of one of its stations as the operator continues to help passengers travel with confidence.
Witham Station has become the 18th Greater Anglia station to be given the virtual treatment, along with the operator’s entire new fleet, in a campaign to reduce the anxiety of passengers before they travel.
The virtual tours of Greater Anglia’s stations and trains are particularly beneficial to disabled passengers, who can identify accessible routes before they travel.
The tours offer a preview of all public areas, including ticket machines, platforms, neighbouring bus stops and taxi ranks.
South Western Railway (SWR) has welcomed the first of its Class 458 locomotives back onto the rail network, following a refurbishment carried out by Alstom.
17 of SWR’s Class 458 four-car fleet have so far been refurbished at the Alstom Transport Technology Centre in Widnes, at a rate of one set completed every two weeks. 11 units are yet to be upgraded.
Each of the refurbished four-car units has 234 seats, with room to accommodate two wheelchair users, while each seat has been fitted with a charging point.
As part of the £25 million investment, financed by Porterbrook, each of the Class 458s has also been reconfigured to enable faster acceleration.
These developments will enable the trains to operate at up to 100mph, a significant step up from their previous top speed of 75mph.
The High Speed Rail Group (HSRG) has announced the appointment of HS1 Ltd’s Mattias Bjornfors to its board of directors.
Mattias has almost two decades of experience as an economist in infrastructure and regulatory industries and is currently the Strategy and Regulatory Director at HS1.
His knowledge will help the HSRG to continue advocating in the best interests of high-speed rail in the United Kingdom.
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