To support the reactivation of 30 Class 379 EMUs for use on Great Northern services from February 10, Alstom has signed a £24·5m variation on the £256m Electrostar Technical Support & Spares Supply Agreement signed with Govia Thameslink Railway in 2022. The Class 379s were acquired by Porterbrook from Akiem in March 2024 and will be the first GTR fleet to utilise Alstom’s HealthHub web-based data analysis platform.
Core Valley Lines infrastructure maintainer Amey Infrastructure Wales is using geofencing technology developed by Tended to enhance safety and optimise efficiency at worksites. This provides real-time alerts if workers leave predefined safe working boundaries. AIW will also introduce geotagging to enhance onsite operations through the real time tracking of plant, machinery and equipment locations.
Transport research organisation Enroute and campaign group Bring Back Euro Trains have published a report making a case for reinstating international rail services at Ashford International and Ebbsfleet International stations which were suspe…
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