UK railway news round-up

A Southeastern Class 465 Networker EMU has been returned to a modern variant of the Network SouthEast ‘toothpaste’ livery, funded by leasing company Angel Trains and undertaken by Wabtec during scheduled heavy maintenance. The original livery was updated by designer Creactive to meet modern accessibility requirements, with grey rather than blue doors and minor changes to highlight door buttons and maintain minimum distances between other design elements.

CrossCountry has appointed Shiona Rolfe as Managing Director t from March 1. She joins from Amazon where she headed fulfilment operations in South West England and West Yorkshire. Prior to that she held a number of positions at Royal Mail, culminating in Service Delivery Director, Southern region. Amanda Furlong, Interim Managing Director of UK Trains at Arriva, said ’her proven track record of delivering transformational change and operational excellence will be crucial in providing the leadership needed to improve performance and drive the business forward’.

Siemens Mobility has installed 1 700 solar panels covering 20 000 m² on the on the trucking, final assembly and commissioning buildings at its Goole site. These are capable of generating up to 1 MW. Energy produced during the site’s non-production hours is exported back to the grid, while any additional energy required during peak times …