Rail transport in the UK

Great Western Railway has officially commenced trials of battery-powered trains with fast charging on the Greenford branch, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Nexus, the transportation company responsible for Tyne and Wear Metro in Newcastle and Sunderland, has announced additional trials for the Stadler Class 555 five-car trains, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Caldwell Walk Depot, in collaboration with Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and the non-profit organization Energy Garden, is implementing this initiative to combat climate change, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

The UK government, in collaboration with the Department for Transport and Innovation, has announced recipients of £5. 3 million to fund innovative railway projects, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Multimodal transportation between Turkey, France, and the United Kingdom was discussed at the Logitrans 2023 exhibition in Istanbul, where VIIA, DFDS, and the ports of Sete and Calais signed an agreement for its development, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

The train, consisting of two three-car units (classified as Class 730/0 in British terminology), has started operating on the West Coast line covering a distance of 100 km, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

CAF, the Spanish train manufacturing company, has entered into a contract with the British operator LNER to supply 10 hybrid trains for operation on the East Coast Main Line, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

The TRIG competition has increased funding for one application in 2023, this is reported by the railway transport news portal, Railway Supply.

The United Kingdom has decided to forgo the second phase of the HS2 high-speed rail construction project, which was initially planned to extend from Birmingham to Manchester, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.

Hitachi Rail has received approval from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to purchase Thales Ground Transportation (GTS) for €1.

Steve Rotheram, the Mayor of Liverpool, inaugurated the UK's first battery-powered trains with an official trip from the new station at Headbolt Lane in Kirkby, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.