Tag: trains
Siemens claims British battery trains will save £3.5bn
Siemens Mobility’s battery trains, to be assembled in Goole, Yorkshire could replace ageing diesel fleets within the next decade. Only small sections of track would need to be electrified, […]
British trains are getting free wifi from 2017
Rail minister Claire Perry has announced today that the government is planning to require train companies to offer free wifi to passengers from 2017. Hurrah! The way it will work […]
How can data improve train travel?
For millions of people trains are an annoying fact of life: Sure, they get you from A to B, but it never really is quite that simple, with delays, engineering […]
GNER offers Wi-Fi on all trains
GNER is using technology to tempt us back on the trains – announcing that its entire train fleet (41 trains) now has wireless internet installed, 6 months ahead of its original schedule. GNER is claiming it now operates the world’s…
