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Global Centre of Rail Excellence boosted with £15m rail innovation project

The project at the planned facility follows a successful bid by a consortium led by the University of Birmingham to the Research Partnership Investment Fund

Birmingham Post · Jul 6, 2023

Major commercial agreement signed between GCRE and Transport for Wales

Transport for Wales will become a premium client of the £400m rail research and testing centre

Birmingham Post · May 4, 2023

World's first rail testing centre in Wales partners with Hitachi Rail

The Global Centre of Rail Excellence has signed a memorandum of understanding with the transport solutions provider

Birmingham Post · Apr 18, 2023

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On the move: The latest jobs news and promotions in Wales

New roles include at CBI Wales, Women in Property, Global Centre of Rail Excellence and Limegreentangerine

Birmingham Post · Mar 22, 2023

Work on £250m rail testing centre in Neath Port Talbot gets underway

The first phase of the project is expected to be completed by summer of 2023, with the site becoming fully operational in 2025

Wales Online · Dec 23, 2022

Global Centre of Rail Excellence urges UK firms to enter rail construction competition

GCRE, Innovate UK and BEIS are offering UK firms up to £7.44 million of grant funding for innovative ideas in rail construction

Birmingham Post · Dec 9, 2022

World's first rail testing centre in Wales launches private investment opportunity

The Global Centre of Rail Excellence is inviting investors from around the world to take a majority equity stake in the business

Birmingham Post · Nov 24, 2022

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Latest appointments, promotions and jobs news from across Wales

New roles at National Botanic Garden of Wales, JCP Solicitors, Moondance Cancer Initiative, Persimmon and the Global Centre of Rail Excellence

Birmingham Post · Nov 22, 2022

World's first integrated train and rail infrastructure testing facility boosted with land deal

The £250m Global Centre of Rail Excellence will be located on a site of former opencast mine in the Dulais Valley

Birmingham Post · Oct 28, 2022

Global Centre of Rail Excellence acquires first fleet of 'mule' test trains

The electric trains will be used to test railway innovations for the industry

Birmingham Post · Oct 5, 2022

Global Centre for Rail Excellence signs R&D partnership with University of Birmingham

The partnership will see railway expertise from academia, government and industry contribute to the test centre in south Wales

Birmingham Post · Sep 22, 2022

The latest appointments and promotions in Welsh business

New roles at FinTech Wales, Cyber Resilience Centre for Wales, Kocho, Global Centre of Rail Excellence, Hollingsworth Group, Savills, and UKSE

Birmingham Post · Jul 20, 2022

Global Centre of Rail Excellence signs memorandum of understanding with US firm MxV Rail

The rail research organisations have agreed to work together to share technical expertise and research

Birmingham Post · Jun 27, 2022

Latest appointments, promotions and jobs news from across Wales

New roles at Principality Building Society, Welsh ICE, Global Centre of Rail Excellence, Avison Young, SA1 Solutions, Capital Law, Edenstone and RWG

Birmingham Post · Jun 21, 2022

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Birmingham Post · Jun 7, 2022

£200m Global Centre of Rail Excellence on track for completion by 2025

The infrastructure project is at the site of the former opencast mining site at the head of the Dulais and Tawe Valleys

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