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Month: June 2019

Appointments

François Davenne to head up UIC

28 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Worldwide railway organisation the UIC (Union internationale des chemins de fer, or International Union of Railways) has appointed François Davenne as its new director general from 1 July 2019 for a four-year term. François Davenne […]

Business

Frequentis’ new railway communications system in Finland wins international award

28 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The recent project in Finland, to replace GSM-R for railway telecommunications with the Unified Railway Communication and Application (URCA) system, has won ‘Best Use of Communications in Transport’ at the International Critical Communications Awards (ICAA), […]

Appointments

Dominique Reiniche appointed chairman of Eurostar

28 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Eurostar has appointed Dominique Reiniche as its new chairman, with effect from 1 July 2019. She succeeds Clare Hollingsworth, who has been chairman for the last six years, following three years as a non-executive director. […]

Heritage

Battle station reopens after sympathetic refurbishment

27 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Battle station, on the Hastings line in East Sussex, is widely considered to be one of the finest Gothic revival stations in the country.  It has now been refurbished by Southeastern and now looks much […]

Events

Southern station assistant’s art has sole

26 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Edward Acton, a station assistant at Barnham, on the Southern network, moonlights as a graffiti artist. But don’t worry, the station’s walls are safe. Instead, the 37-year-old is developing a reputation for his quirky and […]

Appointments

New chairman for West Midlands Rail Executive

26 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The West Midlands Rail Executive (WMRE), the partnership of 16 West Midlands local authorities that co-manages the West Midlands Railway franchise with the Department for Transport, has appointed a new chairman. Cllr Mark Winnington, a […]

Business

New rail emergency management system helps Sydney Trains to increase capacity

24 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Sydney Trains has enhanced the way it manages and resolves incidents on its railway network. Using the new Rail Emergency Management (REM) system, operators can now enter incident information in real-time, increasing efficiency and boosting […]

Governance

‘Vulnerable trespasser’ who closed Leeds station jailed for 6 months.

22 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

A trespasser who closed Leeds station for four hours and caused over £1 million of train delays has been sentenced to six months in jail at Leeds Crown Court. On Thursday 30 May 2019, Network […]

Infrastructure

Victorian viaduct strengthened and repaired to safeguard rail travel in Lancashire

21 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A Victorian viaduct that carries the railway over the River Keer, near Capernwray in Lancashire, has been restored and reinforced in a £500,000 project. The viaduct, which carries the railway over the River Keer near […]

Events

Railway engineer urges women to seek careers in rail

21 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Johanna Priestley, a route asset manager for Network Rail from Newcastle, used International Women in Engineering Day 2019 to encourage more women and girls to view engineering, and particularly the rail industry, as a career […]

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  • First bodyshell for Santiago Metro Line 7 completed
  • 12-car trains to call at Basildon by December
  • Siemens India wins major contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Project Phase 2
  • Great Northern runs first passenger services using the latest version of ETCS digital signalling
  • Škoda Group wins new tram contract for Mainz and strengthens its position in Germany
  • Derailed train causes delays and cancellations to services to and from London Euston
  • Arriva wins £640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia
  • ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden
  • Eurostar services disrupted after problems near Lille
  • VTG Rail appoints Matt Hannant as Head of Sales and Marketing
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  • Phil Mortimer: A recent funded R&D project focused on the use of alternatives to steel for the ohl masts. This has several…
  • Nigel: Fully support this restoration from the East Lancashire side,existing infrastructure mostly well built and promises a highly efficient 12 mile…
  • Clive Broadhead: After the undoubtedly achievement of resurrecting the railways in Scotland why are the current NR management he'll bent on squandering…
  • Alstom has completed the first bodyshell for one of the 37 trains it is building for Santiago Metro Line 7.
  • Platform 2 at Basildon station is to be rebuilt, allowing 12-car trains to call.
  • Siemens India has won major signalling and telecommunications contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Phase 2.
  • First Great Northern Class 717 in passenger service using 3.6.0 - the 17.17 service to Moorgate at Finsbury Park on 8 July 2025.
  • The German city of Mainz has ordered 22 new trams from Škoda Group with an option for eight more.
  • The front bogie on a London Northwestern Railway train derailed near Bletchley on the West Coast main line.
  • Arriva has won a contract to operate long-distance electric rail services in Czechia from December 2028.
  • ERTMS has been deployed on Sweden's Iron Ore line.
  • First Great Northern Class 717 in passenger service using 3.6.0 - the 17.17 service to Moorgate at Finsbury Park on 8 July 2025.
    Great Northern runs first passenger services using the latest version of ETCS digital signalling
    11 July 2025 0
  • The German city of Mainz has ordered 22 new trams from Škoda Group with an option for eight more.
    Škoda Group wins new tram contract for Mainz and strengthens its position in Germany
    2 July 2025 0
  • The front bogie on a London Northwestern Railway train derailed near Bletchley on the West Coast main line.
    Derailed train causes delays and cancellations to services to and from London Euston
    27 June 2025 0
  • Arriva has won a contract to operate long-distance electric rail services in Czechia from December 2028.
    Arriva wins £640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia
    26 June 2025 0
  • ERTMS has been deployed on Sweden's Iron Ore line.
    ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden
    26 June 2025 0
  • Eurostar services disrupted after problems near Lille
    25 June 2025 0
  • VTG Rail appoints Matt Hannant as Head of Sales and Marketing
    23 June 2025 0
  • Gareth Davies named as SYSTRA’s Market Director for Water & Environment
    23 June 2025 0
  • Alstom’s RER NG has been running on the RER D line since December 2024.
    SNCF Voyageurs orders 96 additional RER NG trainsets from Alstom
    23 June 2025 0
  • Infrastructure and increased investment needed to unlock economic growth – Transport for the North
    23 June 2025 0
  • Ten proposals to build or reopen railway lines and stations accepted by government Ideas Fund
    23 May 2020 9
  • Mitie offer to Merseyrail cleaners “on hold”
    18 April 2020 0
  • Bombardier extends Traxx service agreement with Knorr-Bremse
    30 September 2020 0
  • When uniforms aren’t standard
    12 August 2019 0
  • 3 bidders shortlisted for new Tyne & Wear Metro train fleet
    18 June 2019 0
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