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Month: July 2019

Business

Horden station contract goes to Story Contracting

16 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The contract to build the recently announced new station at Horden, near Peterlee in County Durham, has been awarded to Story Contracting. The station, which is expected to bring an economic boost to east Durham, […]

Business

Icomera acquires Derby-based designer DG8

16 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Icomera UK has announced the purchase of Derby-based railway specialist DG8 Design and Engineering. A subsidiary of French group Engie Ineo, Sweden’s Icomera is a leading provider of passenger Wi-Fi for public transport as part […]

Appointments

New visiting professor for the University of Huddersfield

15 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Unipart Rail’s engineering director Steve Ingleton has been appointed as a visiting professor at the University of Huddersfield, within the Institute of Railway Research. This is in recognition of the support that Steve has given […]

Business

Metrolink introduces contactless ticketing

15 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Manchester’s Metrolink – the UK’s largest light rail network – has launched contactless payment in a bid to simplify the way passengers pay for their travel. The new, easy-to-use system cuts out the need to […]

Charity

Charity walk to raise money for disadvantaged people of Luton

15 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Rebecca Vandyke, a train service operations manager with Thameslink who is based at Bedford station, is organising a charity walking challenge to raise money for some of Luton’s most disadvantaged. She says she was inspired […]

Appointments

Andy Lord to be new London Underground MD

15 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that Andy Lord will become the new managing director of London Underground and TfL Engineering from 4 November 2019. Andy joined British Airways as a sponsored Engineering undergraduate and, […]

News

Harsco Rail adds road-rail track grinder to its service fleet

13 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Harsco Rail, the railway equipment manufacturer and track maintenance company that, in the UK, specialises in rail grinding for Network Rail and is also due to supply seven new stoneblower machines over the next year, […]

Infrastructure

£150 million project to remodel Gatwick Airport station announced

13 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Gatwick Airport station will be upgraded and remodelled under a £150 million scheme announced by the Department for Transport (DfT). This will reduce train delays caused by platform overcrowding and congestion and will also provide […]

Business

Buckingham to build temporary Tyne and Wear Metro depot in North Tyneside

12 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Buckingham Group Contracting has won a contract to build a temporary depot for Tyne and Wear Metro at Howden in North Tyneside. The temporary depot, which is to be located on a former landfill site, […]

Infrastructure

Acton Grange junction on WCML to close for 16 days

12 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A major junction on the West Coast main line will close for 16 days from 20 July for vital engineering work in Warrington. Acton Grange is a key section of the West Coast main line […]

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  • Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection
  • Plans for West Yorkshire trams receive major funding boost
  • Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom
  • First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
  • A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
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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…
  • The ORR has reported on its review of revenue protection practices on the railway.
  • Artist's impression of a West Yorkshire tram.
  • Visualisation of a Lumo Class 222 train.
  • The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
  • The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
    First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
    3 June 2025 0
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
    19 May 2025 0
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
    19 May 2025 0
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
    19 May 2025 0
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
    19 May 2025 0
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
    19 May 2025 0
  • The new FLIRT for A-Train will seat 323 passengers and enter service between Stockholm and Arlanda airport in 2029.
    A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
    19 May 2025 0
  • Campaigners urge PM to support more cross-Channel rail services
    17 May 2025 0
  •  Plan launched to improve Yorkshire’s rail network
    16 May 2025 0
  • Level crossing closed following “shocking misuse”
    16 May 2025 0
  • Plans announced for work on Transpennine Route Upgrade this summer
    28 January 2021 0
  • QPR takes the train with GWR
    7 September 2020 0
  • RAIB to investigate fatal accident at London Waterloo underground station
    27 June 2020 0
  • Ten proposals to build or reopen railway lines and stations accepted by government Ideas Fund
    23 May 2020 9
  • Green station retailers now carry a seal of approval
    17 July 2019 0
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