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Month: July 2019

Infrastructure

New look for Longbridge station

12 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Birmingham’s Longbridge station has a whole new look as a result of a £1.7 million remodelling. The outside of the station has been totally transformed with a new entrance, glazed roof and cladding, while the […]

Business

New report explains “Why Britain Needs HS2”

11 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Adding its weight to the debate about HS2, High Speed Rail Industry Leaders (HSRIL) has produced a report which sets out its view of the full benefits of HS2. In it, HSRIL claims that HS2 […]

News

Last Class 92 for Caledonian Sleeper back in service

10 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The last of the seven Class 92 locomotives that will haul the Caledonian Sleeper has re-entered service following a £2 million refurbishment at Wabtec’s Brush Traction facility in Loughborough. The GB Railfreight loco, number 92006, […]

Governance

Network Rail commits £70 million to improving safety for track workers

10 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has announced that it is setting up a special task force aimed at improving safety for track workers. Supported by a fund if £70m million, this initiative will bring together multiple strands of […]

Business

Swedish data communications specialist Westermo acquires Switzerland’s Neratec Solutions

8 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Westermo, which designs and manufactures data communications products for mission-critical systems in physically demanding environments such as the rail industry, has acquired the Swiss company Neratec Solutions AG, a technology company specialized in WLAN products […]

Appointments

Keolis UK appoints Sir Derek Jones as its new chairman and names three other top executives.

8 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Keolis UK, which secured a 15-year contract in 2018 to operate Transport for Wales Rail Services in a joint venture partnership with Amey, has named Sir Derek Jones, former Permanent Secretary of the Welsh Government, […]

Infrastructure

New South Shields Interchange to open 4 August

7 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A new £21m bus and Metro interchange will open on the Tyne and Wear Metro on Sunday 4 August, replacing the existing terminus station at South Shields. The new South Shields Interchange on Keppel Street […]

Infrastructure

London Bridge station is Building of the Year

5 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail’s redevelopment of London Bridge station, while keeping it open for passengers, was one of the most successful projects of recent years. Based on a design by Grimshaw Architects, the station re-opened in May […]

Business

New station vending machines take cards and display train times

5 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Today’s cashless society, in which customers use credit and debit cards to pay for even low-cost items such as a bottle of cold drink or a newspaper, has made further inroads into the railway as […]

News

Longer trains for West Midlands commuters

4 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Following the introduction of the new timetable in May, certain West Midlands Railway commuter services attracted more passengers than expected. Now the company has responded by increasing the train length on some services to make […]

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  • Battery train sets new world record
  • Paul McNerney to join Severfield from Laing O’Rourke
  • Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB
  • Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21
  • Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator
  • EMR driver training is a family affair
  • Hitachi Rail completes acquisition of Omnicom from Balfour Beatty
  • Cumbrian Coast line closed at Whitehaven “indefinitely”
  • New trains enter service on the Coryton line in South Wales
  • Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target
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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…
  • 230001 sets out on its record-breaking run from Reading station.
  • Paul McNerney will leave Laing O'Rourke to take over as CEO of Severfield in the autumn of 2025.
  • Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.
  • Impression of how Stuttgart station will look on completion.
  • Robin Gisby will step down from being CEO of the DfT Operator on 23 December 2025.
  • 12 trainees drivers have just graduated at East Midlands Railway.
  • Hitachi Rail's acquisition of Omnicom will support its HMAX digital asset management platform globally.
  • Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
  • Impression of how Stuttgart station will look on completion.
    Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21
    7 August 2025 0
  • Robin Gisby will step down from being CEO of the DfT Operator on 23 December 2025.
    Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator
    7 August 2025 0
  • 12 trainees drivers have just graduated at East Midlands Railway.
    EMR driver training is a family affair
    7 August 2025 0
  • Hitachi Rail's acquisition of Omnicom will support its HMAX digital asset management platform globally.
    Hitachi Rail completes acquisition of Omnicom from Balfour Beatty
    1 August 2025 0
  • Cumbrian Coast line closed at Whitehaven “indefinitely”
    31 July 2025 0
  • Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
    New trains enter service on the Coryton line in South Wales
    31 July 2025 0
  • Unipart has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, detailing its roadmap to meeting its Net Zero 2040 target.
    Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target
    30 July 2025 0
  • Arriva will restore train connections to communities in Poland’s Kujawsko-Pomorskie region from December 2026.
    Arriva to revive two regional routes in Poland
    30 July 2025 0
  • Tony Lodge of the Centre for Policy Studies has written a report entitled Rail’s Last Chance: A four-point plan to save the railways
    Warning that Great British Railways risks repeating the mistakes of British Rail
    29 July 2025 0
  • The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) went into administration on 1 July 2025.
    BCIMO sold to Dudley Council
    23 July 2025 0
  • GB Railfreight names Amanda and Maria after members of staff
    16 August 2019 0
  • Planting trees for a greener Britain
    4 December 2020 1
  • Poor showing by rail in DfT’s list of Nationally Significant Transport Infrastructure Projects
    21 April 2020 0
  • Three new board members appointed to HS2 to “strengthen oversight and scrutiny”
    14 July 2020 0
  • Huddersfield’s Institute of Railway Research awarded a Royal prize
    22 February 2020 0
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