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Year: 2019

Charity

GTR’s Great Sock Appeal collects over 4,000 pairs of socks for homeless charities

11 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Govia Thameslink Railway sock collectors took in more than 4,170 pairs of socks on Thursday 5 December as GTR joined forces with selected homeless charities joined forces to give those sleeping rough a new pair […]

Business

Beijing selects Bombardier people carriers to upgrade airport

11 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Bombardier people-movers for two of Bombardier Transportation’s Chinese joint ventures have won a contract to provide rolling stock, services and signalling for Beijing Capital International Airport’s (BCIA) automated people mover (APM) system. The contract, awarded […]

Accident Investigation

Near miss after concrete mixer strikes crossing barriers

10 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into an incident at Mucking level crossing in Essex in March 2019 during which a train narrowly missed striking a ready-mixed concrete lorry that had […]

Business

Italian factory’s 2000th locomotive on display

9 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

There was a special significance to the 2019 family open day at Bombardier’s Vado Ligure factory in northern Italy – the 2,000th locomotive built at the plant since its founding in 1905 was on display. […]

Business

New West Coast operator takes over – Avanti!

8 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Avanti West Coast has taken over operation of the InterCity West Coast rail franchise, replacing Virgin Trains which leaves the UK rail market after 22 years as one of its leading operators. Operating company West […]

Business

Virgin Trains bows out after 22 years

8 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

After 22 years of running the express passenger service on the West Coast main line, and off it to other destinations such as North Wales, Virgin Trains has finally had to call it a day. […]

Business

Who’s buying?

7 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The construction industry is having a quiet time at present – it’s not just rail. But the lack of contracts coming out of Network Rail is certainly noticeable. Those are the two headlines to be […]

Accident Investigation

Crossing barriers lift as train approaches

6 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The driver of a train service from Norwich to Sheringham had a shock when, as he approached the level crossing at Norwich Road, to the north east of Norwich itself, the barriers lifted and traffic […]

Business

Italo AGV’s cover 100 million kilometres

6 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The fleet of 25 AGV trains operated in Italy by NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) under the Italo brand has now completed 100 million kilometres since entering service in April 2012. The AGV very-high-speed trains run […]

Business

Avanti orders new fleet of Hitachi trains for West Coast services

6 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

First Trenitalia, operator of the new Avanti West Coast rail service that starts on Sunday 8 December and replaces the Virgin Trains franchise that has operated on the West Coast main line for the last […]

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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
British Steel Christmas 2019 Crossrail HS2 London Overground London Underground Network Rail Northern Ireland Northern Powerhouse RAIB Scotland TfL Trako Unipart USA Wales West Midlands
  • 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
  • Hull Trains keeps on going – by diverting to St Pancras
    28 August 2019 0
  • InnoTrans now 27-30 April 2021
    27 April 2020 0
  • ORR consults on the continued operation of Mark 1 coaches and stock without central door locking
    14 November 2020 0
  • Stobart Group to pull out of Rail & Civils – UPDATED
    9 June 2020 2
  • British and Australian Ministers visit HS2’s Curzon Street site
    17 July 2023 0
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