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Year: 2019

Accident Investigation

RAIB releases interim report on fatal accident at Margam

5 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has released its interim report into the fatal accident on 3 July 2019, in which two track workers were struck and fatally injured by a passenger train at Margam East […]

Digital Railway

First on-train trials of 5G mobile communications take place on West Coast main line

5 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The future of mobile communications has come a little closer as a result of a series of trials of 5G connectivity on the West Coast main line between London and Manchester. 5G is the latest […]

Uncategorised

Thales to supply central control and communication systems for Australia’s Sydney Metro to City & Southwest

4 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The project to extend Sydney Metro to City & Southwest has taken another step forward with Thales signing an AUD$250 million (€153 million) contract with Hong Kong-based MTR Corporation to design, manufacture, supply, install, test […]

Infrastructure

Major resignalling work in East Sussex completed

3 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Trains running in East Sussex on the route from Lewes to Seaford, via Newhaven, on Monday 2 December marked the completion of major piece of work to resignal the line, replacing a system controlled from […]

Accident Investigation

RAIB investigates a near miss in southern Scotland.

29 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

A group of track workers on the West Coast main line in Scotland had a narrow escape when they just missed being struck by a train travelling at high speed. The incident took place just […]

Business

Alstom and Bombardier to collaborate on new Paris Métro trains

29 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A consortium of Alstom and Bombardier has won the contract to design and manufacture a new generation of trains for Paris Métro. Awarded by Île-de-France Mobilités and RATP (Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens – the […]

Business

TransPennine Express launches new Nova fleet at three-in-one ceremony

23 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

TransPennine Express (TPE) has launched three new train fleets at once in a ceremony at Liverpool Lime Street station. The new Nova fleet of trains represents a £500m investment that will significantly increase capacity for […]

Governance

Lorry smashes through level crossing barriers at Hartlebury, Worcestershire

23 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has released CCTV footage of a lorry smashing through closing level-crossing barriers at Hartlebury, Worcestershire. The vehicle, a white, unbranded small lorry, failed to stop at flashing red lights, completely severing one barrier […]

Business

MBTA awards phases 2 and 3 of Boston Franklin line doubling to Keolis

23 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), the public agency responsible for operating most public transportation services in Greater Boston, Massachusetts, USA, has awarded a $30 million contract to carry out Phases 2 and 3 of […]

Business

First of four Class 60 locos delivered to DCRail

22 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Rail freight company DCRail has taken delivery of the first of four Class 60 locomotives, which will be used for movement of construction materials by rail. DC Rail is part of the Cappagh Group of […]

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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
  • London Underground Northern line trains reach Battersea Power Station for the first time
    4 January 2021 0
  • Railway bottleneck at East Croydon could be removed by 2024
    21 August 2020 0
  • Belgian railways hit by cable theft
    31 August 2019 1
  • Interrail and Eurail – in or out?
    9 August 2019 0
  • How to wear your face mask, and why
    29 October 2020 0
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