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South Western Railway retains ‘safety-critical’ guards , but RMT union still not satisfied

22 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Andy Mellors, managing director of South Western Railway, has issued a statement confirming that the company will retain guards on its trains, as demanded by railway union RMT. The statement was made on 20 November […]

Accident Investigation

Two empty passenger trains collide at Neville Hill depot, Leeds

22 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released preliminary details of a collision between a Class 800 train and an HST (high speed train) as they were approaching Neville Hill depot in Leeds. The incident […]

Business

Sydney Metro extends agreement with Northwest Rapid Transit Consortium for City and Southwest extension

22 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Australia’s Northwest Rapid Transit Consortium (NRT) has reached agreement with Sydney Metro for an extension to the existing NRT Public Private Partnership (PPP) contract that was first awarded in 2014. As an extension of the […]

Infrastructure

Underpass at Stonea, Cambridgeshire, closed for up to a year due to bridge strike

21 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has announced that the underpass at Stonea, on the Ely-Peterborough railway line between March and Manea, will remain temporarily closed for safety reasons until late 2020 to allow for crucial repair works The […]

Business

Southern and Gatwick Express celebrate the progress made by their latest driver trainees

21 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Southern Rail and Gatwick Express celebrated a group of 69 trainee and newly qualified train drivers at an event at Fairfield Halls, East Croydon. The most recent recruits brought in to maintain the pool of […]

News

Vast increase in Sunday rail services in Wales announced

20 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Transport for Wales (TfW) is planning to transform the Sunday train timetable by adding 186 new services from December. The new services will represent a 40 per cent increase in services across the Welsh network, […]

Infrastructure

Welwyn Garden City station footbridge to be improved

19 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail is planning to refurbish the footbridge at Welwyn Garden City station, which links the railway station with east Welwyn Garden City. Work is due to start on Sunday, 22 December. The footbridge will […]

Depots

Mayor visits completed Kirkdale depot in Liverpool

14 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The new Stadler Rail depot in Kirkdale, Liverpool, has been completed, ready for the arrival of the new fleet of four-car trains. The £21 million re-build of the depot facilities began in 2018 and forms […]

Infrastructure

Work on Ilford station to commence in the New Year

14 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Work on significant improvements to Ilford station, in preparation for the Elizabeth line, will commence in January 2020. The major upgrade will provide customers with a new station entrance, new ticket office and new lifts […]

Accident Investigation

RAIB to issue Safety Digest on recent incident in West Wales when a train hit a tree

14 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has announced that it has undertaken a preliminary examination into the circumstances surrounding an incident that occurred at around 18:33 on 17 October 2019 in which a train, carrying […]

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  • Tamara Finkelstein to be CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering
  • 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
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…
  • Dame Tamara Finkelstein will take over as chief executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering in February 2026.
  • 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.
  • Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.
    Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB
    12 August 2025 0
  • 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
  • RAIB releases its Annual Report for 2024
    15 May 2025 0
  • Oakervee report recommends HS2 goes ahead
    11 February 2020 1
  • Motherwell station redevelopment underway
    29 June 2020 0
  • Annual rail investment report promises new trains and extra services
    1 November 2019 0
  • Network Rail plans £100 million works over August bank holiday
    20 July 2020 0
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