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Year: 2019

Business

Rail 2050 manifesto sets out RIA’s vision for the rail industry.

13 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the industry body that represents over 290 companies, has proved that not only political parties can launch a manifesto in advance of a general election. RAIL 2050 is RIA’s manifesto […]

Business

Crossrail delays opening the Elizabeth line once again – and increases the bill

9 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Crossrail has revised its estimate of when London’s new Elizabeth line will open, and also warned that the costs have increased once again, this time by between £400 and £650 million. In April, Crossrail announced […]

Business

Infrarail 2020 set to be UK’s premier rail industry exhibition

9 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Infrarail 2020, the UK’s leading showcase of railway infrastructure technology and expertise, is already attracting a host of both national and global exhibitors. To be held for the first time at London’s Olympia between 12 […]

Environment

Floods disrupt rail traffic in Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire

8 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Heavy flooding in Yorkshire and northern Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire disrupted rail services on Thursday 7 October 2019 after heavy rain closed lines throughout the region. Lines between Sheffield and Gainsborough, Rotherham Central and Meadowhall, Shirebrook […]

Events

WW2 veteran gets special send-off

7 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A veteran of the Second World War had a surprise send-off from Preston station when he went to board a train for London. Ernest ‘Ernie’ Horsfall, 101 years old and one of the UK’s oldest […]

Events

Service held in remembrance of the Great War

7 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Representatives of the railway industry gathered at Southwark Cathedral on 6 November 2019 to remember the thousands of workers who lost their lives during World War 1. The congregation included representatives from Network Rail, Rail […]

Infrastructure

Glasgow Subway modernisation on track

6 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The modernisation of Glasgow Subway is proceeding apace, and the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has released details of the latest improvements. Work has been completed at 13 of the network’s 15 stations, while signalling […]

Business

New look proposed for Perry Barr station

5 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Plans to rebuild Perry Barr station in north Birmingham have been revealed by Transport for West Midlands. The rebuilt station entrance will replace the current 1960s version that is squashed between a row of shops […]

Appointments

Keolis Group names Patrick Jeantet as executive chairman

5 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Patrick Jeantet has been appointed as the new executive chairman of the Keolis Group. The appointment was confirmed by Keolis Group Supervisory Board chairman Joel Lebreton at an extraordinary Supervisory Board meeting on Tuesday 5 […]

Infrastructure

Abergavenny to Hereford line to reopen after flooding

1 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has announced the early reopening of the Abergavenny to Hereford line. [smartslider3 slider=9] It was closed on Saturday 26 October 2019, after a train driver reported fast flowing water shortly before 13:00 near […]

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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
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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…
  • 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
  • Work to start on £500,000 upgrade of Hebden Bridge station
    4 February 2020 0
  • Oliver Ross swaps planes for trains at Network Rail Anglia
    5 August 2020 0
  • LNER reinstates Hull services
    31 March 2020 0
  • Mayor visits completed Kirkdale depot in Liverpool
    14 November 2019 0
  • Hydrogen-powered train to test in Netherlands
    31 October 2019 0
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