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Month: January 2020

Governance

Huw Merriman MP to chair Transport Select Committee

31 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Following the general election, elections were held across the House of Common to determine who would chair the various parliamentary committees.  As a result, Huw Merriman MP has been elected as chairman of the Transport […]

Business

New trains on Merseyside

28 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The first of 52 new trains for Merseyrail has been unveiled in Liverpool by Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram. The Class 777 trains, which are being built by Stadler of Switzerland, will be publicly owned by […]

Infrastructure

Repairs to damaged Gospel Oak-Barking line continue

27 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Work to repair the Gospel Oak to Barking line is continuing after a derailed freight wagon caused extensive damage on Thursday 23 January. The damage stretched over two and a half miles of the route, […]

Infrastructure

Gospel Oak to Barking line extensively damaged by derailed freight wagon.

24 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

A derailed freight wagon has caused extensive damage to the Gospel Oak to Barking line in northeast London. The damage stretches for two and a half miles and will result in a great deal of […]

Governance

National Audit Office releases ‘High Speed Two: A Progress Update’

24 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The National Audit Office (NAO) issued its report High Speed Two: A Progress Update on Friday 24 January 2020, stating that HS2 is over budget and behind schedule because the Department for Transport (DfT), HS2 […]

Charity

Transform a Pacer competition winners announced

23 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The three winners of a competition to ‘Transform a Pacer’ have been announced by the Department for Transport. They have each won a Pacer carriage for community use after the DfT decided to mark the […]

Governance

New Veterans’ Railcard announced

22 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Veterans will get their own railcard from 11 November 2020, which will extend discounted train travel to the more than 830,000 veterans not covered by existing schemes. Secretary of State Grant Shapps announced that the […]

Appointments

Management buyout at Ford & Stanley Recruitment

21 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Ford & Stanley Recruitment, which specialises in professional, operational, executive and commercial recruitment within the rail, mechanical engineering and digital sectors, has been bought-out by its senior management. Owner and entrepreneur Peter Schofield, who remains […]

Appointments

Costain names Simon Ellison as Rail Sector Director

21 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Simon Ellison has been appointed to be Costain’s new rail sector director. A chartered engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Simon joined Costain in 1997 where he has held several senior leadership […]

Infrastructure

Update on landslip that closed Kent’s Redhill-Tonbridge line on 22 December

21 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has issued an update on its work to restore services after a major landslip between Godstone and Edenbridge in Kent closed the railway on 22 December 2019. The line is now expected to […]

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  • First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
  • A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
  • Campaigners urge PM to support more cross-Channel rail services
  •  Plan launched to improve Yorkshire’s rail network
  • Level crossing closed following “shocking misuse”
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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…
  • The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
  • The new FLIRT for A-Train will seat 323 passengers and enter service between Stockholm and Arlanda airport in 2029.
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
    19 May 2025 0
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
    19 May 2025 0
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
    19 May 2025 0
  • The new FLIRT for A-Train will seat 323 passengers and enter service between Stockholm and Arlanda airport in 2029.
    A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
    19 May 2025 0
  • Campaigners urge PM to support more cross-Channel rail services
    17 May 2025 0
  •  Plan launched to improve Yorkshire’s rail network
    16 May 2025 0
  • Level crossing closed following “shocking misuse”
    16 May 2025 0
  • Siemens Mobility wins signalling framework in Ireland
    16 May 2025 0
  • Cambridge South station infrastructure upgrades complete
    16 May 2025 0
  • Alstom CEO to step down
    16 May 2025 0
  • First ‘virtual’ railway trade mission will be to Canada
    19 November 2020 0
  • Bristol Parkway to Newport line reopens after major overrun
    23 November 2020 0
  • Report urges government to place orders for new trains and save the British rolling stock industry
    20 July 2023 0
  • Sheffield derailment causes widespread disruption
    11 November 2020 1
  • Southeastern contracted until 2021
    30 March 2020 0
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