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Month: April 2020

Business

Plans to restore railway services “premature and ill-conceived” – TSSA

27 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail is planning to restore 80 to 90 per cent of rail services by 18 May, according to Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA). Information that has reached him […]

Business

West Midlands signallers turn to local gin distillery for their hand sanitiser.

27 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Signalling staff in the West Midlands and Chilterns area are keeping safe using a new hand sanitiser made by local distillery Piston Gin. The Worcester-based gin distillery turned hand sanitiser producer is helping Network Rail’s […]

Clever Videos

Clever Videos – Freeride Skiing at Home

27 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

While the world is locked down due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), some clever people with too much time on their hands have come up with novel ways to keep themselves, and others, entertained. Rail Insider has shamelessly […]

Business

InnoTrans now 27-30 April 2021

27 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

InnoTrans 2020 had to be postponed last week after the Berlin state senate banned all gatherings of more than 5,000 people until 24 October 2020 because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.  InnoTrans had been due […]

Events

Even the railway needs a MOM

25 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Gary Robinson from Doncaster is the railway’s MOM, at least in South Yorkshire. He works for Network Rail as a mobile operations manager (MOM), playing a key role in keeping the railway running reliably and […]

Business

Survey considers travel patterns after Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions are lifted

25 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Not only is the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic causing challenges for transport operators, as ridership plummets and ticket revenue is almost zero, but it also raises the question of what will the world be like […]

Business

Northern trains rebranded to honour NHS heroes

25 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Four Northern trains have been given a new look, and one has been renamed ‘Key Worker’, to celebrate the incredible work of all NHS staff for their efforts in helping to tackle coronavirus. Angela Burke, […]

Blue for NHS

London’s landmark stations turn blue as a famous voice thanks NHS workers

24 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Landmark railway stations across London turned blue on the night of Thursday 23 April as part of Network Rail’s weekly tribute to NHS workers and frontline staff during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. London Waterloo and […]

Business

TfL to furlough 7,000 staff

24 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, Transport for London is to place 7,000 staff on furlough to help safeguard its vital transport services. Since London entered lockdown on 23 March, Tube journeys have fallen […]

Blue for NHS

Britannia bridge in North Wales goes ‘Blue for NHS’

24 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Following on from the Glenfinnan viaduct in Scotland and the Royal Albert Bridge in England, this week it was the turn of the Britannia bridge, which crosses the Menai Strait between Anglesey and the Welsh […]

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  • Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection
  • Plans for West Yorkshire trams receive major funding boost
  • Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom
  • 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
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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 ORR has reported on its review of revenue protection practices on the railway.
  • Artist's impression of a West Yorkshire tram.
  • Visualisation of a Lumo Class 222 train.
  • 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 first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
    First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
    3 June 2025 0
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
    19 May 2025 0
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
    19 May 2025 0
  • 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
  • Stadler appoints new executive vice president for service
    28 September 2020 0
  • HS2 tunnel portal headwall completed
    30 July 2020 0
  • Jeff Davies appointed MD of electrification design specialist Andromeda
    28 May 2019 0
  • John Wilkinson appointed to Royal BAM Group board
    25 August 2020 0
  • Andy Byford to be next Transport Commissioner for London
    27 May 2020 0
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