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Month: April 2020

Blue for NHS

Bristol Temple Meads turns blue to celebrate NHS

23 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As the national ‘Clap for the NHS’ took place for the fifth time during this Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, it was Bristol Temple Meads station that was lit up in blue to show solidarity with front-line […]

Blue for NHS

NHS Heroes honoured by GB Railfreight locomotive naming

23 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As part of the weekly celebrations to thank frontline workers in the health and social care sector, leading UK rail freight operator GB Railfreight (GBRf) and its industry partner Porterbrook have unveiled a specially repainted […]

Geotechnical

Embankment work continues between Buxton and Manchester

23 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail is upgrading railway embankments between Manchester and Buxton to protect the railway from landslips. They are being made less steep and the ground made more secure in two locations near Chapel-en-le-Frith in the […]

Appointments

Rolls-Royce Power Systems appoints new COO

23 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Rolls-Royce Power Systems, the parent company of both MTU Solutions and Bergen Engines, has announced that Otto Preiss has been appointed as its new chief operating officer (COO). MTU’s high-speed diesels power many of today’s […]

Charity

Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) ready to help railway workers in this time of crisis

23 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

Although some railway workers are classified as key – so they are still on full pay and have childcare support through local schools – others are struggling during the current Coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic. Many are […]

Clever Videos

Clever videos – Alternative Face Mask

23 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 […]

Breaking News

InnoTrans 2020 is postponed

22 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The railway industry’s major showcase, InnoTrans, normally held every two years in Berlin, has been postponed due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Originally scheduled for 22-25 September 2020, it cannot go ahead since the Berlin […]

Governance

Poor showing by rail in DfT’s list of Nationally Significant Transport Infrastructure Projects

21 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Department for Transport (DfT) has released both a definition of what a ‘nationally significant infrastructure project’ actually is and a list transport projects where application decisions are available. The definition of a nationally significant […]

Business

Poor showing by rail in DfT’s list of Nationally Significant Transport Infrastructure Projects

21 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Department for Transport (DfT) has released both a definition of what a ‘nationally significant infrastructure project’ actually is and a list transport projects where application decisions are available. The definition of a nationally significant […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Network Rail commissions new signalling school in just 4 weeks

20 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As part of its measures to keep the railway running during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, Network Rail recently appealed for retired signallers, or those who have moved to other careers in the railway industry, to […]

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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
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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…
  • 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
  • New chairman for Bombardier Transportation in Germany
    17 May 2019 0
  • Stadler buys VIPCO – now Stadler Mannheim
    19 June 2020 0
  • No further action can be taken in Belly Mujinga case
    8 August 2020 0
  • Avanti West Coast celebrates Pride in style!
    25 August 2020 0
  • Crossrail remains on track to open Elizabeth line around the end of 2020
    21 August 2019 0
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