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Month: April 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Man attacked police for asking if his journey was essential

7 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A man who assaulted police officers simply because they asked him whether his journey was essential has pleaded guilty to assault charges at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court. Two British Transport Police (BTP) officers were on patrol […]

Charity

Network Rail and QTS donate eye protection

6 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

In a good news story, while the UK suffers from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, Network Rail Scotland and the QTS Group have helped out by donating four boxes of Bollé safety eyewear to adult theatre […]

Heritage

14th century cave discovered above a railway tunnel near Guildford

6 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Workers repairing a landslip on the railway near Guildford, Surrey, have uncovered a small cave believed to be from the 14th century. Made up of several sections ranging from 0.3 metres to about 0.7 metres […]

Appointments

Jim McMahon to be Shadow Transport Secretary

6 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Jim McMahon, MP for Oldham West and Royton, has been named as the new Shadow Secretary of State for Transport by Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer. He succeeds Andy McDonald, who moves on to […]

Business

What about season tickets?

6 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Many regular rail travellers are currently not using their season tickets – which could have cost them thousands of pounds. Naturally, they will want a refund, but what do they do? Passengers need to know. […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

West Midlands Railway suspends services to five stations

6 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Five West Midlands stations on the Hereford to Worcester line are to lose their West Midlands Railway train services under a new timetable being introduced by West Midlands Trains on Monday 6 April 2020. Services […]

Business

Harsco commences MMT fleet operations

5 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

April the first – April Fool’s Day. The day that many companies start their financial years and also, therefore, the date that many supply contracts commence. For Harsco Rail, it was the date that it […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Scotrail train given the ‘Stay At Home’ message

4 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Photos have been doing the rounds of a ScotRail Class 385 after it had suffered a graffiti attack.  The train had been parked overnight at Wemyss Bay station, where it was attacked by a graffiti […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Cable thieves strike again

3 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

One element of society is taking advantage of the railways running a reduced service and therefore being less busy than usual – cable thieves. Thieves have struck in several areas of the network recently, tearing […]

Events

Man jailed for defrauding train operators

3 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Thomas William Ingram, a serial fraudster who defrauded train companies out of over £40,000 over a period of five years, has been jailed for two years The 34-year-old, who comes from Blackpool, pleaded guilty 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
  • Demand for passenger assistance from rail passengers in West Midlands soars
    22 July 2019 0
  • Work complete on Furness line in Cumbria
    16 April 2020 0
  • Major resignalling work in East Sussex completed
    3 December 2019 0
  • HS2 contractors launch Empowering Communities scheme to tackle homelessness and improve skills
    17 July 2020 0
  • TfL to furlough 7,000 staff
    24 April 2020 0
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