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Month: April 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Horsham depot starts bottling hand sanitiser

3 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

With factories and workshops all over the country diverting their efforts to helping in the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, the railway has once again shown that it’s not to be discounted. Southern Railway’s Horsham maintenance […]

Business

Successful testing of ETCS on Class 387 trains for Heathrow Express

3 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Proving that life goes on despite Coronavirus (COVID-19), teams from GWR, Bombardier, DB Cargo, Department for Transport, Heathrow Airport and Porterbrook have successfully completed ETCS testing on Class 387 units for the first time at […]

Business

TSSA calls for LNER to take over Grand Central and Hull Trains

3 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The open-access train companies are having a tough time. With passenger revenues way down and no government support, unlike the franchised operators, they are struggling to keep going. As a result, Hull trains suspended operations […]

Blue for NHS

Harry Potter viaduct goes blue for NHS

3 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Scotland’s iconic Glenfinnan viaduct, as featured in the Harry Potter films, joined the list of railway landmarks across the UK that have turned blue to show public support for NHS staff treating coronavirus patients. Illumination […]

Business

Grand Central suspends services for two months

3 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Grand Central, the open-access train operator that links major towns and cities in Yorkshire and the North East with London,  has announced  that it will suspend all its services, for an initial two months, from […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

West Midlands NHS workers can travel free on trams and buses

2 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Midand Metro will now allow all NHS staff working in hospitals and frontline medical facilities to travel for free during the outbreak – simply by showing their NHS pass. This arrangement also applies to local […]

Business

Rail Division of Dyer & Butler awarded RoSPA Gold Medal

2 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Dyer & Butler’s rail division has been awarded a RoSPA Gold Medal by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents – its ninth consecutive Gold Award – in recognition of its achievements in health […]

Business

Network Rail to pay suppliers ‘immediately’ and so boost cashflow

2 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Coronavirus (CORVID-19) epidemic is causing a lot of financial worry, uncertainty and hardship.  Some large companies are furloughing their staff, on reduced incomes, and seeking to claim the cost back from the government. Others, […]

Appointments

Hill & Smith appoints Paul Simmons to be its new chief executive

2 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Hill & Smith Holdings, the Solihull-based international manufacturing group, has announced that Paul Simmons will be its new chief executive, replacing Derek Muir, who is retiring at the end of the year. Paul, who has […]

Appointments

Darren James joins Keltbray as group CEO

1 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Darren James has taken over as group chief executive officer of the Keltbray Group, taking over from Brendan Kerr who has moved to the role of executive chairman. Darren is no stranger to the rail […]

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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
  • Hull Trains is back! (or soon will be)
    31 July 2020 0
  • New Translink chairman meets with Minister to discuss public transport in Northern Ireland
    17 February 2020 0
  • Government consideration of how best to run HS2 to Leeds to take at least two years
    17 July 2023 0
  • HS2 successfully drives heaviest bridge under West Coast main line
    19 July 2023 0
  • French high-speed hospital
    27 March 2020 0
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