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Month: June 2020

Business

LNER to run East Coast trains for at least three more years

26 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

London North Eastern Railway (LNER), the train operator that runs services on the East Coast main line from London King’s Cross to the East Midlands, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland, will continue to do […]

Accident Investigation

Near miss at a crossing in Suffolk

26 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A train travelling between Lowestoft and Ipswich was involved in a near miss with cars at Worlingham user-worked crossing. The incident occurred at around 13:42 on 8 June 2020, The signaller had given a permission […]

Infrastructure

First structural work completed at Euston in preparation for HS2

25 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Demolition of the western ramp and canopy at London Euston station is now complete, paving the way for construction of the new HS2 Euston station. The western ramp had been in place since the modernisation […]

Light Rail

Tram and light rail usage falls in 2019/20

25 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Department for Transport has released its latest statistics for tram and light rail usage in England for the year 2019/2020, which show the biggest decrease in almost 30 years. The number of passenger journeys […]

Infrastructure

Carpenter’s Land Bridge over London railway lines wins two CIHT Awards for Graham

25 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Carpenter’s Land Bridge, a pedestrian and cycle bridge that links the £1.1 billion East Bank culture and education district on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to International Quarter London, crossing both Network Rail and Docklands Light […]

Books

Report highlights benefits of high-speed rail to London and South East

25 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

High Speed Rail Group (HSRG) has published a collection of essays by leading figures from the worlds of politics, business and industry detailing the huge benefits high-speed rail has and will bring to London and […]

Business

Unipart Rail wins share of £9.4 million for new zero-emissions rail handling machine

24 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Unipart Rail has been picked as one of the winners of the 2020 First of a Kind (FOAK) competition, which encourages innovation in the rail industry. 25 pioneering projects will share £9.4 million as the […]

Business

Construction shortlist revealed for HS2 Birmingham Curzon Street station

24 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

High Speed Two (HS2) has named the contractors shortlisted to build Birmingham Curzon Street station – the high-speed rail project’s landmark city-centre terminus. The companies that will be invited to tender for the £570 million […]

Business

Costain Skanska ceases to be contractor delivering Crossrail’s Bond Street station

24 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Crossrail and the Costain Skanska joint venture (CSJV) have parted ways at Bond Street station, with Crossrail to oversee completion of the remaining works in-house. Work at Bond Street has been running late, and Crossrail […]

Business

Stobart Rail & Civils for sale?

24 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Following earlier reports that Stobart Group would “withdraw from the Rail & Civils business” by February 2022, a new twist in the story has emerged on Twitter. A company spokesperson wrote, under the headline “BUSINESS […]

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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
  • New Haki eBook addresses common problems with site access, egress and working at height
    21 September 2019 0
  • Rising Stars Awards a huge success, despite (or because of) being online
    31 July 2020 0
  • New head of refurbishment at Mid-Norfolk Railway
    3 January 2021 0
  • New service improves RRV safety
    9 March 2020 0
  • Public-access defibrillators installed at GTR stations
    11 December 2019 0
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