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Month: July 2020

Business

Hungarian Railways orders its first Harsco 20-stone rail grinder

27 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Harsco Rail, the global supplier of innovative railway track maintenance products and services, has signed a $10.3 million (£8 million) contract with Hungarian infrastructure manager MÁV FKG Kft-t to provide it with an EU 20-stone […]

Infrastructure

Railway closed for renewal at Hither Green

26 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The main line from Tonbridge, Sevenoaks and Orpington to Charing Cross and Cannon Street will be closed through the Hither Green area, in the London Borough of Lewisham, southeast London, for nine days from Saturday […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Crossrail delivery of the Elizabeth line goes back due to COVID-19

24 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Crossrail project, to build the Elizabeth line across and under London, looks like it will be delayed again. The Crossrail board has received an update from its leadership team on how COVID-19 has affected […]

Charity

LNER will auction off historic nameplates for charity

24 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Enthusiasts and collectors are being offered the chance to own a piece of London North Eastern Railway (LNER) history as the train operator auctions off nameplates in aid of charity partner, the Campaign Against Living […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

ScotRail covers train faces to encourage passengers to do the same

24 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As worrying reports continue to come in of train passengers not wearing face coverings for all or part of their journey, two of ScotRail’s iconic high-speed Inter7City trains have covered their faces to help raise […]

Infrastructure

Thameslink’s new screens at St Pancras keep passengers informed

24 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Finding the right train has never been easier for Thameslink passengers at London St Pancras station after seven new passenger information screens have been installed to help speed passengers on their way. Following suggestions from […]

Governance

£56 million redevelopment of Birmingham’s University station receives funding approval

24 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has agreed the full business case for the £56 million redevelopment University station, meaning  that work can start later this year on building a new fit-for-purpose station with modern facilities […]

Business

Bid for transport devolution for the South East

24 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Transport for the South East, by a partnership of the region’s local authorities and business leaders, has submitted a bid for transport devolution in the South East of England. The proposal is designed to power-up […]

Infrastructure

HS2 tunnel vent headhouse will fit into landscape

23 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 4

HS2 is going to great lengths to make its new railway fit into the landscape. Designs for large structures, such as stations and viaducts, are being sourced from world-renowned architects and designers to be both […]

Infrastructure

Longer platforms at three Sussex stations

22 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Platforms have been extended at three stations in Sussex, so they can accommodate longer trains. The new platforms at Cooksbridge, Lancing and Goring-by-Sea will improve accessibility and reduce overcrowding for commuters and leisure travellers and […]

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  • Tamara Finkelstein to be CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering
  • 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
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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…
  • Dame Tamara Finkelstein will take over as chief executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering in February 2026.
  • 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.
  • Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.
    Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB
    12 August 2025 0
  • 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

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  • Dame Tamara Finkelstein will take over as chief executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering in February 2026.

    Tamara Finkelstein to be CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering

    28 November 2025 0
    The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced that Dame Tamara Finkelstein DCB will take over as chief executive officer in February 2026, once Dr Hayaatun Sillem CBE steps down after 21 years of service to [...]
  • 230001 sets out on its record-breaking run from Reading station.

    Battery train sets new world record

    20 August 2025 0
    A Great Western Railway (GWR) battery-powered train has set a world record, travelling 200 miles without needing a recharge. The new record was set by a Class 230 train, a former London Underground D78 stock [...]
  • Paul McNerney will leave Laing O'Rourke to take over as CEO of Severfield in the autumn of 2025.

    Paul McNerney to join Severfield from Laing O’Rourke

    13 August 2025 0
    Paul McNerney, currently director of clients and government at Laing O’Rourke, has been named as the new chief executive officer of structural steel group Severfield. A Chartered Surveyor by profession, Paul will take up this [...]
  • The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) went into administration on 1 July 2025.
    BCIMO sold to Dudley Council
    23 July 2025 0
  • Alstom has completed the first bodyshell for one of the 37 trains it is building for Santiago Metro Line 7.
    First bodyshell for Santiago Metro Line 7 completed
    16 July 2025 0
  • Alstom’s RER NG has been running on the RER D line since December 2024.
    SNCF Voyageurs orders 96 additional RER NG trainsets from Alstom
    23 June 2025 0
  • Ashley Gierth and Mark Finney join SLC Rail
    17 August 2020 0
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  • Government ends rail franchising
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  • Wemyss Bay station gets the ‘blue light’ treatment for NHS
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