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Month: July 2020

Freight

New intermodal freight service between Southampton and East Midlands Gateway

22 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

 A new regular freight service has begun operating from the Port of Southampton to East Midlands Gateway, Derby. GBRailfreight (GBRf) is operating the new Intermodal service, which will run five days a week, from the […]

Business

Eversholt Rail and Alstom to invest extra £1m in developing hydrogen trains

22 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Eversholt Rail and Alstom will invest a further £1 million in British hydrogen trains, creating an entirely new category of train, the 600 series. This major investment will take the Breeze hydrogen train plan to […]

Infrastructure

Emergency work on four bridges will close the line between Ely and Peterborough for 28 days

21 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The line between March and Peterborough will be closed for several weekends later this summer and early autumn so that Network Rail can replace 87 pairs of wheel timbers on four bridges at Manea, Cambridgeshire. […]

Appointments

Mark Langman to leave Network Rail after 34 years

21 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Mark Langman, Network Rail’s director for its Wales and Western region, has announced his decision to retire in December after 34 years with the company. Mark joined Network Rail in 1986 as an apprentice on […]

Appointments

Department for Transport names its special representatives to Transport for London’s board

21 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

In a written statement to Parliament, Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps has named the two Department for Transport (DfT) special representatives that have been appointed to the Transport for London (TfL) board. Andrew […]

Business

Government to conduct urgent review into TfL’s finances and future options

20 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The Secretary of State for Transport is to undertake a rapid review of Transport for London’s current financial situation and the options for strengthening its future sustainability. This review, which will be led by the […]

Events

Family group misuses level crossing in Essex

20 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Images of yet more people misusing level crossings have been released as Network Rail strives to encourage walkers to use them safely. A family of four was spotted taking photographs on the tracks at a […]

Infrastructure

Network Rail plans £100 million works over August bank holiday

20 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As trains start to get back to something like normal, Network Rail to carry out 520 projects to maintain and upgrade the railway for passengers over August bank holiday. These include: Significant track replacement work […]

Business

Alstom, Indra and SanJose Constructora to supply tunnel security systems for Spanish high-speed line

20 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A consortium of Alstom, Indra and SanJose Constructora has won a contract worth €53 million from Spanish railway infrastructure authority Adif to supply and install the safety and security systems for twelve tunnels in the […]

Business

Former rail industry executive sets up PR agency to help the sector recover after COVID-19

19 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

David Sanders, a former rail industry executive who was recently made redundant after 20 years in PR and marketing, including several years spent as stakeholder and publicity manager for Docklands Light Railway, has set up his […]

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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
  • Minister visits Rolls-Royce to inspect MTU hybrid drives
    23 May 2019 0
  • Derma Shield added to Unigloves’ hand-protection range
    18 November 2020 0
  • For sale – 13 locomotives with nowhere to go
    17 August 2019 0
  • Railway bottleneck at East Croydon could be removed by 2024
    21 August 2020 0
  • East Midlands Railway takes over as the operator of the East Midlands franchise
    19 August 2019 0
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