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Month: August 2020

Geotechnical

Preparatory works underway for East Kilbride electrification

31 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 3

Ground investigation works are underway for the East Kilbride Corridor Improvement programme. This aims to improve the line so that four eight-car trains an hour can run during the peak periods of 07:00-10:00 and 16:00-19:00 […]

Business

Northern launches competition to promote wearing face coverings on trains

28 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As part of its campaign to encourage the use of face coverings on its trains, Northern has launched a competition giving customers the chance to win a selection of specially designed face masks, and a […]

Accident Investigation

Freight train derails and catches fire in South Wales

28 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

At around 23:15 on 26 August 2020, the 21:52 DB Cargo service from Robeston Oil Refinery, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, to Theale Oil Terminal, near Reading, derailed on the Up District line near Llangennech in Carmarthenshire. […]

Buildings

Former depot in Kent demolished to make room for new sidings

28 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Chart Leacon depot in Ashford, which closed in 2014 and has lain empty ever since, is being demolished to make room for a new train maintenance facility. Balfour Beatty is taking the old depot […]

Business

Alstom commissions new signalling on Argentina’s San Martín line

27 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The opening of the new San Martín Viaduct in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has also marked the introduction of a new digital signalling system that has been installed by Alstom to control rail traffic over the […]

Business

Siemens wins three-year contract to improve Wales’ Core Valley lines

27 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As part of the Core Valley lines transformation programme, Siemens Mobility Limited has been awarded a three-year contract by Transport for Wales that covers the renewal and replacement of lineside signalling infrastructure, as well as […]

Business

HS2 Interchange station has planning approval

27 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

HS2’s Interchange station, to be located in Solihull, next to Birmingham International station, Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre, has received planning approval. The planning application for the station and the surrounding landscape and […]

Environment

Scotland on track to develop greener railways

26 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Scottish Enterprise, Scotland’s national economic development agency, is behind a series of projects designed to find more environmentally friendly train and track solutions, as well as bringing jobs and inward investment to Scotland’s manufacturing and […]

Business

Thalys renews passenger Wi-Fi contract with Icomera

26 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Thalys, the high-speed international train operator that carries more than 7.8 million passengers a year to destinations in Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands, has renewed its contract for high-speed wireless internet-connectivity with Icomera. Thalys […]

Business

Great Western Railway takes delivery of the UK’s first tri-mode train 

26 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Great Western Railway (GWR) has taken delivery of the first train in the UK able to run on overhead and third-rail electric lines and under its own diesel power. The so-called ‘tri-mode’ train is expected […]

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  • 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
  • Campaigners urge PM to support more cross-Channel rail services
  •  Plan launched to improve Yorkshire’s rail network
  • Level crossing closed following “shocking misuse”
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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 first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
  • The new FLIRT for A-Train will seat 323 passengers and enter service between Stockholm and Arlanda airport in 2029.
  • 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
  • Siemens Mobility wins signalling framework in Ireland
    16 May 2025 0
  • Cambridge South station infrastructure upgrades complete
    16 May 2025 0
  • Alstom CEO to step down
    16 May 2025 0
  • Irish Rail begins tender process for up to 600 new carriages over 10 years
    27 May 2019 0
  • Still parked up – Grand Central to stay suspended throughout June
    20 May 2020 0
  • Depot extension at Exeter nears completion
    26 November 2020 0
  • Richard Walker moves to Dyer & Butler
    27 February 2020 0
  • Stadler to supply up to 80 new trams to Milan
    29 September 2020 0
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