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Month: September 2020

Business

Government ends rail franchising

21 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

After 24 years, the government has announced the end of rail franchising as the long-awaited Williams Report, still not seen in public, is acted upon. This first step towards bringing Britain’s fragmented rail network back […]

Events

Excavated remains from site of HS2’s Euston station to be reburied in Surrey

16 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Working with the Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England, HS2 has reached an agreement with Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey for the reburial of bodies that have been exhumed as a result of excavations at […]

Business

Factories taking shape at HS2 construction site

15 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The steel frame for the factory building in which HS2 will cast the concrete tunnel lining segments for its Chiltern tunnels has been completed at the project’s Chalfont Lane site near the M25 motorway. The […]

Business

Morgan Sindall to design new Colindale tube station

15 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The detailed design for the redevelopment of Colindale Tube station on London Underground’s Northern line will be undertaken by Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, which has secured the contract following a mini competition using London Underground’s Civils […]

Business

18 Bombardier VLocity trains for Victoria, Australia

15 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

In Australia, the Victorian Government has exercised its call-off option for 18 Bombardier VLocity trains as part of an existing rolling-stock manufacture and supply agreement signed in 2018. Bombardier is to deliver 54 new VLocity […]

Geotechnical

Work starts to reopen Levenmouth line

15 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Work is starting to reconnect Leven, in Fife, Scotland, to the national rail network as Network Rail begins to clear vegetation on the Levenmouth line. Engineers will also be carrying out site survey and geological […]

Business

Brunel’s ‘Bristol Old Station’ now in Network Rail ownership

15 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The iconic, Grade I listed ‘Bristol Old Station’, which was Bristol’s first railway station when it opened in 1840 as the western terminus of the Great Western Railway from London Paddington, has been acquired by […]

Community

London school students help Graham with station design

14 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A group of Year 8 students (12-13 year olds) was asked to design and create new stations during several workshops at a summer camp for a school in London, organised by Graham as part of […]

Business

Three trains an hour on North Downs line

14 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

GWR is realising its ambition to run three trains an hour on North Downs line, between Reading and Redhill. Eight extra weekday trains will now run every weekday – four in each direction – which […]

Community

Welsh Government aims to keep 30% of workforce working from home

13 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The long-term ambition of the Welsh Government is to have around 30 per cent of Welsh workers working from home or close to home, even after the threat of Covid-19 is over. The Coronavirus restrictions […]

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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
British Steel Christmas 2019 Crossrail HS2 London Overground London Underground Network Rail Northern Ireland Northern Powerhouse RAIB Scotland TfL Trako USA Wales West Midlands
  • 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
  • Rail 2050 manifesto sets out RIA’s vision for the rail industry.
    13 November 2019 0
  • First major bridge installed for HS2 project
    9 August 2020 1
  • Green station retailers now carry a seal of approval
    17 July 2019 0
  • West Midlands proposes re-opening disused railway lines to tackle climate change
    11 January 2020 0
  • Rising Stars Awards a huge success, despite (or because of) being online
    31 July 2020 0
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