Events
Call for HS2’s Eastern leg to be built in full
Due to concern that the construction of HS2 may be ‘phased’, and that the East Midlands leg through to Leeds may be delayed, or even not built at all, a group of MPs, civic and […]
Month: October 2020
Heritage
New Trans-Siberian Railway exhibition to be staged in York and London
A new exhibition at the National Railway Museum in York will chart the global impact of the world’s longest and most famous rail journey – the Trans-Siberian Railway. Announced on 5 October – the anniversary […]
Business
South Western Railway runs special trains for National Inclusion Week
To mark National Inclusion Week 2020, South Western Railway has reaffirmed its commitment to encouraging greater diversity amongst its workforce by running three dedicated services – each staffed respectively by female, LGBT+ and BAME employees. […]
Appointments
Jérôme Tolot to be the next chairman of Keolis
Jérôme Tolot, the deputy chief executive officer of Engie, has been appointed to the supervisory board of Keolis from 2 October 2020 and will succeed Joël Lebreton as chairman early next year. Jean-Pierre Farandou, SNCF […]
Associations
Rail Sector Deal UK Exports Survey Report published
The Rail Supply Group has published the Rail Sector Deal UK Exports Survey Report, setting out the key views of rail suppliers on the UK exports market. Anna Ince, vice chairman of the Rail Supply […]
Health & Safety
Pedestrian warned about quieter trains
Quieter trains may be good for passengers riding in them, but they can increase the risk for pedestrians using level crossings along the line as they will sound different, and quieter, to the trains they […]
Business
LNER cleaners have worked 307,000 hours since March
London North Eastern Railway (LNER), the government-owned rain operator that runs services from London King’s Cross north to Peterborough, Doncaster, Newcastle and Edinburgh, has been carrying out record levels of enhanced cleaning to keep people […]
Business
Dutch tests show Alstom hydrogen train is
“a fully viable alternative to diesel”
Following successful trial runs made by Alstom’s Coradia iLint hydrogen train in the Netherlands, the Province of Groningen has published a report outlining the results of the tests performed in March on the 65 kilometres […]
Business
First Bombardier monorail cars delivered to Bangkok
The first Bombardier Innovia monorail 300 vehicles for Thailand, which will run on Bangkok’s new Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) Pink and Yellow lines, have arrived in the Thai capital. Together, the 34.2km Khae Rai-MinBuri (Pink) […]
Infrastructure
Network Rail plans major railway upgrade in West Yorkshire
Network Rail has published its proposals for major upgrades to the railway between Huddersfield and Westtown (Dewsbury). These plans include doubling the number of railway tracks from two to four and electrifying the eight-mile stretch. […]