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Month: November 2020

Business

Japan’s latest bullet train relies on NSK bearings

30 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Japan’s new N700S Shinkansen (bullet train), which entered service on the Tokaido Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Osaka on 1 July 2020, runs on high-performance bearings from NSK. The N700S is the first completely new […]

Infrastructure

Gospel Oak to Barking line upgrades complete

30 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Gospel Oak to Barking line, operated by London Overground, is now running smoothly and safety after two miles of track have been replaced since work began at the end of August. Engineers have been […]

Business

Latest LNER face mask design features Scottish stag

28 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

To celebrate St Andrew’s Day (30 November), London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has revealed the latest design in the regionally inspired face mask collection, featuring a unique hand-illustrated stag. The sixth release in LNER’s collection […]

Business

Farewell to Northern’s Pacers

28 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Northern’s last Pacer train in passenger service has been retired after just over 35 years of continuous service in the north of England, during which it travelled three million miles. Pacer 142004’s final journey, from […]

Beeston Castle & Tarporley Station
Governance

Funding for 15 more schemes to reopen railways and stations closed under Beeching

27 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Fifteen projects to reopen railways and stations closed in the Beeching era have been awarded up to £50,000 each to progress their plans. More than 50 years since the railways were radically reshaped, including thousands […]

News

New Greater Anglia UK-made trains enter service

27 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Greater Anglia has introduced its new Bombardier Class 720 electric trains into passenger service. Two of the new five-car units were coupled together to form ten carriages for the 16:10 service to London Liverpool Street […]

Business

BAM and Polypipe sign ‘solus’ supply agreement

27 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

BAM’s construction divisions in the UK have signed a ‘solus’ supply agreement with Polypipe Group for the supply of drainage products to all of their infrastructure and building projects in the UK. Rail contractor BAM […]

Business

The train now arriving in Hanoi…

27 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Train manufacturing isn’t just about designing, building and testing a new train, it is also about delivering that train to the customer. And when the factory is in France, and the customer is in Vietnam, […]

Buildings

Depot extension at Exeter nears completion

26 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The extension to Great Western Railway’s train depot at Old Views in Exeter is nearing completion. The new £40 million three-road facility, being built by Hochtief, is located on a brownfield site adjacent to the […]

Business

Alstom to supply Italy’s first hydrogen trains

26 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Alstom is to supply six hydrogen-powered trains to Italy under a contract signed with FNM (Ferrovie Nord Milano), the main transport and mobility group in the Italian region of Lombardy. The €160 million deal includes […]

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  • VTG Rail appoints Matt Hannant as Head of Sales and Marketing
  • Gareth Davies named as SYSTRA’s Market Director for Water & Environment
  • SNCF Voyageurs orders 96 additional RER NG trainsets from Alstom
  • Infrastructure and increased investment needed to unlock economic growth – Transport for the North
  • 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
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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…
  • Alstom’s RER NG has been running on the RER D line since December 2024.
  • 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.
  • Infrastructure and increased investment needed to unlock economic growth – Transport for the North
    23 June 2025 0
  • The ORR has reported on its review of revenue protection practices on the railway.
    Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection
    4 June 2025 0
  • Artist's impression of a West Yorkshire tram.
    Plans for West Yorkshire trams receive major funding boost
    4 June 2025 0
  • Visualisation of a Lumo Class 222 train.
    Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom
    4 June 2025 0
  • 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
  • New technology will alert passengers to busy trains and stations before leaving home
    5 June 2020 0
  • Avanti orders new fleet of Hitachi trains for West Coast services
    6 December 2019 0
  • Siemens submits tender for HS2 trains
    6 June 2019 0
  • Murmansk, Russia, cut off from rail links after bridge collapse
    1 June 2020 0
  • Lifeboat ramp repaired alongside work on Cumbrian Coast line
    7 August 2020 0
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