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Royal visitor thanks Paddington station staff

27 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

HRH The Duchess of Cornwall visited London Paddington station on 27 October 2020 to thank staff for their commitment to keeping passengers safe throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. During her visit, The Duchess of Cornwall met […]

Buildings

HS2 headhouse design for Canterbury Works revealed

27 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

HS2 has revealed the design of one of the four vent shaft headhouses that will be built to provide ventilation and emergency access to the high speed rail line for the 4.5-mile-long Euston tunnel, between […]

Business

New rail freight services between London Gateway and East Midlands

27 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Maritime Transport has launched its tenth rail service and is now operating five trains a week between DP World London Gateway (LGP) and its terminal at East Midlands Gateway (EMG). Each of the five weekday […]

Business

Making London Underground ‘driverless’ is financially unjustifiable, TfL report states

27 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Although Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stated that making London Underground ‘driverless’ should be a condition for government increasing its funding of Transport for London, a leaked internal TfL document has shown that this is […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

UV lights keep London Underground escalators safe

26 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

With more people now using public transport again, and London being designated a Tier 2 (High Risk) area, Transport for London (TfL) has introduced a further measure to make the transport network cleaner than ever. […]

High-speed

Second HS2 modular bridge installed

25 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A 914-tonne modular road bridge, the second of four being installed at site of HS2’s Interchange station near Birmingham, has been driven into place over the A446 in Solihull in only 45 minutes. The new […]

Heritage

Ribblehead Viaduct refurbishment gets underway

24 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Ribblehead viaduct on the Settle and Carline line is both a famous landmark and a Grade II listed structure. It is also a favourite subject for photographers. Every year, Network Rail sponsors the ‘Lines in […]

Events

Railway font launched at Margaret Calvert exhibition

24 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Designer Margaret Calvert, whose work can be seen on Britain’s transport network every day, is the subject of a display at the Design Museum in London from 21 October 2020 to 10 January 2021. Working […]

Infrastructure

Railway bridge in Crewe reopens to road traffic

23 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Boulderstones Bridge, on Middlewich Road (A530) in Crewe, reopened to traffic on 23 October 2020 after a five-month project to replace it. The railway between Crewe and Chester was closed twice, for a weekend in […]

Business

InnoTrans postponed until September 2022

23 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The world’s major railway industry exhibition, InnoTrans, has been postponed for a second time and will now take place from 20 to 23 September 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was […]

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  • Siemens India wins major contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Project Phase 2
  • Great Northern runs first passenger services using the latest version of ETCS digital signalling
  • Škoda Group wins new tram contract for Mainz and strengthens its position in Germany
  • Derailed train causes delays and cancellations to services to and from London Euston
  • Arriva wins £640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia
  • ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden
  • Eurostar services disrupted after problems near Lille
  • 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
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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…
  • Siemens India has won major signalling and telecommunications contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Phase 2.
  • First Great Northern Class 717 in passenger service using 3.6.0 - the 17.17 service to Moorgate at Finsbury Park on 8 July 2025.
  • The German city of Mainz has ordered 22 new trams from Škoda Group with an option for eight more.
  • The front bogie on a London Northwestern Railway train derailed near Bletchley on the West Coast main line.
  • Arriva has won a contract to operate long-distance electric rail services in Czechia from December 2028.
  • ERTMS has been deployed on Sweden's Iron Ore line.
  • The front bogie on a London Northwestern Railway train derailed near Bletchley on the West Coast main line.
    Derailed train causes delays and cancellations to services to and from London Euston
    27 June 2025 0
  • Arriva has won a contract to operate long-distance electric rail services in Czechia from December 2028.
    Arriva wins £640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia
    26 June 2025 0
  • ERTMS has been deployed on Sweden's Iron Ore line.
    ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden
    26 June 2025 0
  • Eurostar services disrupted after problems near Lille
    25 June 2025 0
  • VTG Rail appoints Matt Hannant as Head of Sales and Marketing
    23 June 2025 0
  • Gareth Davies named as SYSTRA’s Market Director for Water & Environment
    23 June 2025 0
  • Alstom’s RER NG has been running on the RER D line since December 2024.
    SNCF Voyageurs orders 96 additional RER NG trainsets from Alstom
    23 June 2025 0
  • Infrastructure and increased investment needed to unlock economic growth – Transport for the North
    23 June 2025 0
  • Report highlights disparity in transport investment between London and the North
    9 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
  • New North Quay development at Canary Wharf to be next to Elizabeth line station
    18 July 2020 0
  • Bombardier to supply Dresden with 30 Flexity trams
    24 August 2019 0
  • Dawlish sea wall ‘opened’ by Secretary of State
    3 July 2023 0
  • Eurostar uniform picks up design of the decade award
    3 July 2019 0
  • Station retail sales increase while high streets struggle
    6 March 2020 0
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