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Year: 2020

Events

TSSA asks Prime Minister for an inquest into the death of Belly Mujinga

13 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The general secretary of the TSSA union (Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association), Manuel Cortes, has written to the Prime Minister calling for an inquest into the death of union member Belly Mujinga after a BBC Panorama […]

Associations

Railway Industry wants clarity on industry structure and investment plans

13 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the national trade body for rail suppliers, has published its submission to the Spending Review in which it urges government for greater clarity in order to support the sector in […]

Business

£17 million for Southampton freight

13 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that an additional £17 million is to be invested into a major rail upgrade to freight services in Southampton, to support the seamless flow of goods across the […]

Infrastructure

Cockfosters Underground station is now step-free

12 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Cockfosters has become the 80th London Underground station to have step-free access between street and platform. Transport for London (TfL) has now completed its work to modernise the northern terminus of the Piccadilly line with […]

Infrastructure

World Cup of Stations returns for 2020

12 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

In the run up to Stations Day on 16 October, the Rail Delivery Group is organising its ‘World Cup of Stations’ competition for the second year running. The rail industry’s annual celebration of all stations […]

Business

Turner & Townsend to support Crossrail engineering safety and assurance case

10 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Programme management consultant Turner & Townsend has been appointed to provide project management and assurance support to the Rail for London Infrastructure (RfLI) team on the Crossrail Engineering Safety and Assurance Case (CESAC). The appointment […]

Community

ScotRail and Samaritans jointly ask people to look out for each other

10 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

ScotRail has chosen World Mental Health Day (Saturday 10 October 2020) to announce that it is joining with the Samaritans in encouraging people to look out for each other. Staff across Scotland’s Railway are being […]

International

Design of new metro trains for Singapore released

9 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The design of Bombardier Transportation’s latest metro trains for Singapore has been revealed. The Movia metros, for two of Singapore’s longest Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) lines, will have red and green pulse lines running along […]

Infrastructure

Derbyshire High Peak railway bridges to be upgraded

8 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Work will start in November 2020 on two bridges in Whaley Bridge in the Derbyshire High Peak district. Reservoir Road bridge will be rebuilt and the bridge carrying the railway over Bridgemont will have new […]

Infrastructure

Repairs needed to new bridge in Northamptonshire

8 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A new bridge in Northamptonshire, completed in November 2019, needs some repair work and will be closed to road traffic for two weeks in October. The bridge that carries Station Road over the Midland main […]

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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
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…
  • 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
  • Stadler to supply up to 80 new trams to Milan
    29 September 2020 0
  • Ireland on track to reduce carbon footprint
    5 June 2020 0
  • Steve Murphy moves up to become CEO of MTR in the UK
    9 July 2020 0
  • Hydrogen Transport Hub to be in Tees Valley
    30 September 2020 1
  • Farewell to Northern’s Pacers
    28 November 2020 0
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