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Northern celebrates its gardens, allotments and a nursery

16 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Volunteer station adopters and gardeners around the country spend their own time to make their local stations look bright and cheery. Across the Northern network, stations are home to displays of flowers, herbs and vegetables, […]

Accident Investigation

Reactions to the fatal accident at Carmont

16 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Following the fatal train crash near Stonehaven in Scotland, a number of people have either visited the scene or commented on their reaction to the tragedy. The Prince of Wales visited the site, where he […]

Appointments

Railway remembers Eustonโ€™s first black guard

15 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Monday 15 August 1966 was a significant day in terms of race relations on Britainโ€™s railways. It was the day that Asquith Xavier started work as a guard at London Euston station. Asquith Xavier was […]

News

LNER eases ticket restrictions on Fridays

15 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

To help train passengers maintain their distance, and to reduce the effect of high numbers of passengers using just a few peak-time trains, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is easing ticket restrictions on Fridays to […]

Geotechnical

Extreme weather closes Heart of Wales line

14 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The railway between Shrewsbury and Llandrindod Wells โ€“ the โ€˜Heart of Wales line โ€“ has been closed owing to extensive damage caused by extreme rainfall in mid-Wales on 12 and 13 August. The railway has […]

Accident Investigation

RAIB issues first report into accident at Stonehaven

14 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its first report on the train crash at Carmont, near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, in which three people died. At this stage it is a first look at what […]

Business

Time capsule buried at GBRfโ€™s new offices

14 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

GB Railfreight (GBRf) is building a new office and training centre in Peterborough. Lindum was appointed to undertake the ยฃ3 million project and construction of the three-storey office building commenced in January, once GBRf received […]

Associations

Community Rail Awards shortlist is published

13 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The shortlist for the 2020 Community Rail Awards has been announced. Organised every year by the Community Rail Network (formerly known as the Association of Community Rail Partnerships – ACoRP), awards are presented in 13 […]

Geotechnical

Network Rail to inspect dozens of sites with higher-risk trackside slopes

13 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Before he left the site of the fatal train crash at Carmont, near Stonehaven in Scotland, Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines addressed the speculation that torrential rainfall and flooding was the cause of the […]

Appointments

Knorr-Bremse chief executive steps down

12 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Bernd Eulitz, chief executive of Knorr-Bremse, has resigned from the post he only took up in September 2019. The reason given is a profound difference of opinion between Bernd Eulitz and the chairman of the […]

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  • First bodyshell for Santiago Metro Line 7 completed
  • 12-car trains to call at Basildon by December
  • 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
  • ล koda 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 ยฃ640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia
  • ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden
  • Eurostar services disrupted after problems near Lille
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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…
  • The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) went into administration on 1 July 2025.
  • Alstom has completed the first bodyshell for one of the 37 trains it is building for Santiago Metro Line 7.
  • Platform 2 at Basildon station is to be rebuilt, allowing 12-car trains to call.
  • 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 ล koda 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.
  • Siemens India has won major signalling and telecommunications contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Phase 2.
    Siemens India wins major contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Project Phase 2
    11 July 2025 0
  • 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.
    Great Northern runs first passenger services using the latest version of ETCS digital signalling
    11 July 2025 0
  • The German city of Mainz has ordered 22 new trams from ล koda Group with an option for eight more.
    ล koda Group wins new tram contract for Mainz and strengthens its position in Germany
    2 July 2025 0
  • 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 ยฃ640 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
  • Alstomโ€™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
  • West Midlands NHS workers can travel free on trams and buses
    2 April 2020 0
  • GB Railfreight Class 66 reaches Oban with Royal Scotsman train
    26 September 2019 0
  • British and Australian Ministers visit HS2โ€™s Curzon Street site
    17 July 2023 0
  • InnoTrans postponed until September 2022
    23 October 2020 0
  • London school students help Graham with station design
    14 September 2020 0
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