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Year: 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

LNER produces regional face masks designs

16 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

Now that face coverings must be worn when passengers travel by train, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has produced three designs on a regional theme for its customers to order. The three designs – a […]

Business

Siemens wins order for 30 new high-speed trains for Germany.

15 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Deutsche Bahn has awarded a €1 billion order for 30 new high-speed trains to Siemens Mobility. The new trains will initially run on routes between the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and Munich via the high-speed […]

Appointments

Alstom names Jason Baldock as new MD for signalling systems & infrastructure

15 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Jason Baldock has been appointed as managing director of Alstom’s signalling systems & infrastructure business in the UK.  He will take up his new position on 7 September 2020.  This announcement follows the news that […]

Business

German Bavaria Industries Group acquires Stobart Rail & Civils

15 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Following news in June 2020 that “interested parties” were looking to acquire Stobart Rail & Civils, it has been announced that the Bavaria Industries Group has indeed assumed control. Bavaria is a family holding company […]

Appointments

Jonathan Willcock to head up Skanska’s UK infrastructure business

15 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Jonathan Willcock, who has led Alstom’s systems, signalling and infrastructure business for the last seven years, is to move to Skanska UK in October to head up its infrastructure business. Skanska is currently working on […]

Appointments

Three new board members appointed to HS2 to “strengthen oversight and scrutiny”

14 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the appointment of three non-executive directors to the board of HS2 Ltd, stating that the move is intended to strengthen oversight and scrutiny of the UK’s largest infrastructure […]

Events

HS2 archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old murder victim in Buckinghamshire

13 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Archaeologists working on the HS2 project in Buckinghamshire have discovered a skeleton believed to be a murder victim from the Iron Age. The archaeology programme is a central part of HS2’s ground preparation works for […]

Community

Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens remembered in mural

12 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A new mural In the London Borough of Lambeth celebrates one of the most famous gardens of the 17th and 18th centuries that was also the location for a number of early balloon flights. Vauxhall […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Heritage railways reopen for business

12 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown slowly eases, the UK’s heritage railways are starting to come out of hibernation and are opening again for enthusiasts and tourists. To help them do this safely, the Heritage Railway […]

Business

Alstom suggests compromises to European Commission over Bombardier takeover

10 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As expected, the proposed takeover of Bombardier Transportation by Alstom is now in front of the European Commission. After initial discussions, it seems that Alstom feels that the European Commission may have a few concerns […]

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  • Paul McNerney to join Severfield from Laing O’Rourke
  • Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB
  • Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21
  • Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator
  • EMR driver training is a family affair
  • Hitachi Rail completes acquisition of Omnicom from Balfour Beatty
  • Cumbrian Coast line closed at Whitehaven “indefinitely”
  • New trains enter service on the Coryton line in South Wales
  • Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target
  • Arriva to revive two regional routes in Poland
British Steel Christmas 2019 Crossrail HS2 London Overground London Underground Network Rail Northern Ireland Northern Powerhouse RAIB Scotland TfL Trako Unipart 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…
  • Paul McNerney will leave Laing O'Rourke to take over as CEO of Severfield in the autumn of 2025.
  • Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.
  • Impression of how Stuttgart station will look on completion.
  • Robin Gisby will step down from being CEO of the DfT Operator on 23 December 2025.
  • 12 trainees drivers have just graduated at East Midlands Railway.
  • Hitachi Rail's acquisition of Omnicom will support its HMAX digital asset management platform globally.
  • Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
  • Unipart has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, detailing its roadmap to meeting its Net Zero 2040 target.
  • Robin Gisby will step down from being CEO of the DfT Operator on 23 December 2025.
    Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator
    7 August 2025 0
  • 12 trainees drivers have just graduated at East Midlands Railway.
    EMR driver training is a family affair
    7 August 2025 0
  • Hitachi Rail's acquisition of Omnicom will support its HMAX digital asset management platform globally.
    Hitachi Rail completes acquisition of Omnicom from Balfour Beatty
    1 August 2025 0
  • Cumbrian Coast line closed at Whitehaven “indefinitely”
    31 July 2025 0
  • Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
    New trains enter service on the Coryton line in South Wales
    31 July 2025 0
  • Unipart has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, detailing its roadmap to meeting its Net Zero 2040 target.
    Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target
    30 July 2025 0
  • Arriva will restore train connections to communities in Poland’s Kujawsko-Pomorskie region from December 2026.
    Arriva to revive two regional routes in Poland
    30 July 2025 0
  • Tony Lodge of the Centre for Policy Studies has written a report entitled Rail’s Last Chance: A four-point plan to save the railways
    Warning that Great British Railways risks repeating the mistakes of British Rail
    29 July 2025 0
  • The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) went into administration on 1 July 2025.
    BCIMO sold to Dudley Council
    23 July 2025 0
  • Alstom has completed the first bodyshell for one of the 37 trains it is building for Santiago Metro Line 7.
    First bodyshell for Santiago Metro Line 7 completed
    16 July 2025 0
  • Crossrail remains on track to open Elizabeth line around the end of 2020
    21 August 2019 0
  • Snodland station upgrade and mural
    13 November 2020 0
  • Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.
    Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB
    12 August 2025 0
  • Selecting face masks
    7 May 2020 0
  • New measure of train punctuality reveals two-thirds of trains arrive on time
    20 September 2019 0
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