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Vivarail secures £1.5 million loan to fund expansion

15 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Vivarail, the company based near Stratford-upon-Avon that is repurposing former London Underground trains as modular hybrid, battery and electric trains for lesser-used lines, has secured a £1.5 million loan from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund […]

Business

GBRf opens new freight route from Buxton to Crawley

15 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the UK’s largest rail freight operators, has opened up a new service for building material supplier CEMEX from its Dove Holes quarry, near Buxton in Derbyshire, to Crawley in West […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Kilsby tunnel work planned in 10 days!

15 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

While many companies were forced to shut down during while Coronavirus (COVID-19) was at its peak, the railways kept on running, transporting freight and key workers around the country. Not only that, engineers also had […]

Infrastructure

Extended platforms ready for longer trains in East and West Sussex

15 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

To support the £150 million Gatwick Airport station upgrade, platform extensions have been installed at Cooksbridge, Lancing and Goring-By-Sea. This will allow Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), the train company that operates Southern services, to increase […]

Business

Network Rail signs three-year deal with 3Squared

15 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has signed a three-year contract with Sheffield-based digital technology consultancy 3Squared, with an option to extend for 10 years, for the supply of its RailSmart Competency Management Solution. One of 3Squared’s largest partnerships […]

Appointments

New partner David Rose to join Rock Rail

15 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

David Rose, an expert in structured project finance, will be joining Rock Rail’s origination team in September 2020, working on financing opportunities in the UK and continental Europe. He has over 20 years’ experience of […]

Infrastructure

New services and new stations for Walsall to Wolverhampton line

15 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Plans are proceeding for the reopening of the line between Walsall and Wolverhampton, last used for passenger services in 2008 but kept open since then for freight. New stations will be opened at Willenhall and […]

Business

Face coverings mandatory on trains and other forms of public transport

14 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As train operators start to increase the number of services they are running, and the government’s requirement that face coverings be worn on public transport came into force on 15 June, passengers have been encouraged […]

Infrastructure

HS2 site at Chalfont Lane gets ready for tunnelling to start next year

11 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

HS2 has published images of the work at its site at Chalfont Lane, between junctions 16 and 17 on the M25. This is where two giant tunnel boring machines (TBMs) will be ‘launched’ early next […]

Appointments

Rock Rail appoints two leading experts to its Advisory Board in Germany

10 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Rock Rail, which provides innovative financing solutions and asset management services for rolling stock and other rail infrastructure, has appointed two leading rail industry experts to the Advisory Board of its new German business. Andrew […]

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  • Tamara Finkelstein to be CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering
  • Battery train sets new world record
  • 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
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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…
  • Dame Tamara Finkelstein will take over as chief executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering in February 2026.
  • 230001 sets out on its record-breaking run from Reading station.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Impression of how Stuttgart station will look on completion.
    Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21
    7 August 2025 0
  • 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
  • Talgo signs agreement to establish Scottish factory
    1 November 2019 0
  • TSSA calls for LNER to take over Grand Central and Hull Trains
    3 April 2020 0
  • Bombardier opens new test centre at Bautzen
    11 December 2019 0
  • Children in danger on Cambridgeshire level crossing
    24 March 2020 2
  • Tackling the autumn leaf fall problem
    21 September 2019 0
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