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Business

Alstom to supply Italy’s first hydrogen trains

26 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Alstom is to supply six hydrogen-powered trains to Italy under a contract signed with FNM (Ferrovie Nord Milano), the main transport and mobility group in the Italian region of Lombardy. The €160 million deal includes […]

Heritage

£1.2 million facelift for Burgess Hill station

26 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The platform canopies at Burgess Hill station, on the Brighton main line in West Sussex, have been refurbished as part of a £1.2 million facelift that has also seen improvements made to the station building. […]

Business

GTR prepares young people for employment

26 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), the UK’s largest rail operator, has launched its first ever Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP) with East Sussex College, despite the onset of a second national lockdown. After training and preparing […]

Business

Stadler and Newcastle University to collaborate on technology

26 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Rolling stock manufacturer Stadler has formally agreed to work together with Newcastle University on a broad range of initiatives, signing a ‘memorandum of understanding’ to endorse the partnership. The Swiss train-builder has a contract to […]

Business

Network Rail and White Ribbon tackle domestic abuse and violence

25 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has demonstrated its commitment to encouraging collective action to change the behaviour and culture that leads to abuse or violence against women by becoming a White Ribbon UK-accredited organisation. Reports of domestic abuse […]

Appointments

Charlie Hodgson to lead WSP’s Transport & Infrastructure business in the UK

24 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Engineering professional services consultancy WSP has announced that Charlie Hodgson has been appointed managing director of its Transport & Infrastructure (T&I) business in the UK. He joins from The Go-Ahead Group, one of the UK’s […]

Business

TPE donates over £50,000 to community projects

23 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Train operator TransPennine Express (TPE) has donated over £50,000 from its Transform Grants Fund to projects which tackle youth unemployment, improve the environment and promote social inclusion. This year, as it does every year, TPE […]

Business

Rail to Refuge helps over 800 flee domestic abuse

23 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Rail to Refuge, the joint initiative between rail companies and Women’s Aid in which train operators cover the cost of train tickets for women, men and children travelling to refuge accommodation, has been extended until […]

Accident Investigation

Network Rail fined £10,000 over Lamington viaduct

23 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has been fined £10,000 for allowing trains to cross the Lamington viaduct in Scotland at over 100mph after it had been damaged by a storm. Lamington Viaduct carries the West Coast main line […]

Infrastructure

Bristol Parkway to Newport line reopens after major overrun

23 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Gypsy Patch bridge, on the Great Western main line just south of Patchway station, between Bristol Parkway and the Severn tunnel to South Wales, has reopened to trains after a 16-day delay. The original stone-arched […]

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  • Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection
  • Plans for West Yorkshire trams receive major funding boost
  • Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom
  • First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
  • A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
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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 ORR has reported on its review of revenue protection practices on the railway.
  • Artist's impression of a West Yorkshire tram.
  • Visualisation of a Lumo Class 222 train.
  • The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
  • The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
    First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
    3 June 2025 0
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
    19 May 2025 0
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
    19 May 2025 0
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
    19 May 2025 0
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
    19 May 2025 0
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
    19 May 2025 0
  • The new FLIRT for A-Train will seat 323 passengers and enter service between Stockholm and Arlanda airport in 2029.
    A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
    19 May 2025 0
  • Campaigners urge PM to support more cross-Channel rail services
    17 May 2025 0
  •  Plan launched to improve Yorkshire’s rail network
    16 May 2025 0
  • Level crossing closed following “shocking misuse”
    16 May 2025 0
  • Morley station reopened as part of Transpennine Route Upgrade
    26 June 2023 0
  • HS2 given permission to start construction
    15 April 2020 1
  • Industry coalition backs Borders Railway extension
    25 September 2020 0
  • Encouraging women to take up STEM roles
    8 April 2020 0
  • Derek Twigg MP ‘visits’ Alstom under RIA Fellowship Programme
    31 July 2020 0
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