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Year: 2020

Geotechnical

Embankment work continues between Buxton and Manchester

23 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail is upgrading railway embankments between Manchester and Buxton to protect the railway from landslips. They are being made less steep and the ground made more secure in two locations near Chapel-en-le-Frith in the […]

Appointments

Rolls-Royce Power Systems appoints new COO

23 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Rolls-Royce Power Systems, the parent company of both MTU Solutions and Bergen Engines, has announced that Otto Preiss has been appointed as its new chief operating officer (COO). MTU’s high-speed diesels power many of today’s […]

Charity

Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) ready to help railway workers in this time of crisis

23 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

Although some railway workers are classified as key – so they are still on full pay and have childcare support through local schools – others are struggling during the current Coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic. Many are […]

Clever Videos

Clever videos – Alternative Face Mask

23 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

While the world is locked down due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), some clever people with too much time on their hands have come up with novel ways to keep themselves, and others, entertained. Rail Insider has […]

Breaking News

InnoTrans 2020 is postponed

22 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The railway industry’s major showcase, InnoTrans, normally held every two years in Berlin, has been postponed due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Originally scheduled for 22-25 September 2020, it cannot go ahead since the Berlin […]

Governance

Poor showing by rail in DfT’s list of Nationally Significant Transport Infrastructure Projects

21 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Department for Transport (DfT) has released both a definition of what a ‘nationally significant infrastructure project’ actually is and a list transport projects where application decisions are available. The definition of a nationally significant […]

Business

Poor showing by rail in DfT’s list of Nationally Significant Transport Infrastructure Projects

21 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Department for Transport (DfT) has released both a definition of what a ‘nationally significant infrastructure project’ actually is and a list transport projects where application decisions are available. The definition of a nationally significant […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Network Rail commissions new signalling school in just 4 weeks

20 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As part of its measures to keep the railway running during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, Network Rail recently appealed for retired signallers, or those who have moved to other careers in the railway industry, to […]

Business

TfL to furlough staff

18 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Transport for London (TfL) is set to furlough a large number of its staff, either until 31 May or for the minimum three weeks. The government is reported to be refusing to help shore up […]

Business

Mitie offer to Merseyrail cleaners “on hold”

18 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A dispute is rumbling along between cleaning and facilities contractor Mitie and the RMT union, acting on behalf of employees working on a Merseyrail contract. Negotiations were underway to lift workers’ pay to a minimum […]

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  • 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
  • Warning that Great British Railways risks repeating the mistakes of British Rail
  • BCIMO sold to Dudley Council
  • First bodyshell for Santiago Metro Line 7 completed
  • 12-car trains to call at Basildon by December
  • New Mark V trains enter service on Vancouver’s SkyTrain
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…
  • 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.
  • Arriva will restore train connections to communities in Poland’s Kujawsko-Pomorskie region from December 2026.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Platform 2 at Basildon station is to be rebuilt, allowing 12-car trains to call.
    12-car trains to call at Basildon by December
    16 July 2025 0
  • The new SkyTrain Mark V entered service on 10 July 2025.
    New Mark V trains enter service on Vancouver’s SkyTrain
    11 July 2025 0
  • 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 Škoda Group with an option for eight more.
    Škoda Group wins new tram contract for Mainz and strengthens its position in Germany
    2 July 2025 0
  • Network Rail to inspect dozens of sites with higher-risk trackside slopes
    13 August 2020 0
  • Integrated public transport networks are the answer, report suggests
    16 July 2020 0
  • Trespassers using dangerous route to cross River Esk in North Yorkshire
    5 June 2020 0
  • South Western Railway retains ‘safety-critical’ guards , but RMT union still not satisfied
    22 November 2019 0
  • LNER to run East Coast trains for at least three more years
    26 June 2020 0
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