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Year: 2020

Infrastructure

Repairs to Gospel Oak-Barking line continue

7 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has issued an update on its repair work on the Gospel Oak to Barking line, brought about by a derailed freight wagon damaging two and a half miles of track just after 06:00 […]

Infrastructure

Proposed changes and improvements could give Reigate station a longer platform

7 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has revealed it is considering rebuilding Reigate station in Surrey, with the aim of providing more capacity, a more reliable service and improved connections – potentially with Thameslink services to London Bridge and […]

Business

Four companies to share £2.4 billion in new railway signalling contracts

7 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has announced the companies that will be its partners in railway signalling for the next five years. Dividing Great Britain into five regions, it has placed framework contracts worth an estimated £2.4 billion […]

Infrastructure

Work to start on £500,000 upgrade of Hebden Bridge station

4 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Hebden Bridge station, on the Calder Valley line which runs from York to Manchester Victoria via Bradford, is about to undergo a £500,000 upgrade, the latest in a series of interventions that are keeping the […]

Appointments

Gavin Pritchard takes up role of commercial director at Osborne Infrastructure

4 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Gavin Pritchard has rejoined Osborne as commercial director for the Infrastructure business. He previously worked for the company from 1994 to 2002, reaching the role of commercial manager. Since then he has worked for Balfour […]

Infrastructure

Derailed freight train at Eastleigh causes ongoing disruption

1 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The derailment of a freight train, at slow speed, in the area of Eastleigh station on 28 January 2020 has caused immense disruption to rail traffic, both rail and freight. Six 52-tonne freight wagons came […]

Governance

Huw Merriman MP to chair Transport Select Committee

31 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Following the general election, elections were held across the House of Common to determine who would chair the various parliamentary committees.  As a result, Huw Merriman MP has been elected as chairman of the Transport […]

Business

New trains on Merseyside

28 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The first of 52 new trains for Merseyrail has been unveiled in Liverpool by Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram. The Class 777 trains, which are being built by Stadler of Switzerland, will be publicly owned by […]

Infrastructure

Repairs to damaged Gospel Oak-Barking line continue

27 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Work to repair the Gospel Oak to Barking line is continuing after a derailed freight wagon caused extensive damage on Thursday 23 January. The damage stretched over two and a half miles of the route, […]

Infrastructure

Gospel Oak to Barking line extensively damaged by derailed freight wagon.

24 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

A derailed freight wagon has caused extensive damage to the Gospel Oak to Barking line in northeast London. The damage stretches for two and a half miles and will result in a great deal of […]

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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
  • First Greater Anglia Class 720 arrives at Ilford
    15 January 2020 0
  • Andy Lord to be new London Underground MD
    15 July 2019 0
  • HS2 shortlists suppliers for Track Systems and Tunnel and Lineside M&E
    22 December 2020 0
  • Eskmeals viaduct reopens after 8-day closure for track replacement
    29 June 2020 0
  • RAIB annual report makes sombre reading
    21 May 2020 0
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