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  • [ 4 June 2025 ] Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection Governance
  • [ 4 June 2025 ] Plans for West Yorkshire trams receive major funding boost Governance
  • [ 4 June 2025 ] Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom Business
  • [ 3 June 2025 ] First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC Business
  • [ 19 May 2025 ] More trains between Bradford and London following government investment Governance
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Month: July 2023

Appointments

DB Cargo promotes digital transformation with new appointment

21 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Rohan Kapoor BEng MBA has been announced as DB Cargo’s new chief transformation and digitalisation officer in a bid to improve the company’s operational efficiency and customer service. Previously the IT director in charge of […]

Associations

Report urges government to place orders for new trains and save the British rolling stock industry

20 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has published a report in which it claims that, unless urgent action is taken to upgrade or replace the oldest trains on the British network thousands, of jobs will be […]

Associations

Parliament rises and there are still no answers

20 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

The UK Parliament rose for its summer recess on Thursday 20 July leaving the rail industry still in the dark on a variety of topics, including Great British Railways, rail reform and the Rail Network […]

Infrastructure

HS2 successfully drives heaviest bridge under West Coast main line

19 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

A giant concrete bridge – 56 metres long, 19 metres wide and weighing 6,200 tonnes – has been driven into place at Fulfen Wood near Lichfield to carry the West Coast main line (WCML) over […]

Business

Harting sells off Systems business to concentrate on connector technology

19 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

The Harting Technology Group, which manufactures a range of high-technology connectors for the rail and other industries, has sold its Harting Systems subsidiary to independent investment company TMP Beteiligungsgesellschaft for an undisclosed sum. Harting Systems […]

Business

Škoda Group to supply traction motors for Australia’s new Alstom trams

18 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Alstom’s new tram fleet for Melbourne, Australia, will be powered by traction motors supplied by Škoda Group in a deal worth up to €13 million to the Czech manufacturer. The first tranche of 400 motors […]

Business

New customer information screens on East Midlands Railway

17 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

East Midlands Railway (EMR) has launched a £1 million project to install 191 new customer information screens across stations in the East Midlands, including 25 with interactive functions that will offer accessibility and local information […]

Governance

Government consideration of how best to run HS2 to Leeds to take at least two years

17 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

The government has launched a study to look at options for running HS2 trains to Leeds and committed to reassessing evidence to improve rail connections in Bradford. The ‘Leeds Study’ will consider a number of […]

Business

British and Australian Ministers visit HS2’s Curzon Street site

17 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Transport Secretary Mark Harper visited the site of HS2’s new Curzon Street station on 17 July, accompanied by Australian Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Catherine King. The two ministers took a walk on […]

Business

Škoda wins contract for metro trains for Bulgaria

14 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Škoda Group has won a €65 million contract to manufacture and supply eight metro trains to Metropoliten EAD for use on lines 1, 2 in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. The four-car trains will be manufactured […]

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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
  • 2020’s Rising Stars announced
    26 May 2020 1
  • Work starts to reopen Levenmouth line
    15 September 2020 0
  • Alstom Foundation to support 29 projects from 21 countries
    15 October 2020 0
  • Chris Burchell leaves Arriva for SSE
    9 September 2020 2
  • Ben Howlett joins CPMS as non-executive director
    19 March 2020 0
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