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Year: 2023

Infrastructure

Severn Tunnel reopens after ten days of upgrades

19 June 2023 Rail Insider 0

The railway between Monmouthshire and South Gloucestershire through the Severn Tunnel reopened on Monday 19 June 2023 following a ten-day closure to improve the reliability of the line. Teams from Network Rail, Colas Rail and […]

Infrastructure

Ebbw Vale line reopens following latest stage of multi-million-pound transformation

16 June 2023 Rail Insider 0

The Ebbw Vale line has reopened between Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Town after a 19-day closure during which Network Rail engineers, together with contractors from Amco Giffen, Siemens and others worked on the construction […]

Appointments

Andy Lord confirmed as London Transport’s new commissioner

7 June 2023 Rail Insider 0

Andy Lord has been appointed as London’s permanent Transport Commissioner by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and the Board of Transport for London (TfL). He joined TfL in November 2019 as managing director of London […]

Business

Plans announced to speed up the Castle line between Nottingham and Lincoln

25 May 2023 Rail Insider 0

Plans have been launched to improve journey times on the Castle line, which runs between Nottingham and Lincoln via Newark Castle station. In a wider context, the line is also used for services connecting Leicester […]

News

Elizabeth line now fully open as timetable changes

22 May 2023 Rail Insider 0

The Elizabeth line’s full peak timetable commenced on Monday 22 May 2023 following the May timetable change. The introduction marked the final milestone of the Crossrail project, realising more of the benefits that were promised […]

PC Rob Simpson reunited Linda Lawson with the teddy bear her late husband had given her
Governance

Passenger reunited with stolen luggage – and teddy bear!

18 May 2023 Rail Insider 0

Prompt action by British Transport Police officers reunited a widow with her stolen teddy bear – a present from her late husband – after her luggage was taken from a train at Doncaster. Linda Lawson, […]

Associations

Rail industry writes to PM urging him to press on with rail reform legislation

9 May 2023 Rail Insider 0

In a move organised by the Railway Industry Association (RIA), more than 60 rail business leaders have written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urging him not to delay in bringing forward legislation to enact the […]

Business

New Alstom DACH headquarters opens in Berlin

19 April 2023 Rail Insider 0

Alstom’s new headquarters for the DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) region in Berlin opened  officially on 18 April 2023. The new offices cover 5,400 square meters and up to 500 employees from over 40 countries will […]

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  • 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
  • Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target
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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…
  • 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.
  • Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
  • 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
  • The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) went into administration on 1 July 2025.
    BCIMO sold to Dudley Council
    23 July 2025 0
  • Roadworks in Lichfield could lead to bridge strikes
    4 July 2020 0
  • Coronavirus stops work on Crossrail
    24 March 2020 0
  • Royal visitor thanks Paddington station staff
    27 October 2020 0
  • TransPennine Express launches new Nova fleet at three-in-one ceremony
    23 November 2019 1
  • Acton Grange junction on WCML to close for 16 days
    12 July 2019 0
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