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Business

Stadler to supply up to 80 new trams to Milan

29 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Rolling-stock manufacturer Stadler has signed a framework agreement with Azienda Transporti Milanesi SpA. (ATM) of Milan, Italy, for the supply of up to 80 Tramlink trams, making the contract worth up to €172.6 million (£157 […]

Health & Safety

Dog saves man on railway crossing

28 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A man who almost stepped in front of a train at a pedestrian crossing near Hull has his dog to thank for saving his life. The man was wearing headphones when using the footpath level […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Pilot scheme to convince rail passengers to cover up

28 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has announced a new joint-working pilot scheme with the British Transport Police (BTP) in London, as rail companies work to ensure people can travel with confidence Four train operators – […]

Appointments

Stadler appoints new executive vice president for service

28 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Swiss train manufacturer Stadler has announced that Daniel Baer will take over as executive vice president for responsible for service, following the announcement that current vice president Jürg Gygax will retire on 31 March 2021. […]

Business

Bombardier wins service contract in Singapore

28 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Singapore rail operator SMRT Train (SMRT), supported by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), has signed a new 10-year contract with Bombardier Transportation to provide long-term service support for 636 Movia metro cars currently being delivered […]

Governance

Plans for new Perry Barr station go for approval

28 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Plans for a new station at Perry Barr in Birmingham, first revealed in November 2019, have now been submitted to Birmingham City Council for approval The current station at Perry Barr is often regarded as […]

Infrastructure

Serious signalling problems at Birmingham Snow Hill

26 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Passengers using Birmingham Snow Hill station are being inconvenienced for the second time in a week as Network Rail is beset by signalling problems. On Monday 21 September 2020, passengers were advised that West Midlands […]

Business

Study to consider extending Crossrail to Ebbsfleet

26 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

There has recently been a growing interest in extending the south-eastern ‘leg’ of Crossrail, which currently terminates at Abbey Wood, into Kent as far as Ebbsfleet, where it could link up with the HS1 high-speed […]

Appointments

Richard Allan is new MD at Chiltern Railways

26 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Richard Allan, formerly people & strategy director and deputy managing director at Northern Trains, is joining Chiltern Railways in October as managing director. An Arriva UK Trains company, Chiltern has recently signed a new agreement […]

Business

Bore Da Avanti !

25 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Avanti West Coast, which runs trains up the West Coast main line from London to Birmingham, Manchester and Scotland (and stations in between), also runs through to Wrexham and across North Wales to Anglesey. To […]

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  • Tamara Finkelstein to be CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering
  • 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
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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…
  • Dame Tamara Finkelstein will take over as chief executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering in February 2026.
  • 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.
  • Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.
    Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB
    12 August 2025 0
  • 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
  • New Translink chairman meets with Minister to discuss public transport in Northern Ireland
    17 February 2020 0
  • Midland Railway level crossing box repurposed on Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
    19 June 2020 0
  • Repairs to Old Hill tunnel in Rowley Regis mean no trains for six consecutive Sundays
    9 January 2020 0
  • HS2 tunnel vent headhouse will fit into landscape
    23 July 2020 4
  • Mott Mac recruits Yoanna Moguel for new asset management role
    28 February 2020 0
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