• About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
RailInsider

  • News
    • UK
    • Europe
    • International
  • Business
    • Company News
    • Consultancies
    • Conferences
    • Contract Awards
    • Exhibitions
      • Infrarail
      • Railtex
    • Freight Operators
    • Infrastructure Owners
    • Redevelopment
    • Rolling Stock Manufacturers
    • Supply Chain
    • Train Operators
  • Features
    • Comment
    • Opinion – The Inside View
    • Video Content
  • Governance
    • Accident Investigation
    • Government
    • Police
    • Regions
    • Regulator
    • Safety
  • Infrastructure
    • Buildings
    • Electrification
    • Geotechnical
    • Level Crossings
    • Line Closures
    • Major Projects
    • Permanent Way
    • Signalling
    • Stations
    • Structures
    • Telecommunications
  • Interest
    • Books
    • Heritage
    • Photography
    • Video Content
    • Video Reports
  • Operations
    • Depots
    • Environment
    • Freight
    • Trains
    • Ticketing
    • Light Rail
    • Sustainability
    • Metro
    • Plant & Equipment
    • Retail
    • Service Interruptions
    • Services
  • People
    • Events
    • Appointments
    • Associations
    • Charity
    • Community
    • Diversity
    • Health & Safety
    • Opportunities
    • Trade Unions
    • Training
  • Technology
    • Asset Management
    • Digital Railway
    • High-speed
    • Innovation
    • Methods
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • Blue for NHS
    • Clever Videos
News Ticker
  • [ 28 November 2025 ] Tamara Finkelstein to be CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering Appointments
  • [ 20 August 2025 ] Battery train sets new world record Business
  • [ 13 August 2025 ] Paul McNerney to join Severfield from Laing O’Rourke Appointments
  • [ 12 August 2025 ] Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB Appointments
  • [ 7 August 2025 ] Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21 Business
HomeAuthorsNigel Wordsworth

Articles by Nigel Wordsworth

Business

DRS opens up new all-electric freight route from Daventry to Glasgow via the ECML

22 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Direct Rail Services (DRS) has opened up a new electrified freight route between Daventry International Railfreight Terminal (DIRFT) and Mossend Yard, Motherwell, near Glasgow. This allowed the use of one of the company’s Class 88 […]

Governance

Wolverhampton station phase one opens for passengers

22 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The first phase of the rebuild of Wolverhampton station has been completed and reopens to the public on Monday 25 May 2020. Phase one includes six ticket vending machines, new British Transport Police, toilet, accessibility […]

Infrastructure

Murphy clears fire debris off Tilbury Loop line

22 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Railway maintenance isn’t always planned. Often, it is totally unexpected and then the maintenance crews have to respond quickly to get the railway up and running as soon as possible. That’s just what happened on […]

Uncategorised

“Disgusting and frightening” spitting incident at Mile End tube station

22 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

While the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic has brought out the best in some people, who have been helping the vulnerable and disadvantaged in society, it has unfortunately brought out the worst in others. At 11:30 on […]

Infrastructure

Plans for final stage of Dawlish sea wall unveiled

22 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

Illustrated plans for the final phase of work on Dawlish sea wall have been released. Network Rail is undertaking the £80 million project to protect the railway, passengers and pedestrians whilst improving the long-term resilience […]

Infrastructure

Bridge replacement in Crewe closes Middlewich Road until October

22 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 4

Demolition has begun of ‘Boulderstones Bridge’, which carries the A530 Middlewich Road in Crewe. It is being replaced in a £5.7 million project that will be completed by October 2020. The main structure will be […]

Environment

HS2 adopts CESAR ECV emissions identification on worksites

22 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As the main civil engineering works to build the Britain’s new high-speed line get underway, HS2 has announced that it will be creating ‘greener’ construction sites –  reducing emissions and controlling air quality – by […]

Appointments

Stephanie Evans joins Greater Anglia as environment and energy manager

22 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Stephanie Evans has joined the train operator as its new environment and energy manager. She has previously worked for two universities and facilities management firm NORSE in environment management roles. She joins just as Greater […]

Blue for NHS

Wemyss Bay station gets the ‘blue light’ treatment for NHS

22 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The beautifully restored Wemyss Bay station looked superb in blue as it was illuminated in NHS colours to salute the dedication and efforts of healthcare workers in the battle against the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Wemyss Bay […]

Accident Investigation

Freight train passes two signals at danger in West Yorkshire

21 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) is investigating how a freight train passed through two signals at danger, some distance apart, then crossed a junction and damaged a set of points. The incident happened at […]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 54 55 56 … 110 »

  • 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
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…
  • 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
  • Online consultation on Belfast’s Yorkgate station
    23 June 2020 0
  • Christmas works ready to start
    24 December 2019 0
  • Newton Heath depot safety system extended
    20 August 2020 0
  • Barmouth viaduct set for three-year rebuild
    26 May 2020 1
  • £17 million for Southampton freight
    13 October 2020 0
  • Nigel Wordsworth

    published 1094 articles

  • Rail Insider

    published 129 articles

Copyright © 2026 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes