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ORR has criticised High Speed One for missing performance targets
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Rail regulator criticises High Speed 1 for missing targets

31 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Rail regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published its annual assessment of High Speed 1 (HS1) Ltd, the company that manages and operates the high-speed rail link between London and the Channel […]

Wales' first tram trains are now at their new depot at Taff's Well
Buildings

First Tram Trains for South Wales Metro unveiled

31 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

The first of a fleet of electric tram trains that are destined to revolutionise transport across the South Wales valleys have been unveiled at their new £100 million depot at Taff’s Well.  The light rail […]

Accident Investigation

£14 million in fines for 2016 fatal Croydon tram accident

27 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Transport for London (TfL) has been fined £10 million and Tram Operations Limited (TOL) £4 million after pleading guilty at London’s Central Criminal Court (the Old Bailey) in London to offences under the Health and […]

Business

Network Rail and Natural Resources Wales work together to secure a greener future

26 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Network Rail has renewed its Memorandum of Understanding with Natural Resource Wales that commits both organisations to work together to drive environmental sustainability for the benefit of communities, create a more resilient railway by being […]

The draft report for the All-Island Strategic Rail Review makes 30 recommendations
Electrification

Irish all-island rail review proposes new lines and electrification

25 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

The Irish Department of Transport and Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland) published a joint draft report for the All-Island Strategic Rail Review (AISRR) and associated Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) reports for consultation on 25 July […]

Business

WSP to advise RSSB on the rollout of battery-powered trains

25 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has appointed multi-disciplinary professional services consulting firm WSP to advise on the delivery of battery-powered trains on the UK rail network. WSP will work closely with industry stakeholders, […]

FS Treni Turistici Italiani will run luxury and tourist trains to historic and picturesque destinations throughout Italy
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Italian railways launches new tourist operation using luxury trains

24 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

FS Group (Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane), the Italian company behind national carrier Trenitalia, which also owns UK operator C2C and has a 30 per cent stake in Avanti West Coast, has launched a new […]

Europe

UK to provide export finance for Turkish rail project

24 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

The UK government’s export credit agency has agreed to underwrite €781 million (£675 million) of financing to support construction of a 286km high-speed electric railway in southern Turkey. REC International, a subsidiary of Rönesans Holding, […]

Business

Railpool orders 50 Traxx locos from Alstom

24 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Railpool, one of Europe’s leading rail vehicle leasing companies, has signed a contract worth up to  €260 million (£225 million) with Alstom for the supply of 50 Traxx Universal multi-purpose locomotives. The locomotives, which can […]

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 […]

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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
  • Campaigners urge PM to support more cross-Channel rail services
    17 May 2025 0
  • Silviya Barrett joins Campaign for Better Transport
    25 February 2020 0
  • Sydney Metro extends agreement with Northwest Rapid Transit Consortium for City and Southwest extension
    22 November 2019 0
  • Jérôme Tolot to be the next chairman of Keolis
    2 October 2020 0
  • Work resumes on Transport for London construction sites
    9 June 2020 0
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