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Stadler and Newcastle University to collaborate on technology

26 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Rolling stock manufacturer Stadler has formally agreed to work together with Newcastle University on a broad range of initiatives, signing a ‘memorandum of understanding’ to endorse the partnership. The Swiss train-builder has a contract to […]

Business

Network Rail and White Ribbon tackle domestic abuse and violence

25 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has demonstrated its commitment to encouraging collective action to change the behaviour and culture that leads to abuse or violence against women by becoming a White Ribbon UK-accredited organisation. Reports of domestic abuse […]

Appointments

Charlie Hodgson to lead WSP’s Transport & Infrastructure business in the UK

24 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Engineering professional services consultancy WSP has announced that Charlie Hodgson has been appointed managing director of its Transport & Infrastructure (T&I) business in the UK. He joins from The Go-Ahead Group, one of the UK’s […]

Business

TPE donates over £50,000 to community projects

23 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Train operator TransPennine Express (TPE) has donated over £50,000 from its Transform Grants Fund to projects which tackle youth unemployment, improve the environment and promote social inclusion. This year, as it does every year, TPE […]

Accident Investigation

Network Rail fined £10,000 over Lamington viaduct

23 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has been fined £10,000 for allowing trains to cross the Lamington viaduct in Scotland at over 100mph after it had been damaged by a storm. Lamington Viaduct carries the West Coast main line […]

Business

Keolis JV to operate trams in Jiaxing, China

23 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The new tram network in Jiaxing, China, under construction and due to open on 1 July 2021, will be operated by a Keolis joint venture . Jiaxing is one of the most densely populated cities […]

Business

First new train arrives on Isle of Wight

20 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The first of Island Line’s new Vivarail Class 484 trains has arrived on the Isle of Wight, crossing over from the mainland on the 14:45 ferry to Fishbourne. Vivarail has converted former London Underground D78 […]

Business

DfT to fund feasibility studies on bringing digital signalling to three major routes

18 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Department for Transport aims to accelerate the roll-out of digital signalling and control technologies on three major routes in England. Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris has announced £1.2 million of funding for studies into the […]

Business

Derma Shield added to Unigloves’ hand-protection range

18 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Unigloves UK – part of UG Healthcare Corporation, one of the world’s leading glove manufacturers – has added the Derma Shield protective skincare system to its range. Complementing its market-leading range of single-use gloves, Derma […]

Business

RMT and ScotRail fall out over pay

16 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A dispute over pay, with the possibility of strike action, is looming in Scotland after the RMT Union has begun balloting nearly 2,500 staff for both strike action and action short of a strike after […]

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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
  • Thales to supply central control and communication systems for Australia’s Sydney Metro to City & Southwest
    4 December 2019 0
  • Ashley Gierth and Mark Finney join SLC Rail
    17 August 2020 0
  • Neil Walker joins Unipart as managing director of Rail and Manufacturing
    5 October 2020 0
  • Investigation into fatal accident at Tyseley depot
    20 December 2019 0
  • First on-train trials of 5G mobile communications take place on West Coast main line
    5 December 2019 0
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