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  • [ 28 November 2025 ] Tamara Finkelstein to be CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering Appointments
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Manchester's new Trafford Park line
Business

Trafford Park line wins 3 BCI Awards

13 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Three of this year’s British Construction Industry Awards went to transport projects – or rather, a transport project, as they all went to the new Trafford Park line on Manchester Metrolink. Constructed by MPT – […]

Business

New techniques to improve accuracy, efficiency and safety of tunnel examinations

7 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

International consulting group COWI has won a contract worth approximately £500,000 to combine machine learning and novel subsurface defect detection with existing virtual inspection tools used for bridges so as to reduce the time spent […]

Appointments

MD appointed for Keolis Downer’s Adelaide Metro

6 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Robert Tatton-Jones has been appointed as managing director for Keolis Downer Adelaide, the company that will run Adelaide Metro train services from 31 January 2021. He brings a wealth of rail experience to Adelaide having […]

Business

Not All Engineers Wear Hard Hats –
ScotRail encourages women and BAME communities to take up careers in engineering

4 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The rail industry has, for some time, realised that both women and minorities are under-represented in its workforce. Now ScotRail is supporting a campaign to encourage more women and members of the Black, Asian and […]

Business

Comms Design acquired by Unipart

4 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Harrogate-based Comms Design, which designs and manufactures electronic products, primarily for rail industry, has been acquired by the Unipart Group. Comms Design has a proven track record for innovation and delivery. Its flexible approach means […]

Business

Zonegreen wins 2,000th order

3 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Sheffield-based Zonegreen is marking a major milestone in its 12-year history – the 2,000th order for its depot safety equipment. The landmark order, which has been placed by VolkerFitzpatrick, is for Zonegreen to install its […]

Business

HS2 ‘Meet the Contractor’ event includes 1,100 one-to-one meetings with main contractors

3 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, and the lockdown imposed over the UK, HS2’s third annual ‘Meet the Contractor’ event, which takes place between 23 and 26 November, will be held entirely online. At the […]

Appointments

Readypower Terrawise appoints Andy McLaren as regional director for Scotland

2 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Andy McLaren has been appointed to the role of regional director Scotland for Readypower Terrawise, which provides and delivers innovative solutions in design, foundations, permanent way, piling and other niche specialist civil engineering services to […]

Business

Hitachi and Mitsubishi to supply Panama Metro Line 3

30 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A consortium made up of Hitachi, Hitachi Rail STS and Mitsubishi has signed a US$883 million (£683 million) contract with HPH Consortium, the prime contractor for Panama Metro Line 3. This completes the process that […]

Appointments

Dave Bennett leaves AECOM for Atkins

30 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Dave Bennett has left his position as head of operations and business continuity at AECOM and will join Atkins in the New Year as operations, improvements & innovation director for its UK and Europe business. […]

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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
  • Porterbrook appoints Duncan Wilkins to be new head of fleet services
    18 January 2020 0
  • New Harting component carrier replaces flexible PCBs
    29 April 2020 0
  • Repairing the culvert at Aylesbury will close the railway for 12 days
    Major work to close railway in Aylesbury area
    31 July 2023 0
  • LNER to run East Coast trains for at least three more years
    26 June 2020 0
  • Trespassers using dangerous route to cross River Esk in North Yorkshire
    5 June 2020 0
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