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Management buyout at BCM Construction

27 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

BCM Construction has effectively changed hands as three of the management team have acquired the majority of the company’s shares. Shane O’Halloran, Stuart Jackson and Dan Wiscombe, who have a combined record of more than […]

Business

Eversholt Rail and Alstom to invest extra £1m in developing hydrogen trains

22 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Eversholt Rail and Alstom will invest a further £1 million in British hydrogen trains, creating an entirely new category of train, the 600 series. This major investment will take the Breeze hydrogen train plan to […]

Business

German Bavaria Industries Group acquires Stobart Rail & Civils

15 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Following news in June 2020 that “interested parties” were looking to acquire Stobart Rail & Civils, it has been announced that the Bavaria Industries Group has indeed assumed control. Bavaria is a family holding company […]

Business

Alstom suggests compromises to European Commission over Bombardier takeover

10 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As expected, the proposed takeover of Bombardier Transportation by Alstom is now in front of the European Commission. After initial discussions, it seems that Alstom feels that the European Commission may have a few concerns […]

Business

Altran tops the tables for the second year

10 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Global engineering and R&D consultancy Altran has maintained its position as world leader in its field, according to a new analysis of the top 50 providers. US-based consulting and research firm Everest Group released its […]

Business

Stobart Rail & Civils for sale?

24 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Following earlier reports that Stobart Group would “withdraw from the Rail & Civils business” by February 2022, a new twist in the story has emerged on Twitter. A company spokesperson wrote, under the headline “BUSINESS […]

Business

HS2 launches Innovation Accelerator

17 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

HS2 has launched its ‘Innovation Accelerator’ – a search for entrepreneurial ideas that can help drive project efficiencies and create wider long-term economic benefits around the scheme. The Innovation Accelerator is a call-to-arms for individuals […]

Appointments

Anna Delvecchio heads up transportation development at Mott MacDonald

9 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Anna Delvecchio has joined engineering consultant Mott MacDonald as development director of itstransportation business for the UK and Europe. She moves from Amey, where she was commercial accounts director, and brings with her knowledge and […]

Business

Stobart Group to pull out of Rail & Civils – UPDATED

9 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

Stobart Group has announced that it will “withdraw from the Rail & Civils business” by February 2022. The announcement came as the Group published its financial results for the year ending 29 February 2020. The […]

Business

Mace to lead Programme Support Office for Northern Powerhouse Rail

1 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

International consultancy and construction company Mace has been appointed by Transport for the North (TfN) to lead the Programme Support Office for the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) programme. Mace will be responsible for project controls, […]

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  • 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
  • Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target
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…
  • 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.
  • Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
  • 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
  • The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) went into administration on 1 July 2025.
    BCIMO sold to Dudley Council
    23 July 2025 0
  • Mark Thurston to stand down as head of HS2
    12 July 2023 0
  • Elizabeth line now fully open as timetable changes
    22 May 2023 0
  • Trespassers using dangerous route to cross River Esk in North Yorkshire
    5 June 2020 0
  • Vienna’s first painted X-car metro train unveiled
    24 August 2019 0
  • ‘Vulnerable trespasser’ who closed Leeds station jailed for 6 months.
    22 June 2019 1
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