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Blockchain arrives on the railway

6 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

For the first time in the UK, Blockchain will now be used to improve rail possession planning thanks to a recent partnership between infrastructure consultancy Amey and technology company Finboot. Amey will pioneer the new […]

Business

TfL orders 11 additional trains for DLR

30 June 2023 Rail Insider 0

Friday 30 Jun 2023 Transport for London (TfL) has exercioed it option to buy 11 additional DLR trains, funded by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), bringing the total to be introduced […]

Business

Network Rail suppliers adopt science-based emissions targets

29 June 2023 Rail Insider 0

Network Rail has announced that three-quarters of its supply chain have, by emissions, committed to setting their own science-based emissions targets. In October 2020, Network Rail became the first railway company to set independently verified […]

Business

RIA’s RISE Awards presented to 11 worthy winners

29 June 2023 Rail Insider 0

A broad range of rail supply companies were presented with Railway Industry Supply Excellence (RISE) Awards at the Railway Industry Association (RIA) Annual Dinner on 29 June 2023, highlighting excellence within the sector. An independent […]

Business

New Alstom DACH headquarters opens in Berlin

19 April 2023 Rail Insider 0

Alstom’s new headquarters for the DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) region in Berlin opened  officially on 18 April 2023. The new offices cover 5,400 square meters and up to 500 employees from over 40 countries will […]

Business

Alstom completes takeover of Bombardier Transportation

29 January 2021 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Alstom has completed its acquisition of Bombardier Transportation that was first announced on 17 February 2020 when the French train and signalling manufacturer revealed that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bombardier Inc. […]

Business

Assessing railway assets and structures

28 January 2021 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Running the railway is a 24/7 job, with teams up and down the country undertaking day-to-day operations and maintenance as well as delivering a significant investment programme. Many of the people and companies delivering this […]

Appointments

Two new directors at Taziker

28 January 2021 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Taziker Industrial has promoted two of its senior managers to board positions. Both Robert Paterson and Darren Jackson join the board with immediate effect, to help shape the future growth of the business. Formal confirmation […]

Business

Hydrogen-powered double-deck buses enter service

28 January 2021 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Europe’s railways aren’t the only public transport operators developing hydrogen power as one way of reducing emissions. Hydrogen is also being used to power buses, and the world’s first fleet of double-decker hydrogen buses officially […]

Business

Unipart Rail awarded British Safety Council Sword of Honour

6 January 2021 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Logistic company Unipart Rail, which has eight sites across the UK, has won a prestigious Sword of Honour from the British Safety Council. The company was one of 61 organisations worldwide that achieved a Sword […]

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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
  • SKM Warsaw signs contract for 21 new trains with Newag – at a distance
    9 April 2020 0
  • Helen Samuels to join Kier
    1 October 2020 0
  • Cars on the line delay trains in Scotland
    15 October 2020 0
  • Network Rail to inspect dozens of sites with higher-risk trackside slopes
    13 August 2020 0
  • Assessing railway assets and structures
    28 January 2021 0
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