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HS2 shortlists suppliers for Track Systems and Tunnel and Lineside M&E

22 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

HS2 has released its shortlist of bidders for two contracts – Track Systems and Tunnel and Lineside Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) systems. The successful bidders will share the responsibility for designing and delivering around 280km […]

Business

Bombardier wins contract to fit ETCS digital signalling to UK Electrostar fleet

22 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Rolling stock company Porterbrook has awarded a framework agreement to Bombardier Transportation for the fitting of digital onboard signalling to its Electrostar trains in the UK. This project falls under the UK’s Digital Railway Programme, […]

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33 new Bombardier trains for SNCF Hauts-de-France

22 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

French national train operator SNCF has ordered 33 double-deck Omneo Regio 2N trains from Bombardier Transportation for use on its busiest routes in the Hauts-de-France region, particularly those connecting Picardy and the Paris area. Worth […]

Business

Mechan benefits from its French connection

22 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Mechan, the Sheffield-based manufacturer of lifting and railway depot equipment, has made use of its French connection to land an order to equip a new state-of-the-art tram depot on the outskirts of Paris. CIM Group, […]

Business

Chiltern Railways recognised for commitment to excellence

18 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The British Quality Foundation (BQF) has recognised Chiltern Railways at its 2020 UK Excellence Awards as the UK’s top company for its commitment to excellence and continued improvement. Chiltern was ranked top out of seven […]

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13 contractors win buildings and civils contracts

18 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has awarded three-year contracts worth a total of £200 million to 13 companies for the delivery of buildings and civils work across its Southern region, which spans Kent, Sussex and the South of […]

Business

Coal mine planning refusal is more bad news for heritage rail sector

18 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 5

Planning permission for a new coal mine at Dewley Hill has been refused by Newcastle City Council, signalling the end of coal production in England. This decision comes on the back of a decision in […]

Business

Biodiversity Action Plan defines Network Rail’s environmental goals

4 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Network Rail has launched its Biodiversity Action Plan, which lays out how the company intends to protect, manage and enhance the condition of its biodiverse assets over the current five-year Network Rail funding cycle (Control […]

Business

Institute for High Speed Rail and System Integration to be built in Leeds

2 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The West Coast Partnership (WCP) and the University of Leeds are to collaborate on research intended to deliver advancements in High Speed Rail and create a UK centre of excellence for rail engineering in the […]

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Fatal accident at Network Rail facility in Hampshire

1 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

British Transport Police (BTP) detectives are investigating the death of a railway worker in Eastleigh, Hampshire. Officers were called to Eastleigh Long Welded Rail Depot at 14:50 on Monday 30 November 2020 following reports that […]

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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
  • Network Rail pledges to keep Britain moving
    23 March 2020 0
  • New footbridge goes in at Cobham, Kent
    18 March 2020 0
  • Dawlish sea wall ‘opened’ by Secretary of State
    3 July 2023 0
  • Crossrail outlines plans to open the Elizabeth line late 2020 / early 2021
    25 April 2019 1
  • BAM and Polypipe sign ‘solus’ supply agreement
    27 November 2020 0
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