To help young people gain skills and take their first steps towards a career in rail, Network Rail has, in partnership with Capital City College in Enfield, launched a new learning academy that offers a […]
The rail industry’s accident investigator, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), has published its annual report that covers the period 1 January to 31 December 2024. In addition to summarising operational and investigative activity undertaken […]
Network Rail has announced that infrastructure contractor Skanska will design, build and install a new 130-metre single-span steel bridge to replace Clifton Bridge, which carries the West Coast main line over the M6 motorway in […]
A 50/50 Arup and Systra joint venture, supported by Skanska as delivery partner, has secured a position on Network Rail’s Eastern Region Development and Design Partnership Framework (DDPF). The £300 million framework, which spans five […]
Škoda Group of Pilsen, Czech Republic, has completed production of the first of 12 trams for the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan area of Germany. The trams, designated the Škoda ForCity Smart 38T, are 58.69 metres long and […]
Siemens Mobility has developed new technology that makes battery charging and 25kV power supply possible in areas of the UK railway where overhead line equipment is not currently available. The new Rail Charging Converter (RCC) […]
Unicard, which provides of smart ticketing and payment solutions to transport sector, has announced that is has purchased smart ticketing specialist Ecebs from Visa. The acquisition will allow Unicard to add contactless EMV, which allows […]
The USA’s Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has awarded Alstom an order for 60 single-level rail cars valued at approximately US$315 million (approximately £246 million) as part of CTDOT’s coach renewal program for its statewide […]
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into a collision between two freight trains that took place at Loversall Carr Junction near Doncaster on 5 July 2022. On that day, at around […]
As part of the Railway Industry Association’s Rail Fellowship Programme, Jason McCartney, Conservative MP for Colne Valley in West Yorkshire, visited the Institute of Railway Research (IRR), a leading centre for railway engineering research linked […]
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