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Former rail industry executive sets up PR agency to help the sector recover after COVID-19

19 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

David Sanders, a former rail industry executive who was recently made redundant after 20 years in PR and marketing, including several years spent as stakeholder and publicity manager for Docklands Light Railway, has set up his […]

Business

KH Engineering Services adds solar arrays to four Southeastern depots

18 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

KH Engineering Services (KHES) has now completed the first major deployment of photovoltaic (PV) panels on the UK rail network outside of London on behalf of Southeastern. PV panels generate electricity from daylight. As the […]

Business

New North Quay development at Canary Wharf to be next to Elizabeth line station

18 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Canary Wharf Group has revealed plans for a 3.8 million sq ft (383,000 square metre) development on the North Quay site at Canary Wharf, immediately adjacent to the new Elizabeth line (Crossrail) station. The proposal […]

Business

Ambitious £3 billion plan to develop Arden Cross surrounding HS2’s Interchange station

17 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Arden Cross has unveiled an ambitious £3 billion plan to create a sustainable new business, leisure and residential destination and world leading economic hub around the site of HS2’s planned Interchange station. The 140 hectare […]

Business

ČD Cargo operates first freight services with new Bombardier Traxx MS3 locomotives

17 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

State-owned Czech operator ČD Cargo has commenced trial operations with two Bombardier Traxx MS3 locomotives. ČD Cargo and Bombardier Transportation signed a contract for the delivery of up to 50 Traxx MS3 locomotives, with a […]

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New BiLevel coaches and cab cars for San Diego’s North County Transit District Coaster service

17 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The North County Transit District (NCTD) of San Diego, California, has confirmed an order for eleven new commuter rail cars for its Coaster service from Bombardier Transportation. Valued at approximately $43 million (£34 million), the […]

Business

Siemens wins order for 30 new high-speed trains for Germany.

15 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Deutsche Bahn has awarded a €1 billion order for 30 new high-speed trains to Siemens Mobility. The new trains will initially run on routes between the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and Munich via the high-speed […]

Appointments

Alstom names Jason Baldock as new MD for signalling systems & infrastructure

15 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Jason Baldock has been appointed as managing director of Alstom’s signalling systems & infrastructure business in the UK.  He will take up his new position on 7 September 2020.  This announcement follows the news that […]

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 […]

Appointments

Jonathan Willcock to head up Skanska’s UK infrastructure business

15 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Jonathan Willcock, who has led Alstom’s systems, signalling and infrastructure business for the last seven years, is to move to Skanska UK in October to head up its infrastructure business. Skanska is currently working on […]

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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
  • Work complete on Furness line in Cumbria
    16 April 2020 0
  • Preparatory works underway for East Kilbride electrification
    31 August 2020 3
  • Franco Beretta promoted to president of Bombardier Transportation Italy
    5 September 2019 0
  • Network Rail successfully delivers Christmas work in the North West and Central regions
    27 December 2019 0
  • ‘Transforming Cities’ funding for Stoke-on-Trent
    3 December 2020 0
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