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Gareth Davies named as SYSTRA’s Market Director for Water & Environment

23 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

Multinational engineering and consulting group SYSTRA has appointed Gareth Davies as Market Director for Water & Environment in the UK & Ireland to help the business grow its strength in the market. He will lead […]

Alstom’s RER NG has been running on the RER D line since December 2024.
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SNCF Voyageurs orders 96 additional RER NG trainsets from Alstom

23 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

French state-owned train operator SNCF Voyageurs has placed an order with Alstom for an additional 96 additional RER NG trainsets for the RER D line in order to complete and renew the fleet on this […]

The ORR has reported on its review of revenue protection practices on the railway.
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Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection

4 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

After concerns were raised about how rules on fare evasion are enforced, rail regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published a report on its review of how the rail industry handles revenue […]

Visualisation of a Lumo Class 222 train.
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Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom

4 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

Lumo, the First Group open-access operator, has signed a £50 million contract with Alstom for the refresh and maintenance of five, six-car Class 222 Meridian trains that will be used to operate open access passenger […]

The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
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First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC

3 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

During a ceremony held at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich, Germany, Siemens Mobility has handed over the first Vectron MS locomotive to Rail Traction Company (RTC) SpA. The handover was attended by Bavarian […]

Appointments

Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund

19 May 2025 Rail Insider 0

The Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) has announced the appointment of two new trustees to its board – Fiona Irvine and Stuart Mackcracken, both of whom bring with them a wealth of experience from within the […]

Appointments

Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska

19 May 2025 Rail Insider 0

Emma Haddow, who has worked in the piling and ground engineering sector for over 20 years and has significant experience in design, project delivery and commercial management, will lead Cementation’s operations in Scotland, the north […]

The new FLIRT for A-Train will seat 323 passengers and enter service between Stockholm and Arlanda airport in 2029.
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A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service

19 May 2025 Rail Insider 0

Swiss train manufacturer has won an order from the Swedish railway company A-Train AB to supply seven FLIRT (Fast Light Innovative Regional Train) trains, with an option for one further train, to run between Arlanda […]

Business

Siemens Mobility wins signalling framework in Ireland

16 May 2025 Rail Insider 0

Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) has awarded a long-term rail infrastructure and maintenance framework with Siemens Mobility to replace legacy systems dating back to the 1980s. Under the new agreement, which has an estimated value of […]

Business

Alstom CEO to step down

16 May 2025 Rail Insider 0

Henri Poupart-Lafarge, Chief Executive Officer of Alstom, has announced that he will not to seek a fourth term as CEO at the end of his current term, which expires at the General Meeting called to […]

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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
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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…
  • 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
  • Infrastructure and increased investment needed to unlock economic growth – Transport for the North
    23 June 2025 0
  • Network Rail and Natural Resources Wales work together to secure a greener future
    26 July 2023 0
  • Underpass at Stonea, Cambridgeshire, closed for up to a year due to bridge strike
    21 November 2019 0
  • First Australian heavy-rail contract for Keolis
    21 September 2020 0
  • PM promises more local control for northern rail services
    13 September 2019 0
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