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  • [ 4 June 2025 ] Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection Governance
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  • [ 4 June 2025 ] Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom Business
  • [ 3 June 2025 ] First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC Business
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Government to provide up to £1.9 billion support to Transport for London

15 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

The Department for Transport (DfT) has agreed to support Transport for London (TfL) during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. TfL has kept transport services going, running 70 per cent of Underground services and 80 per cent […]

Business

DB Cargo signs three-year contract with Puma Energy

15 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

DB Cargo UK has signed a new three-year contract with Puma Energy (UK) for rail haulage and the supply of rail tank wagons . This arrangement continues the existing partnership between DB Cargo and Puma […]

Business

HS2 starts procurement competition for signalling and traffic management systems

15 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

High Speed Two Ltd (HS2) has commenced its procurement process to decide which supplier will be asked to install both the in-cab signalling and traffic management systems for Britain’s new railway that will run some […]

Business

New Bombardier trams authorised to run in Düsseldorf

15 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Bombardier Transportation’s latest Flexity trams have received authorisation to begin operation on the Düsseldorf and Duisburg network in Germany. A fleet of 59 high-floor trams is being delivered to Rheinbahn. Board member Michael Richarz said: […]

Business

More contactless ticketing options for Northern Ireland

13 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Norther Ireland’s Translink has introduced an extended range of new ‘mLink’ app ticket options as part of its drive towards contactless ticketing.  The move reflects a huge growth in demand for contactless payments, particularly during […]

Appointments

Network Rail board adds three new directors

13 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Three new directors have joined the Network Rail board. Mark Bayley and Fiona Ross have been appointed as non-executive directors by Network Rail, replacing board members who have retired. Both have extensive and relevant experience […]

Business

RIA raises key Coronavirus-related concerns with Transport Select Committee

13 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, has published its submission to the Transport Select Committee on the impact of Coronavirus to rail businesses. The Transport Committee is asking […]

Business

New timetable as Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern reintroduce some services

13 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Govia Thameslink Railway has now published details of its revised timetable for Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern services from Sunday 17 May as the railways start to increase services now that the government is urging […]

Appointments

Jeremy Long, CEO of MTR’s European Business, announces retirement

13 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Jeremy Long has announced that he will retire as CEO of MTR’s European business on 30 September 2020 after 15 years. He joined MTR in May 2005 to establish its business in Europe, and has […]

Business

Ticket office worker dies of Coronavirus after man spat at her

12 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

A railway worker has died after she and a colleague were spat at on London Victoria station’s concourse by a man claiming to have Coronavirus (COVID-19). She was 47 years old and leaves an 11-year-old […]

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  • Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection
  • Plans for West Yorkshire trams receive major funding boost
  • Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom
  • First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
  • A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
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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…
  • The ORR has reported on its review of revenue protection practices on the railway.
  • Artist's impression of a West Yorkshire tram.
  • Visualisation of a Lumo Class 222 train.
  • The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
  • The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
    First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
    3 June 2025 0
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
    19 May 2025 0
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
    19 May 2025 0
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
    19 May 2025 0
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
    19 May 2025 0
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
    19 May 2025 0
  • The new FLIRT for A-Train will seat 323 passengers and enter service between Stockholm and Arlanda airport in 2029.
    A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
    19 May 2025 0
  • Campaigners urge PM to support more cross-Channel rail services
    17 May 2025 0
  •  Plan launched to improve Yorkshire’s rail network
    16 May 2025 0
  • Level crossing closed following “shocking misuse”
    16 May 2025 0
  • Women in Rail’s Adeline Ginn is the new group strategy and legal director at CPMS
    5 March 2020 1
  • 2020 Budget – coronavirus, infrastructure and potholes
    11 March 2020 0
  • Underpass at Stonea, Cambridgeshire, closed for up to a year due to bridge strike
    21 November 2019 0
  • Alstom receives approval for both the latest iteration of ETCS and its data-fusion positioning system
    29 June 2020 0
  • Italo AGV’s cover 100 million kilometres
    6 December 2019 0
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