East Midlands Railway, the new name for the operator of the East Midlands franchise, started operations on Sunday 18 August 2019. The old East Midlands Trains logo was removed from advertising and signs around stations, […]
The Department for Transport has announced that it is extending Southeastern’s franchise until 1 April 2020 and has cancelled the franchise competition to find a new operator. This is the latest extension for the train […]
On the face of it, the auction sale notice looked fairly routine. 13 diesel locomotives were for sale, the property of a leasing company that had gone into liquidation. But then, after reading more carefully, […]
British Steel, manufacturer of long steel sections, including rail, and a major supplier to Network Rail and to other railway infrastructure owners around the world, has attracted an “acceptable offer” from Ataer Holdings of Turkey. […]
NRL rail director Jim Taylor has celebrated 25 years of service with the company, which provides recruitment, training, rail maintenance and Non-Destructive testing (NDT) services to the technical, engineering and construction sectors. Originally joining the […]
Two of GR Railfreight’s fleet of Class 66 locomotives have been named after long-serving members of the company’s staff in a ceremony at Cleethorpes. This continues a company tradition of naming locomotives after the key […]
The Department for Transport has announced that First Trenitalia will operate the West Coast Partnership, providing passengers with new trains, more seats, simplified fares and more frequent services on the West Coast main line (WCML). […]
Alan Bollard, managing director of Westermo UK, explains the role reliable data communications technology must play in the digitalisation of the rail network. In today’s digital age, trackside and onboard data communications networks deliver real-time […]
Ann Dowdeswell, sales and marketing director at Jermyn Street Design, reports on the successful launch of new staff uniforms for TransPennine Express and South Western Railway. Train operators, in common with airlines and other large […]
The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) made an abrupt U-turn after having announced that the UK was leaving the Interrail/Eurail arrangement for European rail travel. An Interrail pass can be purchased by any European resident. It […]
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