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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
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  • [ 19 May 2025 ] More trains between Bradford and London following government investment Governance
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When uniforms aren’t standard

12 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

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 […]

Business

Interrail and Eurail – in or out?

9 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

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 […]

Business

Accessibility features on Greater Anglia’s new Class 755 trains put through their paces

9 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Greater Anglia has worked with a noted access and inclusion professional to ensure that its new fleet of trains, the first of which has now entered service, has much improved accessibility features. The first of […]

Business

RegioJet plans new service to Budapest for 2020

8 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Central European open-access train operator RegioJet has announced plans to add Budapest to its list of destinations. From 2020, two trains a day are planned to operate on the route Prague – Brno – Vienna […]

Business

London Northwestern Railway renames train to say farewell to longstanding employee

8 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Vic Hall, 66, who has been helping passengers in Watford for more than 50 years, had a train named in his honour on his last day of work for London Northwestern Railway. Having started work […]

Business

Latest SQUIRE figures show ScotRail continues to improve its service to passengers

4 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The recent Service Quality Incentive Regime (SQUIRE) report, released by Transport Scotland, has shown that the service being delivered to customers on trains and at stations across Scotland’s Railway improved significantly between April and June […]

Business

First Class 802 bi-mode for Hull Trains is nearing completion

2 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The first of the five new Class 802 bi-mode trains being built for Hull Trains at Hitachi’s factory in Pistoia, Italy, is due to arrive in the UK during the first week in September. After […]

Business

TPE accepts first of its new Nova 2 trains

25 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Train operator TransPennine Express (TPE) has accepted the first of its new fleet of Nova 2 trains from Spanish manufacturer CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles). TPE is purchasing three fleets of new trains, and […]

Business

Metrolink introduces contactless ticketing

15 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Manchester’s Metrolink – the UK’s largest light rail network – has launched contactless payment in a bid to simplify the way passengers pay for their travel. The new, easy-to-use system cuts out the need to […]

Appointments

Keolis UK appoints Sir Derek Jones as its new chairman and names three other top executives.

8 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Keolis UK, which secured a 15-year contract in 2018 to operate Transport for Wales Rail Services in a joint venture partnership with Amey, has named Sir Derek Jones, former Permanent Secretary of the Welsh Government, […]

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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
  • HS2 tunnel vent headhouse for Little Missenden
    1 November 2020 0
  • Harting opens technology centre in India to meet growing requirements of Asian market
    15 May 2025 0
  • Hull Trains suspends all services
    29 March 2020 4
  • Commissioning new substations to close MIdland main line over two weekends
    1 July 2020 0
  • West Midlands Mayor presses PM to bring forward promised transport funding
    2 May 2020 0
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