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Newark community café receives welcome support from East Midlands Railway

6 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

In this time of hardship for many people, caused by the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, train operator East Midlands Railways (EMR) has donated crucial funds and food to a community café in Newark that which […]

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LNER FutureLabs programme puts rail industry at forefront of innovation

5 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

In a bid to fast-track digital and high-tech developments into the rail industry, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has introduced a new innovation programme – LNER FutureLabs. This aims to provide an opportunity for tech […]

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LNER Reserves are making a difference

1 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Formed as part of LNER’s response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, LNER Reserves connects staff with various organisations, including the NHS, emergency services, LNER partner charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), FareShare, The Trussell Trust, […]

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First Class 170 in East Midlands Railways livery arrives in Nottingham

1 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

East Midlands Railway (EMR), the Abellio-owned company that took over the franchise from East Midlands Trains on 18 August 2019, has long-term plans to replace its entire train fleet. The first change will be the […]

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Greater Anglia drivers start simulator training for new Class 720 trains

28 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As Greater Anglia starts to receive the first of its new Class 720 Bombardier Aventra electric trains, the twelve experienced train drivers who will be test driving them have just started their initial training, using […]

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Plans to restore railway services “premature and ill-conceived” – TSSA

27 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail is planning to restore 80 to 90 per cent of rail services by 18 May, according to Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA). Information that has reached him […]

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Survey considers travel patterns after Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions are lifted

25 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Not only is the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic causing challenges for transport operators, as ridership plummets and ticket revenue is almost zero, but it also raises the question of what will the world be like […]

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Northern trains rebranded to honour NHS heroes

25 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Four Northern trains have been given a new look, and one has been renamed ‘Key Worker’, to celebrate the incredible work of all NHS staff for their efforts in helping to tackle coronavirus. Angela Burke, […]

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TfL to furlough 7,000 staff

24 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, Transport for London is to place 7,000 staff on furlough to help safeguard its vital transport services. Since London entered lockdown on 23 March, Tube journeys have fallen […]

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Mitie offer to Merseyrail cleaners “on hold”

18 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A dispute is rumbling along between cleaning and facilities contractor Mitie and the RMT union, acting on behalf of employees working on a Merseyrail contract. Negotiations were underway to lift workers’ pay to a minimum […]

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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
  • Millwall Lion seen on Zampa Road
    29 June 2020 0
  • Franco Beretta promoted to president of Bombardier Transportation Italy
    5 September 2019 0
  • 12 trainees drivers have just graduated at East Midlands Railway.
    EMR driver training is a family affair
    7 August 2025 0
  • Railway bottleneck at East Croydon could be removed by 2024
    21 August 2020 0
  • New White Hart Lane station designed for commuters and football fans
    27 August 2019 0
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