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Clever Videos – Freeride Skiing at Home

27 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

While the world is locked down due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), some clever people with too much time on their hands have come up with novel ways to keep themselves, and others, entertained. Rail Insider has shamelessly […]

Business

InnoTrans now 27-30 April 2021

27 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

InnoTrans 2020 had to be postponed last week after the Berlin state senate banned all gatherings of more than 5,000 people until 24 October 2020 because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.  InnoTrans had been due […]

Business

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 […]

Business

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, […]

Blue for NHS

London’s landmark stations turn blue as a famous voice thanks NHS workers

24 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Landmark railway stations across London turned blue on the night of Thursday 23 April as part of Network Rail’s weekly tribute to NHS workers and frontline staff during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. London Waterloo and […]

Business

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 […]

Blue for NHS

Britannia bridge in North Wales goes ‘Blue for NHS’

24 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Following on from the Glenfinnan viaduct in Scotland and the Royal Albert Bridge in England, this week it was the turn of the Britannia bridge, which crosses the Menai Strait between Anglesey and the Welsh […]

Blue for NHS

Bristol Temple Meads turns blue to celebrate NHS

23 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As the national ‘Clap for the NHS’ took place for the fifth time during this Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, it was Bristol Temple Meads station that was lit up in blue to show solidarity with front-line […]

Blue for NHS

NHS Heroes honoured by GB Railfreight locomotive naming

23 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As part of the weekly celebrations to thank frontline workers in the health and social care sector, leading UK rail freight operator GB Railfreight (GBRf) and its industry partner Porterbrook have unveiled a specially repainted […]

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Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) ready to help railway workers in this time of crisis

23 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

Although some railway workers are classified as key – so they are still on full pay and have childcare support through local schools – others are struggling during the current Coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic. Many are […]

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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
  • Network Rail signaller recognised for helping Blackpool’s homeless
    18 September 2019 0
  • Frazer-Nash promotes head of HR to the board
    1 October 2020 0
  • 20th Birthday for West Midlands Metro
    28 May 2019 0
  • Cable thieves strike again
    3 April 2020 0
  • GWR signs agreement to operate until 2023
    30 March 2020 1
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