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Trade marks and registered designs post-Brexit

23 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

John Ferdinand, trademark attorney at intellectual property firm Marks & Clerk, warns that the legal protection of trademarks and designs will change after the UK leaves the European Union. With the UK’s Brexit transition period […]

Accident Investigation

Are delays at Stonehaven unwarranted?

23 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

A clarification issued by the Department for Transport, on behalf of the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), and published in Rail Magazine, has made it clear that delays to the reopening of the line at […]

Business

Office for National Statistics to review train company classification

10 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Office for National Statistics (ONS), which collects, analyses and disseminates statistics about the UK’s economy, society and population, is reviewing how it classifies train operating companies. In a statement released on 9 July 2020, […]

Business

New research shows people will continue to work from home or take to their cars rather than catch the train

28 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown eases, thought turns to what the new face of rail transport will look like. It seems most unlikely that people will get back on the train in the numbers they […]

Business

Heritage railways await government decision on new coal mine

12 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 5

Even in these ‘green’ times, the UK still uses five million tonnes of coal a year. It is used, still, for power generation, for cement manufacture, for iron and steel production, for domestic heating and, […]

Comment

Encouraging women to take up STEM roles

8 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Diversity is a big challenge for all industries, but at least the message is getting across and actions are being taken. In particular, girls in education have not been taking up science, technology, engineering and […]

Business

Robust data communication supports rail digitalisation

12 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

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 […]

Business

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

Comment: British Steel on verge of administration

21 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As British Steel asks for a £75 million loan from the British Government to prevent the company collapsing into administration, Dr Jonathan Owens, supply chain and logistics expert at the University of Salford Business School, […]

  • First bodyshell for Santiago Metro Line 7 completed
  • 12-car trains to call at Basildon by December
  • Siemens India wins major contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Project Phase 2
  • Great Northern runs first passenger services using the latest version of ETCS digital signalling
  • Škoda Group wins new tram contract for Mainz and strengthens its position in Germany
  • Derailed train causes delays and cancellations to services to and from London Euston
  • Arriva wins £640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia
  • ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden
  • Eurostar services disrupted after problems near Lille
  • VTG Rail appoints Matt Hannant as Head of Sales and Marketing
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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…
  • Alstom has completed the first bodyshell for one of the 37 trains it is building for Santiago Metro Line 7.
  • Platform 2 at Basildon station is to be rebuilt, allowing 12-car trains to call.
  • Siemens India has won major signalling and telecommunications contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Phase 2.
  • First Great Northern Class 717 in passenger service using 3.6.0 - the 17.17 service to Moorgate at Finsbury Park on 8 July 2025.
  • The German city of Mainz has ordered 22 new trams from Škoda Group with an option for eight more.
  • The front bogie on a London Northwestern Railway train derailed near Bletchley on the West Coast main line.
  • Arriva has won a contract to operate long-distance electric rail services in Czechia from December 2028.
  • ERTMS has been deployed on Sweden's Iron Ore line.
  • First Great Northern Class 717 in passenger service using 3.6.0 - the 17.17 service to Moorgate at Finsbury Park on 8 July 2025.
    Great Northern runs first passenger services using the latest version of ETCS digital signalling
    11 July 2025 0
  • The German city of Mainz has ordered 22 new trams from Škoda Group with an option for eight more.
    Škoda Group wins new tram contract for Mainz and strengthens its position in Germany
    2 July 2025 0
  • The front bogie on a London Northwestern Railway train derailed near Bletchley on the West Coast main line.
    Derailed train causes delays and cancellations to services to and from London Euston
    27 June 2025 0
  • Arriva has won a contract to operate long-distance electric rail services in Czechia from December 2028.
    Arriva wins £640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia
    26 June 2025 0
  • ERTMS has been deployed on Sweden's Iron Ore line.
    ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden
    26 June 2025 0
  • Eurostar services disrupted after problems near Lille
    25 June 2025 0
  • VTG Rail appoints Matt Hannant as Head of Sales and Marketing
    23 June 2025 0
  • Gareth Davies named as SYSTRA’s Market Director for Water & Environment
    23 June 2025 0
  • Alstom’s RER NG has been running on the RER D line since December 2024.
    SNCF Voyageurs orders 96 additional RER NG trainsets from Alstom
    23 June 2025 0
  • Infrastructure and increased investment needed to unlock economic growth – Transport for the North
    23 June 2025 0
  • Award success for Transport for Wales
    16 October 2020 0
  • Three GTR volunteers look out for the vulnerable on the railway
    3 June 2020 0
  • Gospel Oak to Barking line extensively damaged by derailed freight wagon.
    24 January 2020 2
  • First new metro train for Lyon line B delivered by Alstom
    25 April 2019 0
  • Family group misuses level crossing in Essex
    20 July 2020 0
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