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Freight train passes two signals at danger in West Yorkshire

21 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) is investigating how a freight train passed through two signals at danger, some distance apart, then crossed a junction and damaged a set of points. The incident happened at […]

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RAIB annual report makes sombre reading

21 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch, which investigates accidents to discover why and how they occurred so as to learn from them and make the railways safer, has issued its annual report for 2019. It wasn’t […]

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Investigation launched into fatal accident at Eden Park station

17 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has launched an investigation into a fatal accident that took place at Eden Park station, Bromley, southeast London on Wednesday 26 February 2020. At about 19:05, a man fell […]

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Train passes signal at danger near Loughborough, Leicestershire

15 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) is investigating how a train passed a signal at danger just south of Loughborough station. The train was a brand-new four-car Bombardier Class 710, destined for London Overground, that […]

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Near miss in Scotland caused by confusion between lookouts – RAIB

14 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

RAIB – the Rail Accident Investigation Branch – has released its Safety Digest on a near miss between a Virgin train and track workers that took place near Kirtlebridge, Dumfries and Galloway, on 14 November […]

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Rhine Valley line in Germany reopens after fatal accident

9 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Rhine Valley line in Germany, a major freight artery from Germany to Italy through Switzerland, reopened on 8 April 2020 having been closed at Auggen since a fatal accident six days earlier. On Thursday […]

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Track worker fatality on WCML near Roade, Northants.

9 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) is investigating an incident on the West Coast main line in which a track worker was killed. The accident took place at around 10:52 on 8 April 2020 on […]

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Runaway cement wagon derailed before it reaches the main line

24 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) is investigating how a tank wagon, loaded with cement powder, ran away from a siding located within the Hanson cement works in Clitheroe at about 08:20 on 9 March […]

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Report into explosion on board a Class 221 train

9 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAB) has released a Safety Digest on an explosion that took place on 26 September 2019 aboard an empty train that was travelling between Bombardier Transportation’s Central Rivers maintenance depot […]

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Investigation into fatal accident at Tyseley depot

20 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has announced that it has launched an investigation into the recent fatal accident at West Midlands Trains’ depot at Tyseley, Birmingham. Rail Inquirer understands that, at about 20:00 on […]

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  • 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
  • Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target
British Steel Christmas 2019 Crossrail HS2 London Overground London Underground Network Rail Northern Ireland Northern Powerhouse RAIB Scotland TfL Trako Unipart USA Wales West Midlands
  • 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…
  • 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.
  • Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
  • 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
  • The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) went into administration on 1 July 2025.
    BCIMO sold to Dudley Council
    23 July 2025 0
  • Connecticut Department of Transportation has ordered 60 single-level rail cars from Alstom with options for 313 more
    Connecticut orders 60 Alstom railroad cars with options for 313 more
    9 August 2023 0
  • Zena Dent will be West Midlands Trains’ new engineering director
    22 June 2020 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
  • Three railway bridges in Darlington to get a refresh
    9 September 2020 0
  • Plans for final stage of Dawlish sea wall unveiled
    22 May 2020 2
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