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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
  • [ 3 June 2025 ] First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC Business
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Oxford Circus graffiti attack over Christmas

26 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

When Transport for London staff opened up Oxford Circus underground station on Boxing Day (26 December 2020), they found the Victoria line and Bakerloo line platforms and public areas covered with graffiti that been applied […]

Accident Investigation

Runaway Pacer hits level crossing gates at Dereham, Norfolk.

24 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

One carriage from an ex-Northern Pacer, being delivered to the Mid Norfolk Railway at Dereham, ran away while being unloaded from its road trailer and struck level crossing gates. The train was delivered by road […]

Accident Investigation

RAIB reports on freight wagon derailment at Clitheroe

24 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has issued its report into the runaway and derailment of a loaded cement wagon at Clitheroe, Lancashire, on 9 March 2020. The incident took place at about 08:16 on 9 […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

More government support for Glasgow Subway and Edinburgh Trams

23 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Scottish Government is to provide a further £8 million of emergency funding for Glasgow Subway and Edinburgh Trams. This will bring the government’s emergency support up to £21 […]

Europe

The Channel Tunnel: the other Brexit border

14 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Laurent Bonnaud, a long-time student of the Channel Tunnel and its place as the only land border between the UK and mainland Europe, considers the history of this border and how it is changing with […]

Governance

‘Transforming Cities’ funding for Stoke-on-Trent

3 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The city of Stoke-on-Trent is to receive £29 million from the government’s Transforming Cities Fund, to revolutionise the city’s transport network. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced plans for the funding, which include a dramatic brand-new […]

Appointments

New chief constable for BTP

2 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Lucy D’Orsi has been appointed as the next chief constable of the British Transport Police (BTP). She will take up her appointment following the retirement of current BTP Chief Constable Paul Crowther CBE, who is […]

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Governance

Funding for 15 more schemes to reopen railways and stations closed under Beeching

27 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Fifteen projects to reopen railways and stations closed in the Beeching era have been awarded up to £50,000 each to progress their plans. More than 50 years since the railways were radically reshaped, including thousands […]

Accident Investigation

Network Rail fined £10,000 over Lamington viaduct

23 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has been fined £10,000 for allowing trains to cross the Lamington viaduct in Scotland at over 100mph after it had been damaged by a storm. Lamington Viaduct carries the West Coast main line […]

Governance

Northern Powerhouse Rail plans published

20 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Transport for the North has issued a recommendation that the government commits to Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR), a network of new and significantly upgraded rail lines in the North of England, and has published its […]

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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
British Steel Christmas 2019 Crossrail HS2 London Overground London Underground Network Rail Northern Ireland Northern Powerhouse RAIB Scotland TfL Trako 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…
  • 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
  • Nottingham station arsonist jailed for 25 months
    13 August 2019 0
  • Office for National Statistics to review train company classification
    10 July 2020 0
  • First new train arrives on Isle of Wight
    20 November 2020 0
  •  Plan launched to improve Yorkshire’s rail network
    16 May 2025 0
  • Bombardier and Hitachi work together to propose new HS2 train
    6 June 2019 0
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