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Transport for the South East to help shape government policy

23 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Transport for the South East (TfSE), the new body created to improve the transport network and grow the economy of the whole South East area, has both been recognised by government as contributing to transport […]

Governance

Plans for new Perry Barr station go for approval

28 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Plans for a new station at Perry Barr in Birmingham, first revealed in November 2019, have now been submitted to Birmingham City Council for approval The current station at Perry Barr is often regarded as […]

Governance

Government launches Acceleration Unit and announces further investment in rail projects

21 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced the formation of an Acceleration Unit – a team of specialists that will join the Department for Transport (DfT) in order to tackle delays to infrastructure projects and drive […]

Business

Go-Ahead Bavaria good to go

20 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Go-Ahead Bavaria has been granted a train operator’s license by the Bavarian State Ministry for Housing, Building and Transport. As a result, Go-Ahead Bavaria (Bayern) can now press on with plans to run train services […]

Environment

Scottish Government plans to decarbonise Scotland’s rail passenger services by 2035

28 July 2020 Rail Insider 0

Speaking during a visit to ScotRail’s Shields Road electric fleet Depot, Transport Secretary Michael Matheson unveiled Transport Scotland’s ‘Rail Services Decarbonisation Action Plan’. This reflects the Scottish Government’s determination to deliver on its Programme for […]

Governance

£56 million redevelopment of Birmingham’s University station receives funding approval

24 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has agreed the full business case for the £56 million redevelopment University station, meaning  that work can start later this year on building a new fit-for-purpose station with modern facilities […]

Business

Bid for transport devolution for the South East

24 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Transport for the South East, by a partnership of the region’s local authorities and business leaders, has submitted a bid for transport devolution in the South East of England. The proposal is designed to power-up […]

Governance

Wolverhampton station phase one opens for passengers

22 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The first phase of the rebuild of Wolverhampton station has been completed and reopens to the public on Monday 25 May 2020. Phase one includes six ticket vending machines, new British Transport Police, toilet, accessibility […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Transport authorities seek government help for coronavirus-hit transport networks

15 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

With the Department for Transport (DfT) having pledged up to £1.9 billion to Transport for London to support London Underground and bus services during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, other transport authorities are now staking their […]

Governance

West Midlands proposes re-opening disused railway lines to tackle climate change

11 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Opening up railway lines closed for decades, expanding the Midland Metro and introducing new, faster bus routes as more environmentally friendly alternatives to using cars are just three of the measures announced by the West […]

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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
  • Major changes at Rail Delivery Group as chairman and CEO both step down
    23 September 2020 0
  • Gareth Davies named as SYSTRA’s Market Director for Water & Environment
    23 June 2025 0
  • Darren James joins Keltbray as group CEO
    1 April 2020 0
  • HS2 station wins world-first ‘Outstanding’ certificate for sustainable design
    3 May 2020 1
  • Management buyout at Ford & Stanley Recruitment
    21 January 2020 0
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