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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

ORR consults on the continued operation of Mark 1 coaches and stock without central door locking

14 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has launched an industry consultation on the application of the Railway Safety Regulations 1999 (RSR 99) to Mark 1-type and hinged-door rolling stock when operated on railway infrastructure […]

Governance

Government takes 3 years to approve only two-thirds of Network Rail’s level crossing safety improvements

12 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has been given permission to close or modify 16 level crossings across Cambridgeshire. Over 1,250 level crossings have been closed nationally since 2009. Another 250 have been repositioned so as to be safer […]

Governance

Access for All at Kent’s Canterbury East station

23 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Canterbury East is one of the latest to benefit from the government’s Access for All scheme, as Network Rail starts to install new lifts and a new footbridge in a project due to be completed […]

Governance

More level crossing madness – Altrincham, Manchester.

26 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

To drive home its message that everyone should treat level crossings with respect and obey the safety rules, Network Rail has released a video of a scooter crashing into both barriers at Navigation Road crossing […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

RMT urges Scotland to allow rail enhancement works to recommence

8 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has written to Scotland’s First Minister urging her to permit rail enhancement work to recommence. While essential railway maintenance has continued, enhancement work has been […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Public told they must wear facemasks on trains

5 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps MP has announced that passengers must wear facemasks on public transport in England from 15 June. Doing so will become a Condition of Travel and so will be […]

Governance

Frankie gets her men!

23 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Police Dog Frankie has every right to have a smile on her face. When reports came in to British Transport Police of two men trespassing on the railway in Essex, Frankie went to investigate. She […]

Business

Latest government advice for travellers

23 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The government has released its latest advice to travellers as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues. In line with earlier advice, it suggests that public transport should be avoided where possible, with walking, cycling and even […]

Events

Level crossing abuse

14 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

British Transport Police has released video of a man forcing his way through closed barriers at Brimsdown level crossing in Enfield, North London, at 6am on Tuesday 5 May. He narrowly escapes being hit by […]

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  • First bodyshell for Santiago Metro Line 7 completed
  • 12-car trains to call at Basildon by December
  • New Mark V trains enter service on Vancouver’s SkyTrain
  • 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
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  • The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) went into administration on 1 July 2025.
  • 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.
  • The new SkyTrain Mark V entered service on 10 July 2025.
  • 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.
  • Platform 2 at Basildon station is to be rebuilt, allowing 12-car trains to call.
    12-car trains to call at Basildon by December
    16 July 2025 0
  • The new SkyTrain Mark V entered service on 10 July 2025.
    New Mark V trains enter service on Vancouver’s SkyTrain
    11 July 2025 0
  • Siemens India has won major signalling and telecommunications contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Phase 2.
    Siemens India wins major contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Project Phase 2
    11 July 2025 0
  • 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
  • HS2 launches Innovation Accelerator
    17 June 2020 1
  • Sheffield derailment causes widespread disruption
    11 November 2020 1
  • Charlie Hodgson to lead WSP’s Transport & Infrastructure business in the UK
    24 November 2020 0
  • GTR’s Great Sock Appeal collects over 4,000 pairs of socks for homeless charities
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  • Cardiff Central receiving major facelift
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