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Work to stabilise Severn Estuary line recommences in July

23 June 2023 Rail Insider 0

The latest phase of work to stabilise the slopes alongside the Severn Estuary line will be undertaken by Network Rail and its contractor AmcoGiffen from Monday 31 July to Friday 18 August. Engineers will be […]

Geotechnical

Wiltshire landslip closes railway

30 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A landslip has shut the railway between Guildford, Aldershot and Wokingham, near the hamlet of Wanborough. The railway embankment near to Westwood Lane bridge began to slip following recent heavy rain and now requires urgent […]

Environment

Cumbrian river restored to its original course

13 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The River Leith runs alongside the West Coast main line near Thrimby, eight miles south of Penrith in Cumbria. Because the river was straightened, it puts the railway it borders at risk from erosion. It […]

Geotechnical

Work starts to reopen Levenmouth line

15 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Work is starting to reconnect Leven, in Fife, Scotland, to the national rail network as Network Rail begins to clear vegetation on the Levenmouth line. Engineers will also be carrying out site survey and geological […]

Geotechnical

Preparatory works underway for East Kilbride electrification

31 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 3

Ground investigation works are underway for the East Kilbride Corridor Improvement programme. This aims to improve the line so that four eight-car trains an hour can run during the peak periods of 07:00-10:00 and 16:00-19:00 […]

Geotechnical

Extreme weather closes Heart of Wales line

14 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The railway between Shrewsbury and Llandrindod Wells – the ‘Heart of Wales line – has been closed owing to extensive damage caused by extreme rainfall in mid-Wales on 12 and 13 August. The railway has […]

Geotechnical

Network Rail to inspect dozens of sites with higher-risk trackside slopes

13 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Before he left the site of the fatal train crash at Carmont, near Stonehaven in Scotland, Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines addressed the speculation that torrential rainfall and flooding was the cause of the […]

Geotechnical

Embankment work in Cumbria almost complete

23 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail is investing £3.5 million to protect the main line between Oxenholme and Carlisle in Cumbria from landslips and provide more reliable journeys for passengers. Engineers are upgrading the embankments, making them less steep […]

Geotechnical

Good progress on work at Templecombe on the Somerset/Dorset border

18 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Work to stabilise a cutting at Templecombe on the Somerset/Dorset border is progressing well as Network Rail aims to have the work complete, and the railway reopen, on Monday 22 June 2020. The project has […]

Geotechnical

Railway closes as engineers stabilise cutting at Templecombe on Somerset/Dorset border

8 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The recent warm weather and the reduction in train services due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) has meant that this is an ideal time for Network Rail to sort out some of the more troublesome earthworks around […]

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  • 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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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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