Health & Safety
Dog saves man on railway crossing
A man who almost stepped in front of a train at a pedestrian crossing near Hull has his dog to thank for saving his life. The man was wearing headphones when using the footpath level […]
Infrastructure
Governance
Plans for new Perry Barr station go for approval
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 […]
Infrastructure
Serious signalling problems at Birmingham Snow Hill
Passengers using Birmingham Snow Hill station are being inconvenienced for the second time in a week as Network Rail is beset by signalling problems. On Monday 21 September 2020, passengers were advised that West Midlands […]
Business
Study to consider extending Crossrail to Ebbsfleet
There has recently been a growing interest in extending the south-eastern ‘leg’ of Crossrail, which currently terminates at Abbey Wood, into Kent as far as Ebbsfleet, where it could link up with the HS1 high-speed […]
Environment
Snakes at Seascale
Passengers travelling through Seascale station in Cumbria might, if they look very carefully, see something rather unusual in the nearby undergrowth. The UK’s only venomous snakes, adders, have been spotted very close to the station […]
Associations
Industry coalition backs Borders Railway extension
Jim Steer, director of industry coalition the High Speed Rail Group, has reiterated its support for extension of the Borders Railway as a means to guarantee cross-border trade and facilitate three-hour journeys between London and […]
Business
Wi-Fi reaches all 187 SWR railway stations
South Western Railway (SWR) has now made Wi-Fi available at all 187 stations on its network – a significant improvement compared to a mere five stations with connectivity when FirstGroup and MTR took over the […]
Infrastructure
New Moseley railway station receives approval
Birmingham City Council has granted planning permission for Moseley station, the third of the three proposed stations on the Camp Hill line – Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell. With all three now having approval, plans […]
Business
Factories taking shape at HS2 construction site
The steel frame for the factory building in which HS2 will cast the concrete tunnel lining segments for its Chiltern tunnels has been completed at the project’s Chalfont Lane site near the M25 motorway. The […]
Business
Morgan Sindall to design new Colindale tube station
The detailed design for the redevelopment of Colindale Tube station on London Underground’s Northern line will be undertaken by Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, which has secured the contract following a mini competition using London Underground’s Civils […]