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Thameslink’s new screens at St Pancras keep passengers informed

24 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Finding the right train has never been easier for Thameslink passengers at London St Pancras station after seven new passenger information screens have been installed to help speed passengers on their way. Following suggestions from […]

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 […]

Infrastructure

HS2 tunnel vent headhouse will fit into landscape

23 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 4

HS2 is going to great lengths to make its new railway fit into the landscape. Designs for large structures, such as stations and viaducts, are being sourced from world-renowned architects and designers to be both […]

Infrastructure

Longer platforms at three Sussex stations

22 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Platforms have been extended at three stations in Sussex, so they can accommodate longer trains. The new platforms at Cooksbridge, Lancing and Goring-by-Sea will improve accessibility and reduce overcrowding for commuters and leisure travellers and […]

Infrastructure

Emergency work on four bridges will close the line between Ely and Peterborough for 28 days

21 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The line between March and Peterborough will be closed for several weekends later this summer and early autumn so that Network Rail can replace 87 pairs of wheel timbers on four bridges at Manea, Cambridgeshire. […]

Events

Family group misuses level crossing in Essex

20 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Images of yet more people misusing level crossings have been released as Network Rail strives to encourage walkers to use them safely. A family of four was spotted taking photographs on the tracks at a […]

Infrastructure

Network Rail plans £100 million works over August bank holiday

20 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As trains start to get back to something like normal, Network Rail to carry out 520 projects to maintain and upgrade the railway for passengers over August bank holiday. These include: Significant track replacement work […]

Business

Alstom, Indra and SanJose Constructora to supply tunnel security systems for Spanish high-speed line

20 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A consortium of Alstom, Indra and SanJose Constructora has won a contract worth €53 million from Spanish railway infrastructure authority Adif to supply and install the safety and security systems for twelve tunnels in the […]

Infrastructure

International competition to shape Britain’s small to medium-sized railway stations

18 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

To shape the future of Britain’s railway stations, Network Rail and RIBA Competitions have launched an international competition which asks designers to reimagine small to medium-sized stations – which make up 80 per cent of […]

Asset Management

CCTV will help reduce the impact at Anglia’s most-bashed railway bridges

16 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

To try and prevent the bridge strikes that are all too common, the top ten most bashed and at-risk railway bridges across Anglia and East London will be fitted with a new CCTV system to […]

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  • Siemens Mobility to install new mobile battery charging demonstrator at Long Marston
  • East West Rail / HS2 crossing earthworks completed
  • Ticketing specialist Unicard acquires Ecebs from Visa
  • Connecticut orders 60 Alstom railroad cars with options for 313 more
  • Access improvements at Warwick station delayed by unexpected foundations
  • Collision at Loversall Carr junction caused largely by driver fatigue
  • Tea room opens in restored Bricket Wood station building
  • Police thwart attempt to steal mail from train
  • West Yorkshire MP visits University of Huddersfield Institute of Railway Research
  • Rail regulator issues safety guidance for minor and heritage railways
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: So where does this leave the overall project budget and actual spend profile? What is the estimated ROI on this…
  • Phil Quantock: The RMT has learnt nothing since the disastrous 1982 strikes by both the ASLEF and NUR unions. If the unions…
  • Clive Payne: There is plenty of high quality coal remaining in the UK - you just need to know where it is.
  • Image of East West Rail overbridge at Calvert Nov 2023.
  • The acquisition of Ecebs from Visa will allow Unicard to add EMV solutions to its portfolio
  • Connecticut Department of Transportation has ordered 60 single-level rail cars from Alstom with options for 313 more
  • Engineers digging lift shafts at Warwick station have encountered unexpected buried foundations
  • Two young men were arrested inside a mail train and charged with theft
  • Jason McCartney MP (third left) visited the University of Huddersfield's Institute of Railway Research with the team from RIA North
  • Connecticut Department of Transportation has ordered 60 single-level rail cars from Alstom with options for 313 more
    Connecticut orders 60 Alstom railroad cars with options for 313 more
    9 August 2023 0
  • Engineers digging lift shafts at Warwick station have encountered unexpected buried foundations
    Access improvements at Warwick station delayed by unexpected foundations
    4 August 2023 0
  • Collision at Loversall Carr junction caused largely by driver fatigue
    3 August 2023 0
  • Tea room opens in restored Bricket Wood station building
    2 August 2023 0
  • Two young men were arrested inside a mail train and charged with theft
    Police thwart attempt to steal mail from train
    2 August 2023 0
  • Jason McCartney MP (third left) visited the University of Huddersfield's Institute of Railway Research with the team from RIA North
    West Yorkshire MP visits University of Huddersfield Institute of Railway Research
    2 August 2023 0
  • ORR has issued guidance on Safety Management Systems for minor and heritage railways
    Rail regulator issues safety guidance for minor and heritage railways
    1 August 2023 0
  • Two teenage boys were electrocuted over the same weekend in separate incidents in Scotland
    Two teenagers electrocuted over one weekend
    1 August 2023 0
  • Repairing the culvert at Aylesbury will close the railway for 12 days
    Major work to close railway in Aylesbury area
    31 July 2023 0
  • ORR has criticised High Speed One for missing performance targets
    Rail regulator criticises High Speed 1 for missing targets
    31 July 2023 0
  • RIA presses for Ely Area Capacity Enhancements to go ahead
    14 July 2023 0
  • LNER Reserves are making a difference
    1 May 2020 0
  • A Merseyrail train hit the buffers at KIrkby station
    Report on buffer-stop collision at Kirkby station, Merseyside
    11 August 2022 0
  • Barmouth viaduct set for three-year rebuild
    26 May 2020 1
  • Good progress on work at Templecombe on the Somerset/Dorset border
    18 June 2020 0
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