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Accident Investigation

Worrying failure of Cambrian line ETCS signalling system could have led to major accident

19 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

On the morning of 20 October 2017, information on temporary speed restrictions (TSRs) was not sent by the signalling system to four trains running on the Cambrian Coast line in Gwynedd, North Wales. This line […]

Infrastructure

New entrance opens at London’s Finsbury Park station.

17 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A new, larger entrance to Transport for London’s Finsbury Park station has been opened, creating a new step-free route into the station that will ease congestion for passengers. The upgrade has provided lifts to the […]

Business

Successful milestone for Danish signalling programme

17 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The first line in Denmark to be equipped with both ERTMS (European Railway Traffic Management System) trackside and on-board signalling solutions and to be fully integrated with the Alstom’s traffic management system (TMS) has opened. […]

Business

Robroyston station opens on Scotland’s Glasgow to Cumbernauld line

16 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Coinciding with the start of the new train timetable on Sunday 15 December 2019, Scotland’s newest station opened for passengers. Robroyston station is on the line from Glasgow Queen Street to Cumbernauld, between Springburn and […]

Business

Beijing selects Bombardier people carriers to upgrade airport

11 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Bombardier people-movers for two of Bombardier Transportation’s Chinese joint ventures have won a contract to provide rolling stock, services and signalling for Beijing Capital International Airport’s (BCIA) automated people mover (APM) system. The contract, awarded […]

Accident Investigation

Near miss after concrete mixer strikes crossing barriers

10 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into an incident at Mucking level crossing in Essex in March 2019 during which a train narrowly missed striking a ready-mixed concrete lorry that had […]

Business

Who’s buying?

7 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The construction industry is having a quiet time at present – it’s not just rail. But the lack of contracts coming out of Network Rail is certainly noticeable. Those are the two headlines to be […]

Accident Investigation

Crossing barriers lift as train approaches

6 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The driver of a train service from Norwich to Sheringham had a shock when, as he approached the level crossing at Norwich Road, to the north east of Norwich itself, the barriers lifted and traffic […]

Digital Railway

First on-train trials of 5G mobile communications take place on West Coast main line

5 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The future of mobile communications has come a little closer as a result of a series of trials of 5G connectivity on the West Coast main line between London and Manchester. 5G is the latest […]

Infrastructure

Major resignalling work in East Sussex completed

3 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Trains running in East Sussex on the route from Lewes to Seaford, via Newhaven, on Monday 2 December marked the completion of major piece of work to resignal the line, replacing a system controlled from […]

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  • Tamara Finkelstein to be CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering
  • 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
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  • 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…
  • Dame Tamara Finkelstein will take over as chief executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering in February 2026.
  • 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.
  • Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.
    Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB
    12 August 2025 0
  • 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
  • Footbridge Design Ideas Competition winner announced
    14 December 2018 1
  • Fatal accident at Network Rail facility in Hampshire
    1 December 2020 0
  • Managing lineside vegetation remotely and safely
    4 June 2020 0
  • High-tech CCTV for miniature railway
    2 July 2019 0
  • Loram wins 5-year contract to maintain New Measurement Train
    7 January 2020 0
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