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Lorry smashes through level crossing barriers at Hartlebury, Worcestershire

23 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has released CCTV footage of a lorry smashing through closing level-crossing barriers at Hartlebury, Worcestershire. The vehicle, a white, unbranded small lorry, failed to stop at flashing red lights, completely severing one barrier […]

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MBTA awards phases 2 and 3 of Boston Franklin line doubling to Keolis

23 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), the public agency responsible for operating most public transportation services in Greater Boston, Massachusetts, USA, has awarded a $30 million contract to carry out Phases 2 and 3 of […]

Business

Sydney Metro extends agreement with Northwest Rapid Transit Consortium for City and Southwest extension

22 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Australia’s Northwest Rapid Transit Consortium (NRT) has reached agreement with Sydney Metro for an extension to the existing NRT Public Private Partnership (PPP) contract that was first awarded in 2014. As an extension of the […]

Infrastructure

Underpass at Stonea, Cambridgeshire, closed for up to a year due to bridge strike

21 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has announced that the underpass at Stonea, on the Ely-Peterborough railway line between March and Manea, will remain temporarily closed for safety reasons until late 2020 to allow for crucial repair works The […]

Infrastructure

Welwyn Garden City station footbridge to be improved

19 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail is planning to refurbish the footbridge at Welwyn Garden City station, which links the railway station with east Welwyn Garden City. Work is due to start on Sunday, 22 December. The footbridge will […]

Infrastructure

Work on Ilford station to commence in the New Year

14 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Work on significant improvements to Ilford station, in preparation for the Elizabeth line, will commence in January 2020. The major upgrade will provide customers with a new station entrance, new ticket office and new lifts […]

Business

Crossrail delays opening the Elizabeth line once again – and increases the bill

9 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Crossrail has revised its estimate of when London’s new Elizabeth line will open, and also warned that the costs have increased once again, this time by between £400 and £650 million. In April, Crossrail announced […]

Business

Infrarail 2020 set to be UK’s premier rail industry exhibition

9 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Infrarail 2020, the UK’s leading showcase of railway infrastructure technology and expertise, is already attracting a host of both national and global exhibitors. To be held for the first time at London’s Olympia between 12 […]

Environment

Floods disrupt rail traffic in Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire

8 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Heavy flooding in Yorkshire and northern Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire disrupted rail services on Thursday 7 October 2019 after heavy rain closed lines throughout the region. Lines between Sheffield and Gainsborough, Rotherham Central and Meadowhall, Shirebrook […]

Infrastructure

Glasgow Subway modernisation on track

6 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The modernisation of Glasgow Subway is proceeding apace, and the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has released details of the latest improvements. Work has been completed at 13 of the network’s 15 stations, while signalling […]

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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
  • New UK sales director at Flexicon
    8 August 2020 0
  • 3,000 hours of work make railway at Euston more reliable in hot weather
    19 June 2020 0
  • First of four Class 60 locos delivered to DCRail
    22 November 2019 0
  • Station lift upgrades continue
    12 November 2020 0
  • Keighley & Worth Valley Railway benefits from a Northern storage problem
    24 May 2020 0
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