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Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline brings visibility of future major projects

17 October 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The Department for Transport has finally confirmed its Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) that should have been in place for 1 April 2019. That was the date that Network Rail’s Control Period 6 (CP6) started […]

Accident Investigation

Fatal accident on a level crossing at Tibberton, Worcestershire

10 October 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into a fatal accident between a train and a pedestrian at Tibberton No. 8 footpath crossing on 6 February 2019. At 09:57 on a foggy […]

Heritage

Historic parcel bridge at Worcester Shrub Hill station set for restoration

5 October 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has announced that a Grade II listed bridge at Worcester Shrub Hill station will be restored over the winter. The former luggage bridge is a feature of the Georgian-style station that was built […]

Governance

New £15 million programme to develop options for Edinburgh’s Waverley Western Approaches

5 October 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Transport Scotland will fund a £15 million programme to develop options to improve the western approaches to Edinburgh Waverley station. This is a critical location on the Scottish rail network. The four-track railway approaching Edinburgh […]

Accident Investigation

Network Rail releases interim report into Margam track worker fatalities

30 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Network Rail has released its interim report into the accident at Margam on 3 July 2019 that resulted in the death of two track workers. The full report, which will be released in a couple […]

Infrastructure

Glasgow Queen Street station glazed concourse wall completed

29 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The £120 million redevelopment of Glasgow Queens Street station has taken another step towards completion with the glazing of its 734-square-metre concourse wall. 21 metres high, it contains 310 glass panels and will bring to […]

Infrastructure

New footbridge for Northern Ireland’s City Hospital halt

27 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Work has started on a new pedestrian footbridge at City Hospital halt, south Belfast. The existing bridge and steel supports will be replaced with a single-span Warren truss-type girder structure with reinforced concrete piers. So […]

Accident Investigation

Increase in signals passed at danger – RSSB asks: “Is enough being done?”

23 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A signal passed at danger, or SPAD, is a cause of real concern to the railway industry. It’s how accidents happen. When a train passes a red signal it can run into the back of […]

Heritage

Pitlochry station is the best in Britain

21 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Pitlochry station, on the Perth to Inverness line in Scotland’s highlands, has been named as the best medium-sized station in Britain. The Abellio ScotRail-managed railway station won the ‘Medium Station of the Year’ award at […]

Books

New Haki eBook addresses common problems with site access, egress and working at height

21 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Haki, the Swedish manufacturer of safe and ergonomic temporary access solutions, such as scaffolding systems, stair towers, and temporary roofs, has launched the second in a series of industry-focused eBooks, to help contractors and end […]

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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
  • NHS Heroes honoured by GB Railfreight locomotive naming
    23 April 2020 0
  • Minister visits Rolls-Royce to inspect MTU hybrid drives
    23 May 2019 0
  • New intermodal freight service between Southampton and East Midlands Gateway
    22 July 2020 0
  • Dave Bennett leaves AECOM for Atkins
    30 October 2020 0
  • North Yorkshire burglar abandons car on railway line
    21 October 2020 0
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