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RIA presses for Ely Area Capacity Enhancements to go ahead

14 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) is calling on the government to press on with the Ely Area Capacity Enhancements (EACE), stating that is will unlock economic growth, not just for the Midlands & Eastern local […]

Appointments

Mark Thurston to stand down as head of HS2

12 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Mark Thurston, who has led HS2 for the last six and a half years, has announced that he will leave the project in September. Sir Jon Thompson will become executive chairman for an interim period […]

Business

Procurement starts for HS2’s people mover at Interchange station

11 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

HS2 has commenced its procurement process for the Automated People Mover (APM) that will move passengers and visitors between Interchange station, the NEC, Birmingham International rail station and Birmingham Airport. The APM will provide an […]

Infrastructure

Dawlish sea wall ‘opened’ by Secretary of State

3 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Network Rail’s new and improved sea wall at Dawlish has been officially opened by Secretary of State for Transport Rt Hon Mark Harper MP, marking a significant milestone in Network Rail’s efforts to enhance the […]

Electrification

Report evaluates Great Western Route Modernisation

29 June 2023 Rail Insider 0

The Department for Transport (DfT) has released a report into the initial benefits of the Great Western Route Modernisation programme. The DfT commissioned SYSTRA and subconsultants Tavistock Institute of Human Relations to undertake a first […]

Infrastructure

Morley station reopened as part of Transpennine Route Upgrade

26 June 2023 Rail Insider 0

Network Rail has completed a number of major upgrades at Morley station which included the construction of new platforms, the initiation of old platform demolition, a full signalling recontrol to Network Rail’s York Rail Operating […]

Infrastructure

Ebbw Vale line reopens following latest stage of multi-million-pound transformation

16 June 2023 Rail Insider 0

The Ebbw Vale line has reopened between Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Town after a 19-day closure during which Network Rail engineers, together with contractors from Amco Giffen, Siemens and others worked on the construction […]

Infrastructure

Plans announced for work on Transpennine Route Upgrade this summer

28 January 2021 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Plans for the first phase of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) programme have been announced by Network Rail. The programme will deliver sought-after improvements along a 76-mile route across the Pennines – from York to […]

Infrastructure

Why there were no trains at King’s Cross over Christmas

4 January 2021 Nigel Wordsworth 0

No trains were able to access King’s Cross station over Christmas 2020 for one simple reason – there was no track for them to run on. The Camden Sewer runs under the tracks in the […]

Infrastructure

London Underground Northern line trains reach Battersea Power Station for the first time

4 January 2021 Nigel Wordsworth 0

London Underground trains have run through the new Northern line extension tunnels between Kennington and Battersea Power Station for the first time. The trains entered the new 3.2km tunnels at Kennington, travelling through the newly […]

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  • 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
  • Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target
British Steel Christmas 2019 Crossrail HS2 London Overground London Underground Network Rail Northern Ireland Northern Powerhouse RAIB Scotland TfL Trako Unipart USA Wales West Midlands
  • 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…
  • 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.
  • Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
  • 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
  • The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) went into administration on 1 July 2025.
    BCIMO sold to Dudley Council
    23 July 2025 0
  • First Class 230 diesel/battery hybrid train runs on the national network
    10 September 2019 0
  • Network Rail plans £100 million works over August bank holiday
    20 July 2020 0
  • RAIB releases interim report on fatal accident at Margam
    5 December 2019 1
  • London Poppy Day launched at Waterloo
    29 October 2020 0
  • HS2 ‘Meet the Contractor’ event includes 1,100 one-to-one meetings with main contractors
    3 November 2020 0
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