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  • [ 4 June 2025 ] Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom Business
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Network Rail’s plans for Christmas and New Year

22 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Despite the most recent changes to government guidance, many people will still travel to see family and loved ones by train tis Christmas. Network Rail will also, as usual, be taking advantage of the traditional […]

Infrastructure

HS2 cleans up its construction equipment

22 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The HS2 project is developing a radical new technology that will clean up the emissions from its heavy construction equipment at a fraction of the cost of doing it by more conventional means. HS2 has […]

Infrastructure

South Wales Metro work to continue in January

18 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Transport for Wales (TfW) is taking advantage of the expected low numbers of travellers due to COVID-19 to deliver a major piece of infrastructure work. Buses will replace trains for all rail services north of […]

Infrastructure

Bristol Parkway to Newport line reopens after major overrun

23 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Gypsy Patch bridge, on the Great Western main line just south of Patchway station, between Bristol Parkway and the Severn tunnel to South Wales, has reopened to trains after a 16-day delay. The original stone-arched […]

Governance

Northern Powerhouse Rail plans published

20 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Transport for the North has issued a recommendation that the government commits to Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR), a network of new and significantly upgraded rail lines in the North of England, and has published its […]

Business

HS2 ‘Meet the Contractor’ event includes 1,100 one-to-one meetings with main contractors

3 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, and the lockdown imposed over the UK, HS2’s third annual ‘Meet the Contractor’ event, which takes place between 23 and 26 November, will be held entirely online. At the […]

Business

Hitachi and Mitsubishi to supply Panama Metro Line 3

30 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A consortium made up of Hitachi, Hitachi Rail STS and Mitsubishi has signed a US$883 million (£683 million) contract with HPH Consortium, the prime contractor for Panama Metro Line 3. This completes the process that […]

Infrastructure

Barmouth viaduct restoration extended to take advantage of lockdown

28 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Network Rail’s £25 million restoration of the Barmouth viaduct is to be accelerated by extending works for an additional 48 hours during Wales’ firebreak lockdown. Over 150 years old, the viaduct is now in poor […]

Business

Cairngorm Funicular to be repaired and reopened

14 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

Balfour Beatty has been brought in to repair and reopen the Cairngorm Funicular, the UK’s highest railway. Opened in 2001, the Cairngorm Funicular runs for 1,970 metres and rises through 462 metres, with a maximum […]

Environment

Cumbrian river restored to its original course

13 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The River Leith runs alongside the West Coast main line near Thrimby, eight miles south of Penrith in Cumbria. Because the river was straightened, it puts the railway it borders at risk from erosion. It […]

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  • Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection
  • Plans for West Yorkshire trams receive major funding boost
  • Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom
  • First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
  • A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
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: 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…
  • The ORR has reported on its review of revenue protection practices on the railway.
  • Artist's impression of a West Yorkshire tram.
  • Visualisation of a Lumo Class 222 train.
  • The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
  • The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
    First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
    3 June 2025 0
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
    19 May 2025 0
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
    19 May 2025 0
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
    19 May 2025 0
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
    19 May 2025 0
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
    19 May 2025 0
  • The new FLIRT for A-Train will seat 323 passengers and enter service between Stockholm and Arlanda airport in 2029.
    A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
    19 May 2025 0
  • Campaigners urge PM to support more cross-Channel rail services
    17 May 2025 0
  •  Plan launched to improve Yorkshire’s rail network
    16 May 2025 0
  • Level crossing closed following “shocking misuse”
    16 May 2025 0
  • CrossCountry franchise continues until October 2023
    16 October 2020 0
  • Silviya Barrett joins Campaign for Better Transport
    25 February 2020 0
  • ETCS testing goes ahead despite COVID-19
    21 May 2020 0
  • Keolis Group has a new executive chairman
    28 July 2020 1
  • New timetable as Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern reintroduce some services
    13 May 2020 0
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