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  • [ 4 June 2025 ] Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection Governance
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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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Hitachi Rail wins CBTC train control contract in San Francisco

1 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has awarded a $798 million (£620 million) contract to Hitachi Rail STS USA for the design, build and installation of a Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) digital train-control system […]

Infrastructure

Serious signalling problems at Birmingham Snow Hill

26 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Passengers using Birmingham Snow Hill station are being inconvenienced for the second time in a week as Network Rail is beset by signalling problems. On Monday 21 September 2020, passengers were advised that West Midlands […]

Business

Alstom commissions new signalling on Argentina’s San Martín line

27 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The opening of the new San Martín Viaduct in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has also marked the introduction of a new digital signalling system that has been installed by Alstom to control rail traffic over the […]

Business

Siemens wins three-year contract to improve Wales’ Core Valley lines

27 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As part of the Core Valley lines transformation programme, Siemens Mobility Limited has been awarded a three-year contract by Transport for Wales that covers the renewal and replacement of lineside signalling infrastructure, as well as […]

Infrastructure

New signalling at Hither Green as £81m project completes on time

4 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

New signalling in the Hither Green area of Lewisham, south-east London, is now in operation after Network Rail completed its two-year project with a nine-day closure of routes across South East London. The old system, […]

Infrastructure

Railway closed for renewal at Hither Green

26 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The main line from Tonbridge, Sevenoaks and Orpington to Charing Cross and Cannon Street will be closed through the Hither Green area, in the London Borough of Lewisham, southeast London, for nine days from Saturday […]

Digital Railway

Government to invest extra £350 million on digital signalling for East Coast main line

22 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that it will invest £350 million to install state-of-the art electronic signalling on the East Coast main line, to cut journey times and reduce delays. This new cash […]

Heritage

Midland Railway level crossing box repurposed on Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

19 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

An old Midland Railway level crossing box has received a new lease of life after being installed at Shottle station on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway in Derbyshire. The box at Oddingley crossing in Worcestershire was […]

Business

ETCS testing goes ahead despite COVID-19

21 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Despite the restrictions imposed by Coronavirus (COVID-19) social distancing requirements, Porterbrook, PCMS, Great Western Railway, Bombardier and DB Cargo (supported by ROG) successfully complete a programme of tests of the European Train Control System (ETCS) […]

Business

HS2 starts procurement competition for signalling and traffic management systems

15 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

High Speed Two Ltd (HS2) has commenced its procurement process to decide which supplier will be asked to install both the in-cab signalling and traffic management systems for Britain’s new railway that will run some […]

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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
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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…
  • 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
  • New look proposed for Perry Barr station
    5 November 2019 1
  • Major scheme to improve drainage at Manchester Victoria as part of wider flood-prevention works
    27 June 2020 0
  • Siemens Mobility to install new mobile battery charging demonstrator at Long Marston
    27 November 2023 0
  • Extra park-and-ride spaces for Manchester Metrolink
    11 November 2020 0
  • Bombardier wins contract to fit ETCS digital signalling to UK Electrostar fleet
    22 December 2020 0
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