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Platform 7 at Gatwick Airport reopens, two more close

2 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Construction work has started on the huge new concourse for Gatwick Airport station, which will sit over Platforms 5, 6 and 7 and act as a new link for passengers changing trains at the station. […]

Governance

£1.5 million investment in new Merseyrail station

31 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Plans to build a new station on the Merseyrail network at St James, in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle, are coming to fruition thanks to a £1.5 million investment by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Metro […]

Infrastructure

Two more stations in Hampshire and Surrey are now brighter and greener

29 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Stations on Network Rail’s Wessex route in Hampshire and Surrey are being ‘rewired and relit’ to save as much as 25% in electricity. A total of 32 stations in Hampshire and Surrey are to be […]

Infrastructure

Balham station upgrade underway

29 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Balham station in South London is undergoing an extensive upgrade, which is due to be completed by Spring 2021. The station first opened in 1856 as Balham Hill and was actually situated on the west […]

Heritage

New footbridge for Eridge station

28 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A new £1.8 million footbridge at Eridge station in East Sussex has replaced the time-expired bridge to protect the safety of those using the bridge and the trains operating below. Eridge station lies on the […]

Business

Making London Underground ‘driverless’ is financially unjustifiable, TfL report states

27 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Although Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stated that making London Underground ‘driverless’ should be a condition for government increasing its funding of Transport for London, a leaked internal TfL document has shown that this is […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

UV lights keep London Underground escalators safe

26 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

With more people now using public transport again, and London being designated a Tier 2 (High Risk) area, Transport for London (TfL) has introduced a further measure to make the transport network cleaner than ever. […]

Infrastructure

Horsham station to be closed for nine days in August 2021

23 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

A major programme of track renewals in West Sussex next year will see Horsham closed to rail traffic for nine days in August. During the work, no trains will run along much of the Arun […]

Governance

Access for All at Kent’s Canterbury East station

23 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Canterbury East is one of the latest to benefit from the government’s Access for All scheme, as Network Rail starts to install new lifts and a new footbridge in a project due to be completed […]

Governance

Hyde North station damaged by vandals

22 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Vandals have struck at Hyde North station in Manchester, causing extensive damage over two nights. The station, which had been closed since September when services were suspended due to staff shortages caused by the COVID-19 […]

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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
  • Dawlish sea wall ‘opened’ by Secretary of State
    3 July 2023 0
  • Employer guilty over two deaths caused by fatigue
    20 March 2020 0
  • Emergency work on four bridges will close the line between Ely and Peterborough for 28 days
    21 July 2020 0
  • Ebbw Vale line reopens following latest stage of multi-million-pound transformation
    16 June 2023 0
  • UK to provide export finance for Turkish rail project
    24 July 2023 0
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