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Good progress on work at Templecombe on the Somerset/Dorset border

18 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Work to stabilise a cutting at Templecombe on the Somerset/Dorset border is progressing well as Network Rail aims to have the work complete, and the railway reopen, on Monday 22 June 2020. The project has […]

Infrastructure

Two new lifts help passengers at Lichfield Trent Valley

18 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Two new lifts at Lichfield Trent Valley station will make life easier for passengers, providing step-free transfers between the West Coast main line platforms used by London Northwestern Railway trains (Platforms 1 and 2) and […]

Infrastructure

Extended platforms ready for longer trains in East and West Sussex

15 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

To support the £150 million Gatwick Airport station upgrade, platform extensions have been installed at Cooksbridge, Lancing and Goring-By-Sea. This will allow Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), the train company that operates Southern services, to increase […]

Infrastructure

New services and new stations for Walsall to Wolverhampton line

15 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Plans are proceeding for the reopening of the line between Walsall and Wolverhampton, last used for passenger services in 2008 but kept open since then for freight. New stations will be opened at Willenhall and […]

Infrastructure

Kidderminster’s new station building opens for passengers

9 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Kidderminster station’s new glass-fronted station building has opened to passengers, even though not many will be taking advantage of it yet as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) travel restrictions continue. The new station building, which is double […]

Infrastructure

Cumbrian Coast line reopened after storm damage repaired

1 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

The Cumbrian Coast line has reopened between Whitehaven and Workington after three consecutive storms forced the railway to close earlier this year. A railway bridge at Parton was damaged beyond repair by Storms Ciara, Dennis […]

Governance

Wolverhampton station phase one opens for passengers

22 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The first phase of the rebuild of Wolverhampton station has been completed and reopens to the public on Monday 25 May 2020. Phase one includes six ticket vending machines, new British Transport Police, toilet, accessibility […]

Infrastructure

Plans for final stage of Dawlish sea wall unveiled

22 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

Illustrated plans for the final phase of work on Dawlish sea wall have been released. Network Rail is undertaking the £80 million project to protect the railway, passengers and pedestrians whilst improving the long-term resilience […]

Blue for NHS

Wemyss Bay station gets the ‘blue light’ treatment for NHS

22 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The beautifully restored Wemyss Bay station looked superb in blue as it was illuminated in NHS colours to salute the dedication and efforts of healthcare workers in the battle against the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Wemyss Bay […]

Blue for NHS

Welsh and Scottish stations are lit ‘Blue for NHS’

15 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Two stations in Network Rail’s Wales and Borders region and one in Scotland are the latest to have turned blue on ‘Clap for NHS’ Thursday. So far, every week, Network Rail has added a couple […]

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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
  • Trespassers using dangerous route to cross River Esk in North Yorkshire
    5 June 2020 0
  • 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
  • Repairs to Gospel Oak-Barking line continue
    7 February 2020 0
  • Former GWR driver celebrates 100th birthday back in the cab
    11 September 2019 1
  • Ebbw Vale line reopens following latest stage of multi-million-pound transformation
    16 June 2023 0
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