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Cumbrian Coast line, closed since March due to storm damage, to reopen later this month

5 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The Cumbrian Coast line, which has been closed between Whitehaven and Workington since March when high tides, strong winds and heavy rain brought by Storms Ciara, Dennis and Jorge caused structural damage to a bridge […]

Blue for NHS

Britannia bridge in North Wales goes ‘Blue for NHS’

24 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Following on from the Glenfinnan viaduct in Scotland and the Royal Albert Bridge in England, this week it was the turn of the Britannia bridge, which crosses the Menai Strait between Anglesey and the Welsh […]

Business

Kenilworth bridge strike repairs cost £200,000

17 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The cost of repairing a railway bridge hit by a skip lorry on 20 March has been put at £200,000. Emergency repairs were needed after the lorry hit the bridge at Warwick Road in Kenilworth, […]

Blue for NHS

Royal Albert Bridge – blue for the NHS

17 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s historic Royal Albert Bridge, which takes the railway over the River Tamar between Plymouth and Saltash, joining Devon with Cornwall, has been illuminated in blue as a show of support to the […]

Accident Investigation

Rhine Valley line in Germany reopens after fatal accident

9 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Rhine Valley line in Germany, a major freight artery from Germany to Italy through Switzerland, reopened on 8 April 2020 having been closed at Auggen since a fatal accident six days earlier. On Thursday […]

Blue for NHS

Harry Potter viaduct goes blue for NHS

3 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Scotland’s iconic Glenfinnan viaduct, as featured in the Harry Potter films, joined the list of railway landmarks across the UK that have turned blue to show public support for NHS staff treating coronavirus patients. Illumination […]

Environment

Repairs underway on Cumbrian Coast line

26 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

Recent inspections at Parton, on the Cumbrian coast, after the area had been pounded by storms Ciara, Dennis and Jorge, found that the huge waves and gales had caused cracks to appear in a railway […]

Infrastructure

New footbridge goes in at Cobham, Kent

18 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A new footbridge has been installed at Cobham, Kent, on the Chatham main line between Sole Street and Rochester stations. The line connects London Victoria with Dover Priory and Ramsgate via Medway. The replacement of […]

Infrastructure

Repairs to Gospel Oak-Barking line continue

7 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has issued an update on its repair work on the Gospel Oak to Barking line, brought about by a derailed freight wagon damaging two and a half miles of track just after 06:00 […]

Infrastructure

Repairs to damaged Gospel Oak-Barking line continue

27 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Work to repair the Gospel Oak to Barking line is continuing after a derailed freight wagon caused extensive damage on Thursday 23 January. The damage stretched over two and a half miles of the route, […]

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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
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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…
  • 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
  • Gatwick Express suspended as part of reduction in GTR services
    26 March 2020 0
  • Fact-finding service runs on the Fawley branch – closed since 1966
    28 July 2020 0
  • Face masks on trains – is this what they meant?
    15 June 2020 0
  • Murphy clears fire debris off Tilbury Loop line
    22 May 2020 0
  • Freight train derails and catches fire in South Wales
    28 August 2020 2
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