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Lancashire tunnel vents repaired from the air

20 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

When Network Rail needed to repair the vent shafts of the historic Sough tunnel in Lancashire, it had to use a helicopter to deliver the materials it needed. Sough tunnel is 1,843 metres long and […]

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 […]

Heritage

Repairs to iconic Eskmeals viaduct on Cumbrian Coast line will improve linespeed

5 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Network Rail is about to commence a £2 million project to improve the 18-span Eskmeals viaduct, which carries the railway over the River Esk estuary, roughly halfway between Barrow-in-Furness and Whitehaven in Cumbria. The multi-million-pound […]

Heritage

Barmouth viaduct set for three-year rebuild

26 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Barmouth viaduct is about to undergo a £25 million upgrade to bring it up to standard and to protect it for the future. The Grade II* listed structure is the only major timber‐built bridge still […]

Business

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway benefits from a Northern storage problem

24 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Since the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic struck, and lockdown began, heritage railways have effectively been closed, with fundraising activities, gala weekends and even normal running suspended or cancelled. That has caused major financial problems for most […]

Governance

Ten proposals to build or reopen railway lines and stations accepted by government Ideas Fund

23 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 9

The Department for Transport (DfT) has listed the ten projects that will share the £500,000 Restoring Your Railway ‘Ideas Fund’. The money will be used to develop proposals to build or reopen railway lines and stations, including […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

SVR offers enthusiasts the chance to Adopt an Engine

19 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Although its operations are still closed down due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) is maintaining its fundraising activities by offering enthusiasts the chance to adopt their favourite locomotive. The famous heritage railway […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

What links Florence Nightingale and Isambard Kingdom Brunel?

12 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

When the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic looked as though it could overwhelm the NHS, the government’s response was to build temporary hospitals in empty exhibition centres around the country. Dubbed ‘Nightingale’ hospitals, they were erected in […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Severn Valley Railway fights back

4 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

With events cancelled and facilities closed due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) was, like a lot of other heritage railways, in trouble. The SVR ran its last passenger service on […]

Heritage

Planning application could see new station at Soham by 2022

4 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Plans to build a new railway station at Soham have progressed to the next stage as Network Rail has submitted an application to East Cambridgeshire District Council for permitted development rights to build it. The […]

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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
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  • Icomera acquires Derby-based designer DG8
    16 July 2019 0
  • Zonegreen wins 2,000th order
    3 November 2020 0
  • Weather partially closes Essex railway.
    19 February 2020 0
  • HS2 tunnel vent headhouse for Little Missenden
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  • Balfour Beatty to redevelop Motherwell station
    18 March 2020 0
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