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C2C reveals stunning shortlisted entries in City to Coast Views photography competition

17 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Train operator C2C has released the shortlisted images entered for its City to Coast Views photography competition. South Essex and London locals have submitted photos of their favourite views from Southend and London, in an […]

Heritage

Vivarail to supply new train fleet for the Island Line

17 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Island Line – the rail route that links Ryde Pier Head with Shanklin on the Isle of Wight – is set to receive a new fleet of trains as part of a £26 million […]

Heritage

Rocket arrives at National Railway Museum

14 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Legendary steam locomotive Rocket, designed by George and Robert Stephenson and built in 1829 for the Rainhill Trials, has arrived at the National Railway Museum, York, where it will be on display for at least […]

Infrastructure

New footbridge successfully installed at Cadoxton station, South Wales

13 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The project to improve access at Cadoxton station has reached a major milestone. The station, which is on the Barry branch about six miles southwest of Cardiff, is being improved as part of the Access […]

Environment

Government decarbonisation plans concern heritage railways

11 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 3

Government plans to curtail the burning of coal are causing concern to heritage railways and other transport groups. As part of its crackdown on pollution, the government published a policy paper on its Clean Air […]

Events

Former GWR driver celebrates 100th birthday back in the cab

11 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Great Western Railway has helped a former driver celebrate his 100th birthday in style. Gordon Pritchard was born in Swansea in 1919. Leaving school at 14, he worked for a couple of local butchers, then […]

Events

London’s Lost Property Office to move after 86 years at Baker Street

10 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

After 86 years, Transport for London’s Lost Property Office will be moving out of the premises at 200 Baker Street it has occupied since 1933 to a new home in South Kensington. Its new facility […]

Europe

New Class 777 train for Merseyrail commences factory testing

8 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The first of 52 new trains for the Merseyrail network is taking shape at Stadler’s factories in Altenrhein, Switzerland, and Siedlce in Poland. To coincide with its release of a video showing the new trains’ […]

Heritage

Rocket to be displayed at National Railway Museum as part of Brass, Steel and Fire exhibition

8 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Legendary steam locomotive Rocket, designed by George and Robert Stephenson and built in 1829 for the Rainhill Trials, will be on display at the National Railway Museum, York, for at least ten years from 26 […]

Community

Transform a Pacer competition to recycle Class 144 carriages for the community

6 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The Department for Transport (DfT) has launched a competition to find the best community use for a recycled ‘Pacer’ train. Under the title ‘Transform a Pacer’, community groups across the North have been invited to […]

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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
  • MD appointed for Keolis Downer’s Adelaide Metro
    6 November 2020 0
  • Crossrail delays opening the Elizabeth line once again – and increases the bill
    9 November 2019 0
  • Coronavirus or COVID-19? What’s the difference?
    29 April 2020 38
  • Avanti West Coast celebrates Pride in style!
    25 August 2020 0
  • Department for Transport names its special representatives to Transport for London’s board
    21 July 2020 1
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