Monday 15 August 1966 was a significant day in terms of race relations on Britain’s railways. It was the day that Asquith Xavier started work as a guard at London Euston station. Asquith Xavier was […]
The shortlist for the 2020 Community Rail Awards has been announced. Organised every year by the Community Rail Network (formerly known as the Association of Community Rail Partnerships – ACoRP), awards are presented in 13 […]
The first two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will excavate the twin-bore Chiltern tunnel for HS2 are almost complete at the factory in Germany, . They will be operated by HS2’s main works contractor, Align […]
HS2 has completed its first major piece of infrastructure with the installation of a large bridge over the M42 in the West Midlands. Work to install a 65-metre bridge, weighing 2,750 tonnes and spanning the […]
Rail workers protecting the Cumbrian Coast line from the effects of extreme weather and erosion have rebuilt a section of public slipway used to launch RNLI lifeboats. Every winter, the railway along the Cumbrian coast […]
Gauxholme viaduct in Lancashire, designed by George Stephenson, built in 1840 and Grade II listed, is to receive a makeover as part of a £3.7 million Network Rail project. The 180-year-old bridge spans the Rochdale […]
New signalling in the Hither Green area of Lewisham, south-east London, is now in operation after Network Rail completed its two-year project with a nine-day closure of routes across South East London. The old system, […]
The Severn Valley Railway is back in business after being closed since mid-March due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. Hauled by GWR 2857, the first service left Kidderminster town station at 10:15 on Saturday 1 […]
Tring station in Hertfordshire, which is on the busy West Coast main line with important commuter links to London, Birmingham and Crewe, has undergone a multi-million-pound transformation, making it more accessible for passengers. The £5.8 […]
Harsco Corporation, the parent company of Harsco Rail, the global supplier of railway track maintenance products and services, has released its Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Report, highlighting the company’s corporate sustainability accomplishments throughout the […]
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