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Edinburgh-Glasgow line closed for two months after canal breaches its banks, severely damaging railway

18 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

When Scotland’s Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal, which runs between Falkirk and Edinburgh, breached its bank at Muiravonside on the morning of Wednesday 12 August, thousands of gallons of water poured onto the surrounding area, […]

Community

Northern celebrates its gardens, allotments and a nursery

16 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Volunteer station adopters and gardeners around the country spend their own time to make their local stations look bright and cheery. Across the Northern network, stations are home to displays of flowers, herbs and vegetables, […]

Europe

First two tunnel boring machines for HS2 near completion

11 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

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 […]

Infrastructure

First major bridge installed for HS2 project

9 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

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 […]

Heritage

Grade II listed Gauxholme viaduct in Lancashire to be refurbished

7 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

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 […]

Infrastructure

New signalling at Hither Green as £81m project completes on time

4 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

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, […]

Infrastructure

Tring station receives multi-million-pound accessibility upgrade

30 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

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 […]

Business

Harsco Corporation releases Environmental, Social & Governance Report for 2019-2020

30 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

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 […]

Governance

£56 million redevelopment of Birmingham’s University station receives funding approval

24 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has agreed the full business case for the £56 million redevelopment University station, meaning  that work can start later this year on building a new fit-for-purpose station with modern facilities […]

Business

KH Engineering Services adds solar arrays to four Southeastern depots

18 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

KH Engineering Services (KHES) has now completed the first major deployment of photovoltaic (PV) panels on the UK rail network outside of London on behalf of Southeastern. PV panels generate electricity from daylight. As the […]

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  • Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection
  • Plans for West Yorkshire trams receive major funding boost
  • Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom
  • First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
  • A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
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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…
  • The ORR has reported on its review of revenue protection practices on the railway.
  • Artist's impression of a West Yorkshire tram.
  • Visualisation of a Lumo Class 222 train.
  • The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
  • The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
    First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
    3 June 2025 0
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
    19 May 2025 0
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
    19 May 2025 0
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
    19 May 2025 0
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
    19 May 2025 0
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
    19 May 2025 0
  • The new FLIRT for A-Train will seat 323 passengers and enter service between Stockholm and Arlanda airport in 2029.
    A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
    19 May 2025 0
  • Campaigners urge PM to support more cross-Channel rail services
    17 May 2025 0
  •  Plan launched to improve Yorkshire’s rail network
    16 May 2025 0
  • Level crossing closed following “shocking misuse”
    16 May 2025 0
  • Handbook for International Contingency Management published
    19 December 2019 0
  • Tackling the autumn leaf fall problem
    21 September 2019 0
  • Network Rail signaller Manny Kang raises £40,000 for Dementia UK
    3 October 2019 0
  • At least the trains are on time!
    8 May 2020 0
  • The train now arriving in Hanoi…
    27 November 2020 0
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