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  • [ 28 November 2025 ] Tamara Finkelstein to be CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering Appointments
  • [ 20 August 2025 ] Battery train sets new world record Business
  • [ 13 August 2025 ] Paul McNerney to join Severfield from Laing O’Rourke Appointments
  • [ 12 August 2025 ] Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB Appointments
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Keolis JV to operate trams in Jiaxing, China

23 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The new tram network in Jiaxing, China, under construction and due to open on 1 July 2021, will be operated by a Keolis joint venture . Jiaxing is one of the most densely populated cities […]

Business

First ‘virtual’ railway trade mission will be to Canada

19 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

At a time when both international travel business meetings are being discouraged, the Railway Industry Association (RIA) and the Department for International Trade are launching the first ever ‘virtual’ UK rail trade mission. The Virtual […]

Appointments

MD appointed for Keolis Downer’s Adelaide Metro

6 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Robert Tatton-Jones has been appointed as managing director for Keolis Downer Adelaide, the company that will run Adelaide Metro train services from 31 January 2021. He brings a wealth of rail experience to Adelaide having […]

Business

InnoTrans postponed until September 2022

23 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The world’s major railway industry exhibition, InnoTrans, has been postponed for a second time and will now take place from 20 to 23 September 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was […]

Business

Alstom Foundation to support 29 projects from 21 countries

15 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Alstom Foundation has selected 29 projects from around the world for funding from its 2020/21 budget. Established in 2007, the Alstom Foundation supports and funds projects proposed by Alstom employees who team up with […]

International

Design of new metro trains for Singapore released

9 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The design of Bombardier Transportation’s latest metro trains for Singapore has been revealed. The Movia metros, for two of Singapore’s longest Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) lines, will have red and green pulse lines running along […]

Business

Railcare reveals the world’s largest battery-powered railway maintenance machine

5 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Railcare, the company known for its Railvac vacuum ballast excavator that removes ballast from under points and switches and other hard-to-reach areas, has unveiled its latest model, which is battery powered. The new vehicle is […]

Appointments

Neil Walker joins Unipart as managing director of Rail and Manufacturing

5 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Neil Walker has been appointed to be the new managing director of Unipart Rail and Unipart Manufacturing Group. He joins the independent manufacturing, logistics and consultancy group from seven years at MTR Corporation, where he […]

Appointments

Jérôme Tolot to be the next chairman of Keolis

2 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Jérôme Tolot, the deputy chief executive officer of Engie, has been appointed to the supervisory board of Keolis from 2 October 2020 and will succeed Joël Lebreton as chairman early next year. Jean-Pierre Farandou, SNCF […]

Business

First Bombardier monorail cars delivered to Bangkok

2 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The first Bombardier Innovia monorail 300 vehicles for Thailand, which will run on Bangkok’s new Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) Pink and Yellow lines, have arrived in the Thai capital. Together, the 34.2km Khae Rai-MinBuri (Pink) […]

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  • Tamara Finkelstein to be CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering
  • 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
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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…
  • Dame Tamara Finkelstein will take over as chief executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering in February 2026.
  • 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.
  • Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.
    Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB
    12 August 2025 0
  • 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
  • Three new board members appointed to HS2 to “strengthen oversight and scrutiny”
    14 July 2020 0
  • Grade II listed Gauxholme viaduct in Lancashire to be refurbished
    7 August 2020 0
  • Future role of stations explored in new report
    21 October 2019 0
  • Grant Shapps addresses rail industry concerns in letter to Transport Select Committee
    6 March 2020 0
  • 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
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