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Crossrail remains on track to open Elizabeth line around the end of 2020

21 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Since April 2019, when Crossrail outlined its new plan to complete the outstanding works and bring the Elizabeth line into passenger service at the earliest possible date, the project has been making good progress. The […]

Appointments

Government announces independent review of HS2

21 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps has announced an independent review into the High Speed 2 (HS2) project. The review will be led by Douglas Oakervee, a former president of the Institution of Civil […]

Business

British Steel to exhibit at Trako in September

21 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

British Steel, the Scunthorpe-based producer which manufactures steel rails in both the UK and France, has announced it will be exhibiting at the Trako International Railway Fair, being held in Gdansk, Poland on 24-27 September […]

Business

Hull Trains drivers start training for Class 802 operations using TPE trains

20 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Hull Trains, the open-access operator that runs seven trains a day between Hull and London each weekday and five on a weekend, is progressing well with training drivers for its new train fleet. The company […]

Business

East Midlands Railway takes over as the operator of the East Midlands franchise

19 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

East Midlands Railway, the new name for the operator of the East Midlands franchise, started operations on Sunday 18 August 2019. The old East Midlands Trains logo was removed from advertising and signs around stations, […]

Business

Southeastern continues until 1 April 2020, then the Government takes over

18 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Department for Transport has announced that it is extending Southeastern’s franchise until 1 April 2020 and has cancelled the franchise competition to find a new operator. This is the latest extension for the train […]

Events

Trespasser who stopped trains to France jailed for a year

17 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Terry Maher, a trespasser who climbed on top of a tunnel in London, causing mass rail disruption, has been jailed for one year. Blackfriars Crown Court was told that Maher, 44, of Cubitt Street in […]

Featured

For sale – 13 locomotives with nowhere to go

17 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

On the face of it, the auction sale notice looked fairly routine. 13 diesel locomotives were for sale, the property of a leasing company that had gone into liquidation. But then, after reading more carefully, […]

Business

“Acceptable offer” for British Steel received from Turkey

16 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

British Steel, manufacturer of long steel sections, including rail, and a major supplier to Network Rail and to other railway infrastructure owners around the world, has attracted an “acceptable offer” from Ataer Holdings of Turkey. […]

Business

NRL’s rail director celebrates 25 years of service

16 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

NRL rail director Jim Taylor has celebrated 25 years of service with the company, which provides recruitment, training, rail maintenance and Non-Destructive testing (NDT) services to the technical, engineering and construction sectors. Originally joining the […]

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  • Siemens Mobility to install new mobile battery charging demonstrator at Long Marston
  • East West Rail / HS2 crossing earthworks completed
  • Ticketing specialist Unicard acquires Ecebs from Visa
  • Connecticut orders 60 Alstom railroad cars with options for 313 more
  • Access improvements at Warwick station delayed by unexpected foundations
  • Collision at Loversall Carr junction caused largely by driver fatigue
  • Tea room opens in restored Bricket Wood station building
  • Police thwart attempt to steal mail from train
  • West Yorkshire MP visits University of Huddersfield Institute of Railway Research
  • Rail regulator issues safety guidance for minor and heritage railways
British Steel Christmas 2019 Crossrail HS2 London Overground London Underground Network Rail Northern Ireland Northern Powerhouse RAIB Scotland TfL Trako USA Wales West Midlands
  • Phil Mortimer: So where does this leave the overall project budget and actual spend profile? What is the estimated ROI on this…
  • Phil Quantock: The RMT has learnt nothing since the disastrous 1982 strikes by both the ASLEF and NUR unions. If the unions…
  • Clive Payne: There is plenty of high quality coal remaining in the UK - you just need to know where it is.
  • Image of East West Rail overbridge at Calvert Nov 2023.
  • The acquisition of Ecebs from Visa will allow Unicard to add EMV solutions to its portfolio
  • Connecticut Department of Transportation has ordered 60 single-level rail cars from Alstom with options for 313 more
  • Engineers digging lift shafts at Warwick station have encountered unexpected buried foundations
  • Two young men were arrested inside a mail train and charged with theft
  • Jason McCartney MP (third left) visited the University of Huddersfield's Institute of Railway Research with the team from RIA North
  • Connecticut Department of Transportation has ordered 60 single-level rail cars from Alstom with options for 313 more
    Connecticut orders 60 Alstom railroad cars with options for 313 more
    9 August 2023 0
  • Engineers digging lift shafts at Warwick station have encountered unexpected buried foundations
    Access improvements at Warwick station delayed by unexpected foundations
    4 August 2023 0
  • Collision at Loversall Carr junction caused largely by driver fatigue
    3 August 2023 0
  • Tea room opens in restored Bricket Wood station building
    2 August 2023 0
  • Two young men were arrested inside a mail train and charged with theft
    Police thwart attempt to steal mail from train
    2 August 2023 0
  • Jason McCartney MP (third left) visited the University of Huddersfield's Institute of Railway Research with the team from RIA North
    West Yorkshire MP visits University of Huddersfield Institute of Railway Research
    2 August 2023 0
  • ORR has issued guidance on Safety Management Systems for minor and heritage railways
    Rail regulator issues safety guidance for minor and heritage railways
    1 August 2023 0
  • Two teenage boys were electrocuted over the same weekend in separate incidents in Scotland
    Two teenagers electrocuted over one weekend
    1 August 2023 0
  • Repairing the culvert at Aylesbury will close the railway for 12 days
    Major work to close railway in Aylesbury area
    31 July 2023 0
  • ORR has criticised High Speed One for missing performance targets
    Rail regulator criticises High Speed 1 for missing targets
    31 July 2023 0
  • Longer platforms for two Fen line stations
    20 August 2020 0
  • Anna Delvecchio heads up transportation development at Mott MacDonald
    9 June 2020 0
  • Keolis Group has a new executive chairman
    28 July 2020 1
  • Second phase of HS2’s Innovation Accelerator launched
    17 August 2020 0
  • NRL’s rail director celebrates 25 years of service
    16 August 2019 0
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