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GB Railfreight locomotive named The Cemex Express at special ceremony

13 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Cemex, the global building materials supplier and the largest Mexican investor in the UK, with 3,000 people employed across 450 sites nationwide, has unveiled a GB Railfreight (GBRf) Class 66 locomotive resplendent in its own […]

Business

New DLR train order goes to CAF

12 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that the order for the design, manufacture and supply of a fleet of 43 trains for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) has been awarded to Spanish manufacturer CAF. The […]

Business

CAF reveals the train it is hoping to supply to HS2

11 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The last of the five bidders to reveal its design, Spanish manufacturer CAF has stated that its offer to HS2 is based on its Oaris platform. CAF believes its high-speed Oaris trains would help deliver a world-renowned rail system […]

Infrastructure

Portrush station upgrade completed ahead of schedule

11 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The £5.6 million remodelling of Portrush station has been completed by lead contractor Graham, and the station handed back to Northern Ireland’s transport authority Translink, in advance of its official opening, which will take place […]

Charity

Birthday Honour for TfL’s Siwan Hayward for services to transport and policing

9 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Transport for London’s (TfL) director of compliance, policing and on-street services has been honoured with an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Responsible for leading TfL’s transport policing, enforcement, community safety and security agenda, Siwan […]

Events

Birthday Honours awarded to Network Rail staff

9 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Two people have been awarded honours on the Queen’s birthday for the work they did with Network Rail. Simon Blanchflower, the former head of the Thameslink programme, and Ian Harris, an incident officer from the […]

Business

Talgo bases HS2 bid on Avril platform

7 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The company has based its offer for the supply of trains to HS2 on Avril – its latest generation rolling stock platform. This represents the latest evolution of very high-speed vehicles, which has been developed […]

Business

Bombardier and Hitachi work together to propose new HS2 train

6 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The joint venture of Bombardier and Hitachi has submitted its ‘Great British’ train proposal to High Speed Two (HS2) to design, build and maintain at least 54 trains for Phase One in a contract worth […]

Business

Siemens submits tender for HS2 trains

6 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Siemens Mobility has submitted its tender for the HS2 train contract, the winner of which is expected to be announced in Spring 2020. It has also released the first graphic of its offering. Siemens’ Velaro […]

Business

Alstom reveals proposal for HS2 high-speed train

6 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Britain’s High Speed 2 (HS2) is out for tender for its first fleet of high-speed trains. These will have to be able to run not only on HS2’s own route from London to Birmingham and […]

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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
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: 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
  • TfL to furlough 7,000 staff
    24 April 2020 0
  • Alstom CEO to step down
    16 May 2025 0
  • Northern Powerhouse Rail depends on HS2
    18 June 2019 0
  • ScotRail covers train faces to encourage passengers to do the same
    24 July 2020 0
  • Farewell to Northern’s Pacers
    28 November 2020 0
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