West Midlands Metro – the tram service between Wolverhampton and Birmingham – is 20 years old this month (May 2019). The service was officially launched on 30 May 1999 on the line which, at that […]
Flame-retardant thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) are increasingly being specified for railway applications. This is so that, if a fire should break out, the amount of disorientating smoke is reduced and the products of combustion are less […]
The construction of a new £10.55 million railway station at Horden, near Peterlee in County Durham, has begun as representatives from the organisations involved gathered at the site on South East View to mark the […]
A troublesome railway cutting at Arley, near Nuneaton, Warwickshire, is getting some long-awaited attention. The sides are steep, so Network Rail called in specialist abseilers to help stabilise the slopes, prevent rockfalls, stop the need […]
Jeff Davies, former director of route asset management and safety for Network Rail’s Wales and Borders route, has been appointed managing director of Andromeda, a multi-disciplined design engineering company specialising in railway electrification. Prior to […]
Iarnród Éireann – Irish Rail has announced the start of a process to procure up to 600 electric / battery-electric powered carriages over a 10-year timescale. Supported by the National Transport Authority (NTA), Iarnród Éireann, […]
Virgin Trains launched its #RideWithPride season over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend as its Pride Train arrived in Birmingham. The train operator joined tens of thousands of revellers at Birmingham Pride for its biggest celebration […]
Sydney Metro Northwest, stage one of Australia’s biggest public transport project, has opened to the public. Delivering over 36km of new metro rail for Sydney’s growing north-west, the AUS$8.3 billion project will improve travel time […]
Winfried Hermann, Minister of Transport for the German state Baden-Württemberg, visited Rolls-Royce’s Power Systems business unit in Friedrichshafen, Germany, where he was introduced to the company’s future technologies for environmentally friendly mobility and power generation. […]
British Steel, the UK-based manufacturer of sections, special profiles steel rail and wire rod with plants in the UK and France, and that had been the long products division of Tata Steel until bought by […]
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