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ยฃ1.2 million facelift for Burgess Hill station

26 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The platform canopies at Burgess Hill station, on the Brighton main line in West Sussex, have been refurbished as part of a ยฃ1.2 million facelift that has also seen improvements made to the station building. […]

Business

GTR prepares young people for employment

26 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), the UKโ€™s largest rail operator, has launched its first ever Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP) with East Sussex College, despite the onset of a second national lockdown. After training and preparing […]

Business

Stadler and Newcastle University to collaborate on technology

26 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Rolling stock manufacturer Stadler has formally agreed to work together with Newcastle University on a broad range of initiatives, signing a โ€˜memorandum of understandingโ€™ to endorse the partnership. The Swiss train-builder has a contract to […]

Business

Network Rail and White Ribbon tackle domestic abuse and violence

25 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has demonstrated its commitment to encouraging collective action to change the behaviour and culture that leads to abuse or violence against women by becoming a White Ribbon UK-accredited organisation. Reports of domestic abuse […]

Appointments

Charlie Hodgson to lead WSPโ€™s Transport & Infrastructure business in the UK

24 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Engineering professional services consultancy WSP has announced that Charlie Hodgson has been appointed managing director of its Transport & Infrastructure (T&I) business in the UK. He joins from The Go-Ahead Group, one of the UK’s […]

Business

TPE donates over ยฃ50,000 to community projects

23 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Train operator TransPennine Express (TPE) has donated over ยฃ50,000 from its Transform Grants Fund to projects which tackle youth unemployment, improve the environment and promote social inclusion. This year, as it does every year, TPE […]

Business

Rail to Refuge helps over 800 flee domestic abuse

23 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Rail to Refuge, the joint initiative between rail companies and Womenโ€™s Aid in which train operators cover the cost of train tickets for women, men and children travelling to refuge accommodation, has been extended until […]

Accident Investigation

Network Rail fined ยฃ10,000 over Lamington viaduct

23 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has been fined ยฃ10,000 for allowing trains to cross the Lamington viaduct in Scotland at over 100mph after it had been damaged by a storm. Lamington Viaduct carries the West Coast main line […]

Infrastructure

Bristol Parkway to Newport line reopens after major overrun

23 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Gypsy Patch bridge, on the Great Western main line just south of Patchway station, between Bristol Parkway and the Severn tunnel to South Wales, has reopened to trains after a 16-day delay. The original stone-arched […]

Infrastructure

Historic Prudhoe footbridge reopens after restoration

23 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Grade II listed footbridge at Prudhoe station has reopened following a ยฃ500 million refurbishment project that has restored the bridge to its former glory. Prudhoe lies on the on the Tyne Valley line, which […]

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  • First bodyshell for Santiago Metro Line 7 completed
  • 12-car trains to call at Basildon by December
  • Siemens India wins major contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Project Phase 2
  • Great Northern runs first passenger services using the latest version of ETCS digital signalling
  • ล koda Group wins new tram contract for Mainz and strengthens its position in Germany
  • Derailed train causes delays and cancellations to services to and from London Euston
  • Arriva wins ยฃ640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia
  • ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden
  • Eurostar services disrupted after problems near Lille
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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 Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) went into administration on 1 July 2025.
  • Alstom has completed the first bodyshell for one of the 37 trains it is building for Santiago Metro Line 7.
  • Platform 2 at Basildon station is to be rebuilt, allowing 12-car trains to call.
  • Siemens India has won major signalling and telecommunications contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Phase 2.
  • First Great Northern Class 717 in passenger service using 3.6.0 - the 17.17 service to Moorgate at Finsbury Park on 8 July 2025.
  • The German city of Mainz has ordered 22 new trams from ล koda Group with an option for eight more.
  • The front bogie on a London Northwestern Railway train derailed near Bletchley on the West Coast main line.
  • Arriva has won a contract to operate long-distance electric rail services in Czechia from December 2028.
  • ERTMS has been deployed on Sweden's Iron Ore line.
  • Siemens India has won major signalling and telecommunications contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Phase 2.
    Siemens India wins major contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Project Phase 2
    11 July 2025 0
  • First Great Northern Class 717 in passenger service using 3.6.0 - the 17.17 service to Moorgate at Finsbury Park on 8 July 2025.
    Great Northern runs first passenger services using the latest version of ETCS digital signalling
    11 July 2025 0
  • The German city of Mainz has ordered 22 new trams from ล koda Group with an option for eight more.
    ล koda Group wins new tram contract for Mainz and strengthens its position in Germany
    2 July 2025 0
  • The front bogie on a London Northwestern Railway train derailed near Bletchley on the West Coast main line.
    Derailed train causes delays and cancellations to services to and from London Euston
    27 June 2025 0
  • Arriva has won a contract to operate long-distance electric rail services in Czechia from December 2028.
    Arriva wins ยฃ640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia
    26 June 2025 0
  • ERTMS has been deployed on Sweden's Iron Ore line.
    ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden
    26 June 2025 0
  • Eurostar services disrupted after problems near Lille
    25 June 2025 0
  • VTG Rail appoints Matt Hannant as Head of Sales and Marketing
    23 June 2025 0
  • Gareth Davies named as SYSTRA’s Market Director for Water & Environment
    23 June 2025 0
  • Alstomโ€™s RER NG has been running on the RER D line since December 2024.
    SNCF Voyageurs orders 96 additional RER NG trainsets from Alstom
    23 June 2025 0
  • Study to consider extending Crossrail to Ebbsfleet
    26 September 2020 2
  • Management buyout at BCM Construction
    27 July 2020 0
  • Management buyout at Ford & Stanley Recruitment
    21 January 2020 0
  • Siemens Mobility contracts DB ESG for the next tranche of ETCS installation design work
    27 May 2020 0
  • Home-schooling STEM lockdown pack from Network Rail
    30 April 2020 0
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