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Appointments

Gareth Davies named as SYSTRA’s Market Director for Water & Environment

23 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

Multinational engineering and consulting group SYSTRA has appointed Gareth Davies as Market Director for Water & Environment in the UK & Ireland to help the business grow its strength in the market. He will lead […]

Alstom’s RER NG has been running on the RER D line since December 2024.
Business

SNCF Voyageurs orders 96 additional RER NG trainsets from Alstom

23 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

French state-owned train operator SNCF Voyageurs has placed an order with Alstom for an additional 96 additional RER NG trainsets for the RER D line in order to complete and renew the fleet on this […]

Governance

Infrastructure and increased investment needed to unlock economic growth – Transport for the North

23 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

Transport for the North board members, meeting in Liverpool, have restated their ambition for transport infrastructure needed to unlock economic growth. Ahead of the government’s infrastructure pipeline, expected later this month, TfN board members called […]

Governance

Report highlights disparity in transport investment between London and the North

9 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) reveals how the disparity in transport spending between the North and London has ballooned over the last ten years. In the report ‘On track to prosperity: Great Northern […]

The ORR has reported on its review of revenue protection practices on the railway.
Governance

Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection

4 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

After concerns were raised about how rules on fare evasion are enforced, rail regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published a report on its review of how the rail industry handles revenue […]

Artist's impression of a West Yorkshire tram.
Governance

Plans for West Yorkshire trams receive major funding boost

4 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

Plans by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority have secured a major funding boost from the government as Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the allocation of £2.1 billion of local transport funding to West Yorkshire. This […]

Visualisation of a Lumo Class 222 train.
Business

Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom

4 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

Lumo, the First Group open-access operator, has signed a £50 million contract with Alstom for the refresh and maintenance of five, six-car Class 222 Meridian trains that will be used to operate open access passenger […]

The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
Business

First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC

3 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

During a ceremony held at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich, Germany, Siemens Mobility has handed over the first Vectron MS locomotive to Rail Traction Company (RTC) SpA. The handover was attended by Bavarian […]

Governance

More trains between Bradford and London following government investment

19 May 2025 Rail Insider 0

A new platform at Bradford Forster Square station opened on 19 Mat 2025, facilitating five additional services a day between Bradford and London. Along with improved station infrastructure, the new platform will ease congestion and […]

Appointments

Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund

19 May 2025 Rail Insider 0

The Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) has announced the appointment of two new trustees to its board – Fiona Irvine and Stuart Mackcracken, both of whom bring with them a wealth of experience from within the […]

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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
  • Škoda 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 £640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia
  • ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden
  • Eurostar services disrupted after problems near Lille
  • VTG Rail appoints Matt Hannant as Head of Sales and Marketing
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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…
  • 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 Škoda 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.
  • 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 Škoda Group with an option for eight more.
    Škoda 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 £640 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
  • Alstom’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
  • Infrastructure and increased investment needed to unlock economic growth – Transport for the North
    23 June 2025 0
  • Dog saves man on railway crossing
    28 September 2020 0
  • Turner & Townsend to support Crossrail engineering safety and assurance case
    10 October 2020 0
  • Richard Allan is new MD at Chiltern Railways
    26 September 2020 0
  • Construction milestone for Ealing Broadway upgrade
    23 November 2020 1
  • HS2 ‘Oakervee’ report gets leaked again
    20 January 2020 0
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