• About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
RailInsider

  • News
    • UK
    • Europe
    • International
  • Business
    • Company News
    • Consultancies
    • Conferences
    • Contract Awards
    • Exhibitions
      • Infrarail
      • Railtex
    • Freight Operators
    • Infrastructure Owners
    • Redevelopment
    • Rolling Stock Manufacturers
    • Supply Chain
    • Train Operators
  • Features
    • Comment
    • Opinion – The Inside View
    • Video Content
  • Governance
    • Accident Investigation
    • Government
    • Police
    • Regions
    • Regulator
    • Safety
  • Infrastructure
    • Buildings
    • Electrification
    • Geotechnical
    • Level Crossings
    • Line Closures
    • Major Projects
    • Permanent Way
    • Signalling
    • Stations
    • Structures
    • Telecommunications
  • Interest
    • Books
    • Heritage
    • Photography
    • Video Content
    • Video Reports
  • Operations
    • Depots
    • Environment
    • Freight
    • Trains
    • Ticketing
    • Light Rail
    • Sustainability
    • Metro
    • Plant & Equipment
    • Retail
    • Service Interruptions
    • Services
  • People
    • Events
    • Appointments
    • Associations
    • Charity
    • Community
    • Diversity
    • Health & Safety
    • Opportunities
    • Trade Unions
    • Training
  • Technology
    • Asset Management
    • Digital Railway
    • High-speed
    • Innovation
    • Methods
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • Blue for NHS
    • Clever Videos
News Ticker
  • [ 4 June 2025 ] Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection Governance
  • [ 4 June 2025 ] Plans for West Yorkshire trams receive major funding boost Governance
  • [ 4 June 2025 ] Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom Business
  • [ 3 June 2025 ] First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC Business
  • [ 19 May 2025 ] More trains between Bradford and London following government investment Governance
HomeNews

News

Business

Comms Design acquired by Unipart

4 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Harrogate-based Comms Design, which designs and manufactures electronic products, primarily for rail industry, has been acquired by the Unipart Group. Comms Design has a proven track record for innovation and delivery. Its flexible approach means […]

Business

Zonegreen wins 2,000th order

3 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Sheffield-based Zonegreen is marking a major milestone in its 12-year history – the 2,000th order for its depot safety equipment. The landmark order, which has been placed by VolkerFitzpatrick, is for Zonegreen to install its […]

Business

HS2 ‘Meet the Contractor’ event includes 1,100 one-to-one meetings with main contractors

3 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, and the lockdown imposed over the UK, HS2’s third annual ‘Meet the Contractor’ event, which takes place between 23 and 26 November, will be held entirely online. At the […]

Infrastructure

Platform 7 at Gatwick Airport reopens, two more close

2 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Construction work has started on the huge new concourse for Gatwick Airport station, which will sit over Platforms 5, 6 and 7 and act as a new link for passengers changing trains at the station. […]

Europe

Runaway metro train caught by whale!

2 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

In a bizarre accident, a metro train crashed through buffers at De Akkers station in Spijkenisse, on the outskirts of Rotterdam. The station is at a high level but, rather than plunging eight metres down […]

Appointments

Readypower Terrawise appoints Andy McLaren as regional director for Scotland

2 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Andy McLaren has been appointed to the role of regional director Scotland for Readypower Terrawise, which provides and delivers innovative solutions in design, foundations, permanent way, piling and other niche specialist civil engineering services to […]

Business

Avanti plans 96 more trains for Motherwell

2 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Motherwell in Lanarkshire, Scotland, could be a big winner when the new train timetable comes into force in December after Avanti West Coast obtained approval to introduce an additional 96 services a week, more than […]

Infrastructure

HS2 tunnel vent headhouse for Little Missenden

1 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The design of the vent shaft headhouse that HS2 plans to build at Little Missenden, to provide ventilation and emergency access to the 10-mile-long Chilterns tunnel, is similar in style to the HS2 headhouse at […]

Business

£1.8bn additional funding for Transport for London

1 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Transport for London (TfL) and the UK Government have reached an agreement that covers further support for the remainder of the financial year, to address its forecast funding shortfall arising from the loss of passenger […]

Governance

£1.5 million investment in new Merseyrail station

31 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Plans to build a new station on the Merseyrail network at St James, in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle, are coming to fruition thanks to a £1.5 million investment by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Metro […]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 20 21 22 … 115 »

  • 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
  • Station retail sales increase while high streets struggle
    6 March 2020 0
  • Innovate UK announces £9.4m funding for projects that use new technology in a rail environment
    10 January 2020 0
  • TransPennine Express launches new Nova fleet at three-in-one ceremony
    23 November 2019 1
  • Network Rail partners with Connected Places Catapult to create ‘Innovation Factory’
    22 October 2019 0
  • First Class 802 bi-mode for Hull Trains is nearing completion
    2 August 2019 0
  • Nigel Wordsworth

    published 1094 articles

  • Rail Insider

    published 92 articles

Copyright © 2025 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes