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Infrastructure

Snodland station upgrade and mural

13 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The footbridge at Snodland station, on the Medway Valley Line in Kent, is to be refurbished with new surfacing, tactile strips on platforms, handrails and staircase coverings. Serving the village of Snodland and lying close […]

Infrastructure

Blackburn level crossing to be upgraded

12 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Daisyfield level crossing in Blackburn, Lancashire, is to be modernised in a ยฃ2.1 million project that will also include track and signalling & telecoms (S&T) work. The railway will be closed over three weekends starting […]

Infrastructure

Station lift upgrades continue

12 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail is having a โ€˜pushโ€™ on lift replacements and refurbishments, it seems. After Rail Insider recently published details of lift upgrades at Lichfield Trent Valley, Selhurst and Tamworth, Network Rail has now released information […]

Charity

Glenfinnan viaduct turns red on Armistice Day

11 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

On Wednesday 11 November 2020, the 102nd anniversary of Armistice Day, the iconic Glenfinnan viaduct lit up in โ€˜poppyโ€™ as a tribute to all those who have lost their lives in defence of the country. […]

Infrastructure

Extra park-and-ride spaces for Manchester Metrolink

11 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Manchester Metrolink is to increase its park-and-ride provision at Radcliffe and Whitefield, having received planning approval from Bury Council. The number of parking spaces will be increased at Radcliffe by 111 to 480 and at […]

Freight

Sheffield derailment causes widespread disruption

11 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

A freight train derailed at Sheffield station on Wednesday 11 November, closing part of the station and causing significant damage. It happened at about 02:45, as a train carrying cement came off the tracks while […]

Events

Illegal rave attendees trespass on live railway line

7 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Thermal-imaging video, shot from a National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter, shows people leaving an illegal rave near Warrington, Cheshire, and spilling onto a live railway line, forcing a passenger train to stop. The footage, […]

Business

New techniques to improve accuracy, efficiency and safety of tunnel examinations

7 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

International consulting group COWI has won a contract worth approximately ยฃ500,000 to combine machine learning and novel subsurface defect detection with existing virtual inspection tools used for bridges so as to reduce the time spent […]

News

London Overground completes introduction of new train fleet

6 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

London Overground has completed the introduction into service of its new Class 710 trains. The new trains are now operating services out of London Liverpool Street to Chingford, Cheshunt and Enfield Town, as well as […]

Appointments

MD appointed for Keolis Downerโ€™s Adelaide Metro

6 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Robert Tatton-Jones has been appointed as managing director for Keolis Downer Adelaide, the company that will run Adelaide Metro train services from 31 January 2021. He brings a wealth of rail experience to Adelaide having […]

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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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  • 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
  • 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
  • New rail freight services from Spain bring vital supplies to UK
    1 May 2020 0
  • Bombardier signs new logistics and support contract for Trenitallia ETR500 fleet
    30 April 2020 0
  • New head of refurbishment at Mid-Norfolk Railway
    3 January 2021 0
  • Siemens Mobility to install new mobile battery charging demonstrator at Long Marston
    27 November 2023 0
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