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Level crossing in East Yorkshire damaged as driver jumps lights

23 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A level crossing at Cottingham in East Yorkshire has been badly damaged as a driver went through the red lights and hit the barrier. The driver went through the red lights at Cottingham North level […]

Infrastructure

Northern prepares for leaves on the line

23 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Leaves on the Line โ€“ the annual autumn nightmare for both train operators and infrastructure maintainers. They may look innocuous, but they can cause real problems. Light and colourful, they get blown by the wind, […]

Infrastructure

Horsham station to be closed for nine days in August 2021

23 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

A major programme of track renewals in West Sussex next year will see Horsham closed to rail traffic for nine days in August. During the work, no trains will run along much of the Arun […]

Governance

Access for All at Kentโ€™s Canterbury East station

23 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Canterbury East is one of the latest to benefit from the governmentโ€™s Access for All scheme, as Network Rail starts to install new lifts and a new footbridge in a project due to be completed […]

Business

Mace to provide consultancy on Network Railโ€™s Project Alpha improvement plan

22 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

International consultancy and construction company Mace has been appointed by Network Rail to provide consultancy services on its railway improvement programme for the North West and Central Region, known as Project Alpha. A Network Rail […]

Governance

Hyde North station damaged by vandals

22 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Vandals have struck at Hyde North station in Manchester, causing extensive damage over two nights. The station, which had been closed since September when services were suspended due to staff shortages caused by the COVID-19 […]

Business

Wales to take train operations into public ownership

22 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Welsh Government has moved to take train services in the Principality into public ownership, although it will retain its close relationship with Keolis and Amey. In England, the Department for Transport has ended rail […]

Business

ยฃ89.4 million compensation paid to train passengers in England and Wales in 2019/20

22 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Department for Transport (DfT) has released the compensation paid to passengers by train operating companies (TOCs) in the financial year 2019/2020. A total of ยฃ89.4 million was paid out in England and Wales to […]

Business

ORR warns train operators about timetable changes

22 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As train operators change their timetables to increase train services  after the COVID-19 national lockdown, and then change them again in response to heightened local restrictions, rail regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) […]

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North Yorkshire burglar abandons car on railway line

21 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A suspected burglar being chased by police abandoned his car on a railway line near Malton, North Yorkshire, and attempted to escape on foot. It all started when a farmer south of Malton called police, […]

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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
  • New technology will alert passengers to busy trains and stations before leaving home
    5 June 2020 0
  • Mechanโ€™s new bogie lifters requested by customer
    18 August 2020 1
  • Hydrogen-powered bus rapid transit service opens in Pau, France.
    17 December 2019 0
  • Portrush station upgrade completed ahead of schedule
    11 June 2019 1
  • Successful milestone for Danish signalling programme
    17 December 2019 0
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