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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, […]

Interest

How did they get that there?

18 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Whenever you’ve seen a catering vendor somewhere in a station, particularly in an underground station or up on a mezzanine floor, have you ever wonder how the stand got there? They look too big to […]

Infrastructure

Glasgow Queen Street wins World Cup of Stations

17 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Glasgow Queen Street has won the 2020 World Cup of Stations, organised by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), making it the nation’s favourite railway station. In this year’s competition, 48 stations from across the country […]

Business

Government funding of TfL to continue

16 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Transport for London (TfL) and the UK Government are continuing their talks on additional funding, which has now been extended for two weeks until the end of October. As TfL’s actual funding shortfall to 17 […]

Business

Industry calls for urgent update to Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline

16 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

One year ago, on 16 October 2019, the Department for Transport (DfT) published the government’s Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP). This listed the 58 projects that were then under review at the DfT. It did […]

Associations

Santa returns to the Watercress Line

16 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Watercress Line has announced that Father Christmas will be visiting the heritage line on selected dates in November and December. Heritage railways have had a bad time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Always short of […]

Business

Award success for Transport for Wales

16 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Transport for Wales (TfW), the transport operator that took over running the Wales and Borders rail network two years ago, has won the Excellence in Technology and Innovation and the Apprentice of the Year Awards […]

Business

CrossCountry franchise continues until October 2023

16 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

CrossCountry Trains has signed a new agreement with government to continue to operate the franchise until October 2023. This new contract between the Department for Transport and Arriva CrossCountry, which has run the franchise since […]

Business

New cloud-based platform will contribute to a radical culture change in project delivery

15 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Costain, the specialist in smart infrastructure solutions, has worked with industry partners to develop a demonstrator for a new cloud-based digital platform called the Intelligent Infrastructure Control Centre (IICC). It was developed by Costain along […]

Business

Alstom Foundation to support 29 projects from 21 countries

15 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Alstom Foundation has selected 29 projects from around the world for funding from its 2020/21 budget. Established in 2007, the Alstom Foundation supports and funds projects proposed by Alstom employees who team up with […]

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  • Warning that Great British Railways risks repeating the mistakes of British Rail
  • π—•π—–π—œπ— π—’ π˜€π—Όπ—Ήπ—± π˜π—Ό π——π˜‚π—±π—Ήπ—²π˜† π—–π—Όπ˜‚π—»π—°π—Άπ—Ή
  • 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
  • Ε 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 Β£640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia
  • ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden
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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…
  • Tony Lodge of the Centre for Policy Studies has written a report entitled Rail’s Last Chance: A four-point plan to save the railways
  • 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 Ε 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.
  • Platform 2 at Basildon station is to be rebuilt, allowing 12-car trains to call.
    12-car trains to call at Basildon by December
    16 July 2025 0
  • 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 Ε koda Group with an option for eight more.
    Ε 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 Β£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
  • Survey considers travel patterns after Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions are lifted
    25 April 2020 0
  • The acquisition of Ecebs from Visa will allow Unicard to add EMV solutions to its portfolio
    Ticketing specialist Unicard acquires Ecebs from Visa
    10 August 2023 0
  • Santa returns to the Watercress Line
    16 October 2020 0
  • Bristol signallers help with food deliveries to hospitals and the vulnerable
    21 May 2020 0
  • Snakes at Seascale
    25 September 2020 0
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