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Northern highlights assistance available to passengers

1 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

At a time when some passengers are finding travelling by train and using stations difficult, due to COVID-19 precautions, and those with disabilities and special needs are finding it even harder, train operator Northern has […]

Governance

Crossrail governance transfers to TfL

1 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Crossrail project, which is being undertaken by Crossrail Limited, will deliver the Elizabeth line under and through London, which is now scheduled to enter service in 2022. Crossrail Ltd is working to complete the […]

Environment

Railway prepares to combat ‘leaves on the line’

1 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

With the start of autumn comes leaf-fall time, and Network Rail’s fleet of 61 leaf-busting trains and 80 leaf-busting teams are being readied to help tackle the annual blight of ‘leaves on the line’ and […]

Infrastructure

Planned partial closure of railway between Waterloo and Clapham Junction over Christmas

1 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A ten-day partial closure of the railway between Waterloo and Clapham Junction stations is being planned between Christmas Day 2020 and Sunday 3 January 2021. Network Rail is planning to renew completely the switches and […]

Appointments

Frazer-Nash promotes head of HR to the board

1 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Frazer-Nash head of human resources Sam Geis has been promoted to the newly created role of People Director. Managing director Neil McDougall explains that this new appointment underpins the company’s strategy of placing its ‘People’ […]

Infrastructure

Level crossing improvements in East Suffolk

1 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Three level crossings on the East Suffolk line are to be upgraded to improve safety, with the work being carried out on weeknights from Tuesday 6 October to 23 December in 2020 and then again […]

Business

HS2 funds Employment and Skills Hub in West London

1 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A new Employment and Skills Hub will be set up in West London after the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) has secured £255,200 from the HS2 Business and Local Economy Fund. The […]

Appointments

Helen Samuels to join Kier

1 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Helen Samuels, the former chief engineer of Network Rail, has been appointed technical director in Kier’s construction business. A chartered civil engineer and fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Helen will join Kier on […]

Appointments

All change at MTR UK

30 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Following news that Jeremy Long would retire from his post as chief executive officer for the European business at MTR, it’s ‘all change’ for the executive team in the UK. Steve Murphy, who is currently […]

Business

Hydrogen Transport Hub to be in Tees Valley

30 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps has announced that the government has the ambition to develop a trailblazing Hydrogen Transport Hub in the Tees Valley. Visiting Long Marston in Warwickshire, where the HydroFLEX hydrogen-powered […]

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  • 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
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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 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
  • Charlie Hodgson to lead WSP’s Transport & Infrastructure business in the UK
    24 November 2020 0
  • Coal mine planning refusal is more bad news for heritage rail sector
    18 December 2020 5
  • Blaenau Ffestiniog tunnel turns ‘Blue for NHS’
    8 May 2020 0
  • Two young men were arrested inside a mail train and charged with theft
    Police thwart attempt to steal mail from train
    2 August 2023 0
  • East Grinstead line to reopen after extensive repairs
    27 March 2020 0
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