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Cars on the line delay trains in Scotland

15 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Passengers using Stirling station in Scotland on Wednesday 14 October were surprised to find a car parked across the lines serving Platforms 2 and 3. The driver of the small car had crashed through the […]

Appointments

Paul Wilson moves to DB ESG

14 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Paul Wilson has joined DB ESG as a senior project and bid manager reporting to project director James Hornsby. Joining from another Derby-based company – SNC-Lavalin – Paul is a multi-skilled electro-mechanical engineer with over […]

Business

Cairngorm Funicular to be repaired and reopened

14 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

Balfour Beatty has been brought in to repair and reopen the Cairngorm Funicular, the UK’s highest railway. Opened in 2001, the Cairngorm Funicular runs for 1,970 metres and rises through 462 metres, with a maximum […]

Business

Siemens Lincoln bogie service centre completes 500th overhaul

14 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A significant milestone has been passed as Siemens Mobility’s UK Bogie Service Centre in Lincoln has completed its 500th bogie overhaul for Siemens’ train fleet in the UK. The Lincoln facility services bogies for the […]

Electrification

Power cable damages overhead lines

13 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Usually, when trains have to stop running as the overhead power lines are damaged, that damage has been caused either by the pantograph of a train getting caught up in them and pulling them down, […]

Environment

Cumbrian river restored to its original course

13 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The River Leith runs alongside the West Coast main line near Thrimby, eight miles south of Penrith in Cumbria. Because the river was straightened, it puts the railway it borders at risk from erosion. It […]

Community

TfW creates community hubs in stations across Wales

13 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As part of its Community Rail Vision, Transport for Wales (TfW) is working with communities and local groups to create community hubs in railway stations across Wales. At Abergavenny railway station, TfW is investing nearly […]

Events

TSSA asks Prime Minister for an inquest into the death of Belly Mujinga

13 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The general secretary of the TSSA union (Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association), Manuel Cortes, has written to the Prime Minister calling for an inquest into the death of union member Belly Mujinga after a BBC Panorama […]

Business

£17 million for Southampton freight

13 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that an additional £17 million is to be invested into a major rail upgrade to freight services in Southampton, to support the seamless flow of goods across the […]

Infrastructure

Cockfosters Underground station is now step-free

12 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Cockfosters has become the 80th London Underground station to have step-free access between street and platform. Transport for London (TfL) has now completed its work to modernise the northern terminus of the Piccadilly line with […]

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  • Tamara Finkelstein to be CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering
  • Battery train sets new world record
  • Paul McNerney to join Severfield from Laing O’Rourke
  • Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB
  • Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21
  • Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator
  • EMR driver training is a family affair
  • Hitachi Rail completes acquisition of Omnicom from Balfour Beatty
  • Cumbrian Coast line closed at Whitehaven “indefinitely”
  • New trains enter service on the Coryton line in South Wales
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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…
  • Dame Tamara Finkelstein will take over as chief executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering in February 2026.
  • 230001 sets out on its record-breaking run from Reading station.
  • Paul McNerney will leave Laing O'Rourke to take over as CEO of Severfield in the autumn of 2025.
  • Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.
  • Impression of how Stuttgart station will look on completion.
  • Robin Gisby will step down from being CEO of the DfT Operator on 23 December 2025.
  • 12 trainees drivers have just graduated at East Midlands Railway.
  • Hitachi Rail's acquisition of Omnicom will support its HMAX digital asset management platform globally.
  • Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.
    Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB
    12 August 2025 0
  • Impression of how Stuttgart station will look on completion.
    Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21
    7 August 2025 0
  • Robin Gisby will step down from being CEO of the DfT Operator on 23 December 2025.
    Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator
    7 August 2025 0
  • 12 trainees drivers have just graduated at East Midlands Railway.
    EMR driver training is a family affair
    7 August 2025 0
  • Hitachi Rail's acquisition of Omnicom will support its HMAX digital asset management platform globally.
    Hitachi Rail completes acquisition of Omnicom from Balfour Beatty
    1 August 2025 0
  • Cumbrian Coast line closed at Whitehaven “indefinitely”
    31 July 2025 0
  • Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
    New trains enter service on the Coryton line in South Wales
    31 July 2025 0
  • Unipart has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, detailing its roadmap to meeting its Net Zero 2040 target.
    Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target
    30 July 2025 0
  • Arriva will restore train connections to communities in Poland’s Kujawsko-Pomorskie region from December 2026.
    Arriva to revive two regional routes in Poland
    30 July 2025 0
  • 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
    Warning that Great British Railways risks repeating the mistakes of British Rail
    29 July 2025 0
  • Germany: Man arrested for sabotaging high-speed line
    22 March 2020 0
  • Green station retailers now carry a seal of approval
    17 July 2019 0
  • The German city of Mainz has ordered 22 new trams from Škoda Group with an option for eight more.
    Škoda Group wins new tram contract for Mainz and strengthens its position in Germany
    2 July 2025 0
  • GBRf opens new freight route from Buxton to Crawley
    15 June 2020 0
  • HS2 headhouse design for Canterbury Works revealed
    27 October 2020 0
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