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Depots

Newton Heath depot safety system extended

20 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The new £20 million extension to Newton Heath depot in Manchester is being fitted with the latest depot protection system to safeguard workers. Northern’s new Class 195 diesel trains will be housed at Newton Heath […]

Business

No rail services on the Isle of Wight from 4 January to 31 March 2021

20 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

All rail services on the Isle of Wight’s ‘Island Line’ will be suspended between 4 January 2021 and 31 March 2021. This is because South Western Railway has announced the dates of the engineering works […]

Infrastructure

HS2 unveils Amersham vent headhouse design

20 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

HS2 has revealed the design of its second tunnel vent headhouse, this time the one at Amersham. It is one of five structures that will be built to provide ventilation and emergency access to the […]

Infrastructure

Longer platforms for two Fen line stations

20 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As part of the Fen Line Upgrade Programme, Network Rail is extending platforms at Littleport and Waterbeach stations to allow Great Northern to increase capacity by operating eight-car trains between King’s Lynn and Cambridge from […]

Events

Near miss at foot crossing in Kent sparks safety appeal

20 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

A group of walkers has narrowly avoided being missed by a train at a foot crossing between Shoreham and Otford, in Kent. While the front members of the group were already crossing when the train […]

Business

Go-Ahead Bavaria good to go

20 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Go-Ahead Bavaria has been granted a train operator’s license by the Bavarian State Ministry for Housing, Building and Transport. As a result, Go-Ahead Bavaria (Bayern) can now press on with plans to run train services […]

Infrastructure

New HS2 site access relieves pressure on local roads

19 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Access to the site of the new HS2 tunnel vent at Chalfont St Peter will be easier for contractors in the future as a new access road has been opened. The new 400-metre-long road will […]

Community

Railway remembers Stonehaven

19 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Stations around Scotland, as well as elsewhere in the UK, fell silent on Wednesday 19 August 2020 to remember those who lost their lives and all others who were affected by the derailment at Carmont, […]

Business

Mace to project manage Brent Cross West station

19 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The Brent Cross West station project is part of an ambitious urban regeneration plan for the wider Brent Cross area. Led by Barnet Council, it involves the construction of a new railway station that will […]

Infrastructure

Edinburgh-Glasgow line closed for two months after canal breaches its banks, severely damaging railway

18 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

When Scotland’s Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal, which runs between Falkirk and Edinburgh, breached its bank at Muiravonside on the morning of Wednesday 12 August, thousands of gallons of water poured onto the surrounding area, […]

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  • Derailed train causes delays and cancellations to services to and from London Euston
  • Arriva wins £640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia
  • ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden
  • Eurostar services disrupted after problems near Lille
  • VTG Rail appoints Matt Hannant as Head of Sales and Marketing
  • Gareth Davies named as SYSTRA’s Market Director for Water & Environment
  • SNCF Voyageurs orders 96 additional RER NG trainsets from Alstom
  • Infrastructure and increased investment needed to unlock economic growth – Transport for the North
  • Report highlights disparity in transport investment between London and the North
  • Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection
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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 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.
  • Alstom’s RER NG has been running on the RER D line since December 2024.
  • 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
  • Alstom’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
  • Infrastructure and increased investment needed to unlock economic growth – Transport for the North
    23 June 2025 0
  • Report highlights disparity in transport investment between London and the North
    9 June 2025 0
  • The ORR has reported on its review of revenue protection practices on the railway.
    Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection
    4 June 2025 0
  • Artist's impression of a West Yorkshire tram.
    Plans for West Yorkshire trams receive major funding boost
    4 June 2025 0
  • Visualisation of a Lumo Class 222 train.
    Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom
    4 June 2025 0
  • 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
  • Ebbw Vale line reopens following latest stage of multi-million-pound transformation
    16 June 2023 0
  • Virgin Trains starts #RideWithPride season as Pride Train arrives in Birmingham
    27 May 2019 0
  • Buckingham to build temporary Tyne and Wear Metro depot in North Tyneside
    12 July 2019 1
  • Two trains come close to colliding at Chalfont & Latimer station
    7 July 2020 0
  • Man jailed for defrauding train operators
    3 April 2020 0
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