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TfW staff help their communities in very different ways

5 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Transport for Wales has a policy of allowing staff to take two days off a year for volunteering, either locally in their communities, or nationally, supporting major charities. They have many varied ways of doing […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Public told they must wear facemasks on trains

5 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps MP has announced that passengers must wear facemasks on public transport in England from 15 June. Doing so will become a Condition of Travel and so will be […]

Events

Trespassers using dangerous route to cross River Esk in North Yorkshire

5 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Walkers in the area of Sleights, near Whitby in North Yorkshire, are being warned of the dangers of trespassing on the railway, following multiple incidents of people using the railway to cross the River Esk. […]

Electrification

Electric train services from London to Cardiff begin as the Severn tunnel is electrified

5 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The electrification of the Great Western main line has reached another milestone, as the first all-electric passenger services are now running from London Paddington to Caerdydd Canolog Cardiff Central. While the first electric passenger service […]

Associations

MP visits rail industry despite lockdown

5 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Chris Loder MP, Conservative Member of Parliament for West Dorset and a member of the Transport Select Committee, has made a ‘virtual’ site visit with four rail industry organisations to find out how the rail […]

Business

Ireland on track to reduce carbon footprint

5 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

To mark World Environment Day on Friday 5 June 2020, over 50 of the largest companies in Ireland, which have publicly committed to halve their direct carbon footprint between now and 2030, have reported on […]

Heritage

Repairs to iconic Eskmeals viaduct on Cumbrian Coast line will improve linespeed

5 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Network Rail is about to commence a £2 million project to improve the 18-span Eskmeals viaduct, which carries the railway over the River Esk estuary, roughly halfway between Barrow-in-Furness and Whitehaven in Cumbria. The multi-million-pound […]

Infrastructure

Managing lineside vegetation remotely and safely

4 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Lineside vegetation, and its control, is always the subject of debate between those interested in the safe operation of the railway and those who value nature’s beauty and diversity. Trees growing close to the line […]

Infrastructure

LNER and O2 work together to improve mobile phone coverage between Newcastle and Edinburgh

4 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Seeking to improve mobile phone coverage and signal strength along a 45-mile stretch of the East Coast main line between Newcastle and Edinburgh, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is working with mobile phone operator O2 […]

Appointments

Angel Trains CEO to retire in September

4 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Kevin Tribley, chief executive officer of leading train leasing company Angel Trains, has announced that he will retire on 1 September 2020 after 21 years with the business. He has been on the board for […]

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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
  • Clever Videos – Nessun Dorma
    8 May 2020 0
  • Investigation launched into fatal accident at Eden Park station
    17 April 2020 1
  • RMT and ScotRail fall out over pay
    16 November 2020 0
  • Hill & Smith appoints Paul Simmons to be its new chief executive
    2 April 2020 0
  • Stobart Group to pull out of Rail & Civils – UPDATED
    9 June 2020 2
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