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Coronavirus (COVID-19)

French high-speed hospital

27 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

France has deployed one of its TGV duplex double-deck high-speed trains to move patients suffering from Corinavirus (COVID-19) from areas where hospitals are overcrowded to other regions of the country. The first such train has […]

Business

Infrarail postponed!

26 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The latest victim of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is the UK’s Infrarail exhibition. Scheduled to be held at London’ Olympia on 12-14 May, it has been put back a year and will now be co-located […]

Environment

Repairs underway on Cumbrian Coast line

26 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

Recent inspections at Parton, on the Cumbrian coast, after the area had been pounded by storms Ciara, Dennis and Jorge, found that the huge waves and gales had caused cracks to appear in a railway […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Retired signallers needed to keep the railway going

26 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

To keep the railway running during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Network Rail is appealing for retired signallers, or those who have moved to other careers in the railway industry, to return to roles in the […]

Business

Gatwick Express suspended as part of reduction in GTR services

26 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) will temporarily suspend the Gatwick Express service from Monday 30 March as part of phased timetable changes agreed with government to maintain train services for key workers. In addition, further reductions […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Competence and Medical Certification extended during Coronavirus epidemic

25 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail and London Underground have addressed the problem of staff having safety certification and competencies that expire during the Coronavirus (COVIS-19) epidemic but who therefore can’t get the assessment and recertification they need. As […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

BTP responds to demands for more police at stations

25 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Following demands from TSSA union general secretary Manuel Cortes and others, the British Transport Police (BTP) has announced that 500 officers will be deployed to ensure that passengers make only essential journeys during the Coronovirus […]

Health & Safety

Children in danger on Cambridgeshire level crossing

24 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

As schools shut due to the Coronavirus (CIVID-19) outbreak, school children are at home with time on their hands, and with time to get into trouble. Network Rail has released a photograph of three young […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Union calls for police deployment at London stations

24 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

As the government tries to make people stay at home, not gather in groups and not travel unless absolutely necessary, the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) has called for police to be deployed at all […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Coronavirus stops work on Crossrail

24 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that it has temporarily suspended work at all TfL and Crossrail construction sites to help limit the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Announcing the move, London’s Transport Commissioner Mike Brown […]

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  • 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
  • Plans for West Yorkshire trams receive major funding boost
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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…
  • 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.
  • The ORR has reported on its review of revenue protection practices on the railway.
  • 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
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
    19 May 2025 0
  • Man attacked police for asking if his journey was essential
    7 April 2020 0
  • Zonegreen wins 2,000th order
    3 November 2020 0
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway receives new hybrid locomotives
    7 July 2020 0
  • Škoda wins contract for metro trains for Bulgaria
    14 July 2023 0
  • TPE accepts first of its new Nova 2 trains
    25 July 2019 0
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