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230001 sets out on its record-breaking run from Reading station.
Business

Battery train sets new world record

20 August 2025 Rail Insider 0

A Great Western Railway (GWR) battery-powered train has set a world record, travelling 200 miles without needing a recharge. The new record was set by a Class 230 train, a former London Underground D78 stock […]

Paul McNerney will leave Laing O'Rourke to take over as CEO of Severfield in the autumn of 2025.
Appointments

Paul McNerney to join Severfield from Laing O’Rourke

13 August 2025 Rail Insider 0

Paul McNerney, currently director of clients and government at Laing O’Rourke, has been named as the new chief executive officer of structural steel group Severfield. A Chartered Surveyor by profession, Paul will take up this […]

Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.
Appointments

Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB

12 August 2025 Rail Insider 0

Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty’s rail business, Rayner has been appointed to the RSSB Board as an Industry Non-Executive Director. The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) is the independent safety, standards, and […]

Robin Gisby will step down from being CEO of the DfT Operator on 23 December 2025.
Appointments

Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator

7 August 2025 Rail Insider 0

As the government’s policy of taking train operating companies (TOCs) back into public ownership begins to bite, the head of the Department for Transport’s Operator, Robin Gisby, has announced he will step down on 23 […]

12 trainees drivers have just graduated at East Midlands Railway.
Business

EMR driver training is a family affair

7 August 2025 Rail Insider 0

When twelve new train drivers graduated from East Midland’s Railway’s latest training course, one of them had a secret advantage. All of the graduates were presented with a train driver’s key at a special ceremony […]

Hitachi Rail's acquisition of Omnicom will support its HMAX digital asset management platform globally.
Business

Hitachi Rail completes acquisition of Omnicom from Balfour Beatty

1 August 2025 Rail Insider 0

Hitachi Rail has completed the acquisition of digital rail monitoring business Omnicom from international infrastructure group Balfour Beatty, as first announced in January. The strategic acquisition supports the growth of Hitachi Rail’s HMAX digital asset […]

Infrastructure

Cumbrian Coast line closed at Whitehaven “indefinitely”

31 July 2025 Rail Insider 0

The railway between Whitehaven and Corkicle, on the Cumbrian Coast line, will remain closed indefinitely, Network Rail has announced. The line was initially closed over the weekend of 25 to 29 July to allow engineers […]

Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
Business

New trains enter service on the Coryton line in South Wales

31 July 2025 Rail Insider 0

Transport for Wales has brought five more new Class 756 trains into service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth, improving the passenger experience on this route. The tri-mode trains (diesel/25kV overhead/battery) are variants of the Flirt […]

Unipart has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, detailing its roadmap to meeting its Net Zero 2040 target.
Business

Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target

30 July 2025 Rail Insider 0

Unipart, the rail technology-driven supply chain partner with decades of experience in the industry, operates globally, delivering high-performance rail supply chain, engineering, and technology solutions that enhance efficiency and reliability for rail operators and manufacturers. […]

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
Business

Warning that Great British Railways risks repeating the mistakes of British Rail

29 July 2025 Rail Insider 0

The Centre for Policy Studies (CPS), a leading centre-right think tank that aims to develop “a new generation of conservative thinking, built around promoting enterprise, ownership and prosperity”, has published a report warning that government’s […]

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  • 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
  • Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target
British Steel Christmas 2019 Crossrail HS2 London Overground London Underground Network Rail Northern Ireland Northern Powerhouse RAIB Scotland TfL Trako Unipart USA Wales West Midlands
  • 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…
  • 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.
  • Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
  • 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
  • The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) went into administration on 1 July 2025.
    BCIMO sold to Dudley Council
    23 July 2025 0
  • Railway bridge in Crewe reopens to road traffic
    23 October 2020 0
  • All Northern City line trains between Moorgate and Finsbury Park are now controlled using ETCS digital in-cab signalling.
    Northern City line trains now using digital in-cab signalling
    13 November 2024 0
  • Women in Rail’s Adeline Ginn is the new group strategy and legal director at CPMS
    5 March 2020 1
  • Are delays at Stonehaven unwarranted?
    23 October 2020 1
  • Four companies to share £2.4 billion in new railway signalling contracts
    7 February 2020 0
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