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British steel in liquidation

22 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

British Steel, the UK-based manufacturer of sections, special profiles steel rail and wire rod with plants in the UK and France, and that had been the long products division of Tata Steel until bought by […]

Governance

Four new board members for British Transport Police Authority

21 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Sir Craig Mackey, the former deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service, is one of four new board members appointed to the British Transport Police Authority. Established in 2004 to improve the public accountability of […]

Business

Comment: British Steel on verge of administration

21 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As British Steel asks for a £75 million loan from the British Government to prevent the company collapsing into administration, Dr Jonathan Owens, supply chain and logistics expert at the University of Salford Business School, […]

Business

GB Railfreight announces new freight service from Felixstowe to Doncaster

21 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A new freight service, from the Port of Felixstowe to iPort Rail, Doncaster, has been announced by GB Railfreight as it continues to expand its intermodal business. The service, which will run five days a […]

Environment

Controlling vegetation

20 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

As spring moves into summer, increased rates of growth and volumes of leaves can obstruct signals on the railway and pose a risk to the safe running of trains. Network Rail therefore has to remove […]

Appointments

Network Rail announces major new appointments

19 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Network Rail has announced its five new regional managing directors, appointed as part of chief executive Andrew Haines’ reorganisation and devolution plans for the company. Under those plans, there will be 13 routes, increased from […]

Business

Network Rail stations to be upgraded for Crossrail

9 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Civil engineering contractors Graham and Hochtief have each won contracts from Network Rail to upgrade three stations on the western section of the new Crossrail line. Hochtief will work on the stations at West Drayton, […]

Business

Network Rail confirms Crossrail station contracts

8 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail, which is working on the overground sections of the Crossrail project that will deliver the new Elizabeth line in London, has confirmed the award of contracts for the construction of new or enhanced […]

Accident Investigation

RAIB publishes report on freight loco collision with a buggy at Dollands Moor

3 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into a collision between a train and utility vehicle at Dollands Moor freight yard, Kent, that took place in the early hours of Tuesday 4 […]

Appointments

Jo Parker is new West Midlands Rail programme director

3 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

West Midlands Rail Executive (WMRE) has announced the appointment of Joanne Parker as West Midlands Rail programme director. Jo was previous appointment was as a senior project manager with SLC Rail. She has over twenty […]

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  • First bodyshell for Santiago Metro Line 7 completed
  • 12-car trains to call at Basildon by December
  • Siemens India wins major contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Project Phase 2
  • Great Northern runs first passenger services using the latest version of ETCS digital signalling
  • Škoda Group wins new tram contract for Mainz and strengthens its position in Germany
  • 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
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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…
  • Alstom has completed the first bodyshell for one of the 37 trains it is building for Santiago Metro Line 7.
  • Platform 2 at Basildon station is to be rebuilt, allowing 12-car trains to call.
  • Siemens India has won major signalling and telecommunications contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Phase 2.
  • First Great Northern Class 717 in passenger service using 3.6.0 - the 17.17 service to Moorgate at Finsbury Park on 8 July 2025.
  • The German city of Mainz has ordered 22 new trams from Škoda Group with an option for eight more.
  • 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.
  • First Great Northern Class 717 in passenger service using 3.6.0 - the 17.17 service to Moorgate at Finsbury Park on 8 July 2025.
    Great Northern runs first passenger services using the latest version of ETCS digital signalling
    11 July 2025 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
  • The front bogie on a London Northwestern Railway train derailed near Bletchley on the West Coast main line.
    Derailed train causes delays and cancellations to services to and from London Euston
    27 June 2025 0
  • Arriva has won a contract to operate long-distance electric rail services in Czechia from December 2028.
    Arriva wins £640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia
    26 June 2025 0
  • ERTMS has been deployed on Sweden's Iron Ore line.
    ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden
    26 June 2025 0
  • 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
  • Merseyrail’s new Class 777 sets off for dynamic testing
    7 October 2019 0
  • Scotrail improves cleanliness by 11%
    1 May 2020 0
  • Stadler to supply more new trains for Mount Vesuvius
    11 July 2023 0
  • Altran tops the tables for the second year
    10 July 2020 0
  • Time for a coat of paint at York
    30 December 2020 0
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