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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 […]

Appointments

Paul Plummer to retire as Rail Delivery Group chief executive this autumn

2 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 2

The chief executive of the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), Paul Plummer, has confirmed his intention to retire this autumn. Paul joined RDG in October 2015 from Network Rail, where he was group strategy director, having […]

Business

Crossrail outlines plans to open the Elizabeth line late 2020 / early 2021

25 April 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Crossrail Limited, the Transport for London subsidiary that is charged with delivering the new Elizabeth line across and under London, has outlined a new plan to complete the outstanding works and bring the Elizabeth line […]

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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
  • Hitachi Rail to take over Perpetuum
    11 August 2020 1
  • RAIB issues first report into accident at Stonehaven
    14 August 2020 2
  • Bombardier to install new CBTC signalling for Frankfurt Airport people movers
    16 April 2020 0
  • HS2 given permission to start construction
    15 April 2020 1
  • Network Rail confirms Crossrail station contracts
    8 May 2019 0
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