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Infrarail 2020 set to be UK’s premier rail industry exhibition

9 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Infrarail 2020, the UK’s leading showcase of railway infrastructure technology and expertise, is already attracting a host of both national and global exhibitors. To be held for the first time at London’s Olympia between 12 […]

Environment

Floods disrupt rail traffic in Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire

8 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Heavy flooding in Yorkshire and northern Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire disrupted rail services on Thursday 7 October 2019 after heavy rain closed lines throughout the region. Lines between Sheffield and Gainsborough, Rotherham Central and Meadowhall, Shirebrook […]

Events

WW2 veteran gets special send-off

7 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A veteran of the Second World War had a surprise send-off from Preston station when he went to board a train for London. Ernest ‘Ernie’ Horsfall, 101 years old and one of the UK’s oldest […]

Events

Service held in remembrance of the Great War

7 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Representatives of the railway industry gathered at Southwark Cathedral on 6 November 2019 to remember the thousands of workers who lost their lives during World War 1. The congregation included representatives from Network Rail, Rail […]

Infrastructure

Glasgow Subway modernisation on track

6 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The modernisation of Glasgow Subway is proceeding apace, and the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has released details of the latest improvements. Work has been completed at 13 of the network’s 15 stations, while signalling […]

Business

New look proposed for Perry Barr station

5 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Plans to rebuild Perry Barr station in north Birmingham have been revealed by Transport for West Midlands. The rebuilt station entrance will replace the current 1960s version that is squashed between a row of shops […]

Appointments

Keolis Group names Patrick Jeantet as executive chairman

5 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Patrick Jeantet has been appointed as the new executive chairman of the Keolis Group. The appointment was confirmed by Keolis Group Supervisory Board chairman Joel Lebreton at an extraordinary Supervisory Board meeting on Tuesday 5 […]

Infrastructure

Abergavenny to Hereford line to reopen after flooding

1 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has announced the early reopening of the Abergavenny to Hereford line. It was closed on Saturday 26 October 2019, after a train driver reported fast flowing water shortly before 13:00 near Pontrilas. The […]

Infrastructure

Kintore station takes shape as lift shafts are installed

1 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The new station at Kintore, on the Aberdeen to Inverness line in Scotland, is taking shape after engineers installed the concrete shafts for its accessible footbridge. The two ten-metre-tall, eight-ton structures were craned into position […]

Business

Talgo signs agreement to establish Scottish factory

1 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Spanish rolling stock manufacturer Talgo has signed an agreement with Transport Scotland and Scottish Enterprise to set up a manufacturing base for Talgo UK at Longannet, Fife. Talgo UK is currently bidding for rolling stock […]

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  • Campaigners urge PM to support more cross-Channel rail services
  •  Plan launched to improve Yorkshire’s rail network
  • Level crossing closed following “shocking misuse”
  • Cambridge South station infrastructure upgrades complete
  • Alstom CEO to step down
  • Passenger assistance can be improved still further, regulator concludes
  • New Academy to offer pre-apprenticeship programme for young people
  • Siemens Mobility to install new mobile battery charging demonstrator at Long Marston
  • East West Rail / HS2 crossing earthworks completed
  • Ticketing specialist Unicard acquires Ecebs from Visa
British Steel Christmas 2019 Crossrail HS2 London Overground London Underground Network Rail Northern Ireland Northern Powerhouse RAIB Scotland TfL Trako 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…
  • Image of East West Rail overbridge at Calvert Nov 2023.
  • Cambridge South station infrastructure upgrades complete
    16 May 2025 0
  • Alstom CEO to step down
    16 May 2025 0
  • Passenger assistance can be improved still further, regulator concludes
    15 May 2025 0
  • New Academy to offer pre-apprenticeship programme for young people
    15 May 2025 0
  • Siemens Mobility to install new mobile battery charging demonstrator at Long Marston
    27 November 2023 0
  • Image of East West Rail overbridge at Calvert Nov 2023.
    East West Rail / HS2 crossing earthworks completed
    24 November 2023 0
  • The acquisition of Ecebs from Visa will allow Unicard to add EMV solutions to its portfolio
    Ticketing specialist Unicard acquires Ecebs from Visa
    10 August 2023 0
  • Connecticut Department of Transportation has ordered 60 single-level rail cars from Alstom with options for 313 more
    Connecticut orders 60 Alstom railroad cars with options for 313 more
    9 August 2023 0
  • Engineers digging lift shafts at Warwick station have encountered unexpected buried foundations
    Access improvements at Warwick station delayed by unexpected foundations
    4 August 2023 0
  • Collision at Loversall Carr junction caused largely by driver fatigue
    3 August 2023 0
  • Network Rail performance action plan approved by ORR
    3 April 2019 0
  • Oakervee report recommends HS2 goes ahead
    11 February 2020 1
  • LNER Reserves are making a difference
    1 May 2020 0
  • Bombardier and Hitachi work together to propose new HS2 train
    6 June 2019 0
  • More government support for Glasgow Subway and Edinburgh Trams
    23 December 2020 0
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