Four of HS2’s biggest contractors will introduce a standardized pre-qualification (PQ) system for subcontractors in a bid to streamline the process, reduce costs and boost productivity. Align (Bouygues Travaux Publics, VolkerFitzpatrick and Sir Robert McAlpine), […]
Mike Brown MVO, London’s Transport Commissioner, is set to become the new chairman of the Delivery Authority for the Restoration & Renewal of the Houses of Parliament. The programme at the UNESCO World Heritage site […]
Welsh businesses are being urged to get involved with the construction of South Wales Metro. As part of an initiative by Transport for Wales and Alun Griffiths, the principal contractor for the project. A drop-in […]
The Department for Transport has finally confirmed its Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) that should have been in place for 1 April 2019. That was the date that Network Rail’s Control Period 6 (CP6) started […]
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into an accident near Twerton, a suburb of Bath, on Saturday 1 December 2018. A passenger suffered fatal injuries when her head came into contact […]
Following the Queen’s Speech on Monday 14 October, in which she laid out the Government’s proposals for the new Parliamentary session, Rail Insider’s mailbox started to fill up as various industry bodies gave their reaction. […]
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into a fatal accident between a train and a pedestrian at Tibberton No. 8 footpath crossing on 6 February 2019. At 09:57 on a foggy […]
Matt Byrne has been named as the new president of the UK Region of Bombardier Transportation and as chairman of Bombardier Transportation UK, replacing Phil Hufton who is resigning for personal reasons but has agreed […]
The first of the new Class 777 trains for Merseyrail has left the Stadler factory to have its first test runs at Wegberg-Wildenrath. Having completed its programme of static testing at the factory, the next […]
Having issued its front-line staff with body-worn cameras last year – the first UK train operator to do so – Virgin Trains is acquiring a further 250 cameras with which to equip further staff working […]
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