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Accident Investigation

Incident at Bagillt user-worked crossing, North Wales

15 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has issued a report on a near miss at Bagillt user-worked level crossing, North Wales, during which the assistant to the driver of a heavy goods vehicle had to […]

Infrastructure

Train speeds triple after track at Bleeding Wolf is replaced

15 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Travel times between Chester and Manchester via Altrincham will be much improved following an £800,000 investment by Network Rail. The previous poor condition of the track through the ‘Bleeding Wolf’ area of Hale meant trains […]

Business

First Trenitalia to take over West Coast franchise

14 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Department for Transport has announced that First Trenitalia will operate the West Coast Partnership, providing passengers with new trains, more seats, simplified fares and more frequent services on the West Coast main line (WCML). […]

Infrastructure

Overturned lorry damages bridge and stops trains at Castle Cary

13 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A bridge strike with a difference closed both a road and the railway at Castle Cary in Somerset. Normally, a bridge strike involves a tall vehicle, often a lorry, trying to pass under a bridge […]

Events

Nottingham station arsonist jailed for 25 months

13 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Gemma Peat, the woman who started the fire which caused more than £5 million worth of damage to Nottingham station, has been jailed for two years and one month. Peat, of Wilford Crescent, Nottingham, had […]

Business

Robust data communication supports rail digitalisation

12 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Alan Bollard, managing director of Westermo UK, explains the role reliable data communications technology must play in the digitalisation of the rail network. In today’s digital age, trackside and onboard data communications networks deliver real-time […]

Business

When uniforms aren’t standard

12 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Ann Dowdeswell, sales and marketing director at Jermyn Street Design, reports on the successful launch of new staff uniforms for TransPennine Express and South Western Railway. Train operators, in common with airlines and other large […]

Charity

Tamworth Station celebrates 180th Birthday

12 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Tamworth railway station first opened on 12 August 1839. It lay on the line from Derby to Hampton-in-Arden where the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway met up with the London and Birmingham Railway for London. […]

Interest

Wales’ Cambrian line declared one of the world’s most scenic railways

10 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Cambrian line, which runs from Shrewsbury in England to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli on the west coast of Wales, has been selected as one of the world’s most scenic railways by two major television series. […]

Governance

Scottish Government to progress reopening of the Levenmouth Rail Link

9 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The Scottish Government is to take proposals for the reopening of the Levenmouth rail link forward to the next stage of development, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity Michael Matheson has announced. First opened […]

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  • 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
  • Connecticut orders 60 Alstom railroad cars with options for 313 more
  • Access improvements at Warwick station delayed by unexpected foundations
  • Collision at Loversall Carr junction caused largely by driver fatigue
  • Tea room opens in restored Bricket Wood station building
  • Police thwart attempt to steal mail from train
  • West Yorkshire MP visits University of Huddersfield Institute of Railway Research
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.
  • The acquisition of Ecebs from Visa will allow Unicard to add EMV solutions to its portfolio
  • Connecticut Department of Transportation has ordered 60 single-level rail cars from Alstom with options for 313 more
  • Engineers digging lift shafts at Warwick station have encountered unexpected buried foundations
  • Two young men were arrested inside a mail train and charged with theft
  • 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
  • Tea room opens in restored Bricket Wood station building
    2 August 2023 0
  • Two young men were arrested inside a mail train and charged with theft
    Police thwart attempt to steal mail from train
    2 August 2023 0
  • Jason McCartney MP (third left) visited the University of Huddersfield's Institute of Railway Research with the team from RIA North
    West Yorkshire MP visits University of Huddersfield Institute of Railway Research
    2 August 2023 0
  • ORR has issued guidance on Safety Management Systems for minor and heritage railways
    Rail regulator issues safety guidance for minor and heritage railways
    1 August 2023 0
  • Two teenage boys were electrocuted over the same weekend in separate incidents in Scotland
    Two teenagers electrocuted over one weekend
    1 August 2023 0
  • Repairing the culvert at Aylesbury will close the railway for 12 days
    Major work to close railway in Aylesbury area
    31 July 2023 0
  • 13 new apprentices join rail industry
    21 September 2020 1
  • HS2 shortlists suppliers for Track Systems and Tunnel and Lineside M&E
    22 December 2020 0
  • Stuart Calvert to lead Capital Delivery Centre of Excellence
    10 August 2020 0
  • Why there were no trains at King’s Cross over Christmas
    4 January 2021 0
  • Removal of derailed Sheffield freight train continues
    13 November 2020 0
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