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Network Rail commits £70 million to improving safety for track workers

10 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has announced that it is setting up a special task force aimed at improving safety for track workers. Supported by a fund if £70m million, this initiative will bring together multiple strands of […]

Appointments

Keolis UK appoints Sir Derek Jones as its new chairman and names three other top executives.

8 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Keolis UK, which secured a 15-year contract in 2018 to operate Transport for Wales Rail Services in a joint venture partnership with Amey, has named Sir Derek Jones, former Permanent Secretary of the Welsh Government, […]

Infrastructure

New South Shields Interchange to open 4 August

7 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A new £21m bus and Metro interchange will open on the Tyne and Wear Metro on Sunday 4 August, replacing the existing terminus station at South Shields. The new South Shields Interchange on Keppel Street […]

Infrastructure

London Bridge station is Building of the Year

5 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail’s redevelopment of London Bridge station, while keeping it open for passengers, was one of the most successful projects of recent years. Based on a design by Grimshaw Architects, the station re-opened in May […]

Business

New station vending machines take cards and display train times

5 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Today’s cashless society, in which customers use credit and debit cards to pay for even low-cost items such as a bottle of cold drink or a newspaper, has made further inroads into the railway as […]

News

Longer trains for West Midlands commuters

4 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Following the introduction of the new timetable in May, certain West Midlands Railway commuter services attracted more passengers than expected. Now the company has responded by increasing the train length on some services to make […]

Business

Eurostar uniform picks up design of the decade award

3 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Eurostar’s latest staff uniform, the third in its 20-year history, was adopted in 2014 to coincide with the company’s £700m investment in a new fleet of re-branded trains. For the uniform’s launch at St Pancras, […]

Business

Lord Adonis proposes a “reverse Beeching” programme to connect communities

3 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Lord Adonis, former Secretary of State for Transport and also former head of the Infrastructure Commission, has called for railway lines that were closed or run down under Beeching to be reopened to serve local […]

News

High-tech CCTV for miniature railway

2 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A modern, high-tech CCTV has been installed at a popular miniature railway to keep passengers safe and protect the installation. The video surveillance system, manufactured by Hanwha Techwin, is being used by the operators of […]

Heritage

‘Slam Door’ unit on display

2 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

After five years of restoration, the National Railway Museum’s 2HAP unit, thought to be Britain’s busiest surviving rail vehicle, has gone on display at Locomotion, Shildon.   Nicknamed ‘Project Commuter’, the restoration began in 2014 and […]

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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
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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…
  • 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
  • London’s landmark stations turn blue as a famous voice thanks NHS workers
    24 April 2020 0
  • Bid for transport devolution for the South East
    24 July 2020 0
  • Karen Jackson moves from Porterbrook to Rail Forum Midlands
    5 August 2020 0
  • Renault’s Claire Martin joins Keolis as executive director
    18 June 2020 0
  • Repairs to Gospel Oak-Barking line continue
    7 February 2020 0
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