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230001 sets out on its record-breaking run from Reading station.
Business

Battery train sets new world record

20 August 2025 Rail Insider 0

A Great Western Railway (GWR) battery-powered train has set a world record, travelling 200 miles without needing a recharge. The new record was set by a Class 230 train, a former London Underground D78 stock […]

Robin Gisby will step down from being CEO of the DfT Operator on 23 December 2025.
Appointments

Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator

7 August 2025 Rail Insider 0

As the government’s policy of taking train operating companies (TOCs) back into public ownership begins to bite, the head of the Department for Transport’s Operator, Robin Gisby, has announced he will step down on 23 […]

Infrastructure

Cumbrian Coast line closed at Whitehaven “indefinitely”

31 July 2025 Rail Insider 0

The railway between Whitehaven and Corkicle, on the Cumbrian Coast line, will remain closed indefinitely, Network Rail has announced. The line was initially closed over the weekend of 25 to 29 July to allow engineers […]

Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
Business

New trains enter service on the Coryton line in South Wales

31 July 2025 Rail Insider 0

Transport for Wales has brought five more new Class 756 trains into service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth, improving the passenger experience on this route. The tri-mode trains (diesel/25kV overhead/battery) are variants of the Flirt […]

Unipart has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, detailing its roadmap to meeting its Net Zero 2040 target.
Business

Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target

30 July 2025 Rail Insider 0

Unipart, the rail technology-driven supply chain partner with decades of experience in the industry, operates globally, delivering high-performance rail supply chain, engineering, and technology solutions that enhance efficiency and reliability for rail operators and manufacturers. […]

Arriva will restore train connections to communities in Poland’s Kujawsko-Pomorskie region from December 2026.
Business

Arriva to revive two regional routes in Poland

30 July 2025 Rail Insider 0

Passenger services will be restored on two Polish lines in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie region from December 2026, thanks to a new agreement between Arriva and the regional government. Under the agreement, valued at nearly €5 million […]

Alstom has completed the first bodyshell for one of the 37 trains it is building for Santiago Metro Line 7.
Business

First bodyshell for Santiago Metro Line 7 completed

16 July 2025 Rail Insider 0

Alstom has completed the first bodyshell for a series of trains it is building at its factory in Taubaté, Brazil, for Santiago Metro’s Line 7. In total, 37 trains five-car trains will be manufactured as […]

Platform 2 at Basildon station is to be rebuilt, allowing 12-car trains to call.
Infrastructure

12-car trains to call at Basildon by December

16 July 2025 Rail Insider 0

In July 2025, work will begin to rebuild Platform 2 at Basildon station, which was closed in September 2022 due to structural defects. As result of the poor condition of Platform 2, train operator C2C […]

The new SkyTrain Mark V entered service on 10 July 2025.
Business

New Mark V trains enter service on Vancouver’s SkyTrain

11 July 2025 Rail Insider 0

The first of 47 new SkyTrain Mark V trains has begun operating on the Expo Line of Metro Vancouver in Canada. By the end of 2025, several of these five-car trains will be running on […]

First Great Northern Class 717 in passenger service using 3.6.0 - the 17.17 service to Moorgate at Finsbury Park on 8 July 2025.
Business

Great Northern runs first passenger services using the latest version of ETCS digital signalling

11 July 2025 Rail Insider 0

Great Northern has run its first train in passenger service using an updated specification of the European Train Control System (ETCS) in-cab digital signalling software. Digital signalling using ETCS is a proven technology already in […]

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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
  • 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
  • Network Rail and QTS donate eye protection
    6 April 2020 0
  • First Traxx MS for Cargounit
    4 September 2020 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
  • South Western Railway’s Wimbledon depot receives its first Class 701 train
    2 July 2020 0
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