Usually, when trains have to stop running as the overhead power lines are damaged, that damage has been caused either by the pantograph of a train getting caught up in them and pulling them down, […]
The River Leith runs alongside the West Coast main line near Thrimby, eight miles south of Penrith in Cumbria. Because the river was straightened, it puts the railway it borders at risk from erosion. It […]
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that an additional £17 million is to be invested into a major rail upgrade to freight services in Southampton, to support the seamless flow of goods across the […]
The design of Bombardier Transportation’s latest metro trains for Singapore has been revealed. The Movia metros, for two of Singapore’s longest Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) lines, will have red and green pulse lines running along […]
Work will start in November 2020 on two bridges in Whaley Bridge in the Derbyshire High Peak district. Reservoir Road bridge will be rebuilt and the bridge carrying the railway over Bridgemont will have new […]
Great Northern’s 25 new Class 717 trains, which run between London Moorgate and Stevenage, Hertford North and Welwyn Garden City, have already generated enough electricity through their brakes to power the equivalent of all the […]
SLC Operations has been granted a non-passenger train licence by industry regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), having met its rigorous safety, standards and processes. This means that the company can now operate […]
Railcare, the company known for its Railvac vacuum ballast excavator that removes ballast from under points and switches and other hard-to-reach areas, has unveiled its latest model, which is battery powered. The new vehicle is […]
To mark National Inclusion Week 2020, South Western Railway has reaffirmed its commitment to encouraging greater diversity amongst its workforce by running three dedicated services – each staffed respectively by female, LGBT+ and BAME employees. […]
Quieter trains may be good for passengers riding in them, but they can increase the risk for pedestrians using level crossings along the line as they will sound different, and quieter, to the trains they […]
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