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DB Cargo to buy up to 400 Vectron dual-mode locomotives from Siemens Mobility

9 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

DB Cargo in Germany has awarded Siemens Mobility a framework agreement for the supply of 400 Vectron dual-mode locomotives in a deal worth well over one billion Euros. The freight operator is renewing its fleet […]

Business

Government again rejects inspector’s recommendation over coal mining

9 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 3

An application by Banks Mining, to open a new coal mine in Northumberland, has been rejected by the government after four years of wrangling. The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Government, Robert Jenrick, […]

Heritage

Borders Railway – five years on

9 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Five years to the day since Her Majesty The Queen opened the Borders Railway between Edinburgh, Midlothian, and Tweedbank in the Scottish Borders on 9 September 2015, the Campaign for Borders Rail continues to argue […]

Business

Report questions how government will achieve its net-zero commitments

7 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Independent ‘think tank’ the Institute for Government has published a report which concludes that stronger leadership and co-ordination from the prime minister is needed if the UK’s commitment to reach net zero by 2050 is […]

Business

First Traxx MS for Cargounit

4 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Bombardier Transportation has delivered the first of three multi-system Traxx MS locomotives to Polish locomotive and passenger rolling stock leasing company Cargounit and freight operator Lotos Kolej. The locomotives are authorised for operation in seven […]

Business

ÖBB and Voestalpine form company to develop TransANT

3 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group subsidiary ÖBB-Technische Services and Voestalpine Stahl, part of the Steel Division of the Voestalpine corporation, have signed a 50:50 joint venture agreement for the formation of TransANT GmbH. This move paves […]

Accident Investigation

Freight train derails and catches fire in South Wales

28 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

At around 23:15 on 26 August 2020, the 21:52 DB Cargo service from Robeston Oil Refinery, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, to Theale Oil Terminal, near Reading, derailed on the Up District line near Llangennech in Carmarthenshire. […]

Buildings

Former depot in Kent demolished to make room for new sidings

28 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Chart Leacon depot in Ashford, which closed in 2014 and has lain empty ever since, is being demolished to make room for a new train maintenance facility. Balfour Beatty is taking the old depot […]

Environment

Scotland on track to develop greener railways

26 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Scottish Enterprise, Scotland’s national economic development agency, is behind a series of projects designed to find more environmentally friendly train and track solutions, as well as bringing jobs and inward investment to Scotland’s manufacturing and […]

Business

Thalys renews passenger Wi-Fi contract with Icomera

26 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Thalys, the high-speed international train operator that carries more than 7.8 million passengers a year to destinations in Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands, has renewed its contract for high-speed wireless internet-connectivity with Icomera. Thalys […]

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  • Tamara Finkelstein to be CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering
  • 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
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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…
  • Dame Tamara Finkelstein will take over as chief executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering in February 2026.
  • 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.
  • Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.
    Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB
    12 August 2025 0
  • 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
  • More contactless ticketing options for Northern Ireland
    13 May 2020 0
  • Thameslink announces major revamp for St Albans station
    18 June 2019 0
  • Network Rail suppliers adopt science-based emissions targets
    29 June 2023 0
  • SLC awarded non-passenger train licence by ORR
    5 October 2020 0
  • Floods disrupt rail traffic in Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
    8 November 2019 0
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