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New White Hart Lane station designed for commuters and football fans

27 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The new White Hart Lane station on London Overground has been opened by Transport for London (TfL). Its design has been carefully planned to provide quicker and easier access for local commuters as well as […]

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Bombardier to supply Dresden with 30 Flexity trams

24 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract with Dresden’s transport authority Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe (DVB) to supply and maintain 30 Flexity trams, equipped with an Obstacle Detection and Assistance System (ODAS) for preventing collisions. The contract, worth […]

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Vienna’s first painted X-car metro train unveiled

24 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The first painted car body for the X-Car (X-Wagen) metro trains being built for Wiener Linien has been unveiled at the Siemens Mobity plant at Simmering, Vienna. This is the first tangible result of the […]

Business

Hull Trains drivers start training for Class 802 operations using TPE trains

20 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Hull Trains, the open-access operator that runs seven trains a day between Hull and London each weekday and five on a weekend, is progressing well with training drivers for its new train fleet. The company […]

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East Midlands Railway takes over as the operator of the East Midlands franchise

19 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

East Midlands Railway, the new name for the operator of the East Midlands franchise, started operations on Sunday 18 August 2019. The old East Midlands Trains logo was removed from advertising and signs around stations, […]

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Southeastern continues until 1 April 2020, then the Government takes over

18 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Department for Transport has announced that it is extending Southeastern’s franchise until 1 April 2020 and has cancelled the franchise competition to find a new operator. This is the latest extension for the train […]

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 […]

Business

Accessibility features on Greater Anglia’s new Class 755 trains put through their paces

9 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Greater Anglia has worked with a noted access and inclusion professional to ensure that its new fleet of trains, the first of which has now entered service, has much improved accessibility features. The first of […]

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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
  • Rail travel drops still further
    31 March 2020 0
  • Government to conduct urgent review into TfL’s finances and future options
    20 July 2020 1
  • RAIB publishes report on freight loco collision with a buggy at Dollands Moor
    3 May 2019 1
  • Heritage railways reopen for business
    12 July 2020 1
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