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  • [ 11 July 2025 ] Siemens India wins major contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Project Phase 2 Business
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Andy Lord to be new London Underground MD

15 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that Andy Lord will become the new managing director of London Underground and TfL Engineering from 4 November 2019. Andy joined British Airways as a sponsored Engineering undergraduate and, […]

News

Harsco Rail adds road-rail track grinder to its service fleet

13 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Harsco Rail, the railway equipment manufacturer and track maintenance company that, in the UK, specialises in rail grinding for Network Rail and is also due to supply seven new stoneblower machines over the next year, […]

Business

Buckingham to build temporary Tyne and Wear Metro depot in North Tyneside

12 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Buckingham Group Contracting has won a contract to build a temporary depot for Tyne and Wear Metro at Howden in North Tyneside. The temporary depot, which is to be located on a former landfill site, […]

News

Last Class 92 for Caledonian Sleeper back in service

10 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The last of the seven Class 92 locomotives that will haul the Caledonian Sleeper has re-entered service following a £2 million refurbishment at Wabtec’s Brush Traction facility in Loughborough. The GB Railfreight loco, number 92006, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Appointments

New chairman for West Midlands Rail Executive

26 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The West Midlands Rail Executive (WMRE), the partnership of 16 West Midlands local authorities that co-manages the West Midlands Railway franchise with the Department for Transport, has appointed a new chairman. Cllr Mark Winnington, a […]

Business

New rail emergency management system helps Sydney Trains to increase capacity

24 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Sydney Trains has enhanced the way it manages and resolves incidents on its railway network. Using the new Rail Emergency Management (REM) system, operators can now enter incident information in real-time, increasing efficiency and boosting […]

Governance

‘Vulnerable trespasser’ who closed Leeds station jailed for 6 months.

22 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

A trespasser who closed Leeds station for four hours and caused over £1 million of train delays has been sentenced to six months in jail at Leeds Crown Court. On Thursday 30 May 2019, Network […]

Business

Ottawa specifies Thales SelTrac CBTC for Confederation line Stage 2

19 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Canadian city of Ottawa has moved to commence construction of Stage 2 of the Confederation line before Stage 1 of the new light-rail metro has even been completed. The CAN$2.1 billion east-west cross-city line […]

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  • First bodyshell for Santiago Metro Line 7 completed
  • 12-car trains to call at Basildon by December
  • Siemens India wins major contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Project Phase 2
  • Great Northern runs first passenger services using the latest version of ETCS digital signalling
  • Škoda Group wins new tram contract for Mainz and strengthens its position in Germany
  • Derailed train causes delays and cancellations to services to and from London Euston
  • Arriva wins £640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia
  • ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden
  • Eurostar services disrupted after problems near Lille
  • VTG Rail appoints Matt Hannant as Head of Sales and Marketing
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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…
  • Alstom has completed the first bodyshell for one of the 37 trains it is building for Santiago Metro Line 7.
  • Platform 2 at Basildon station is to be rebuilt, allowing 12-car trains to call.
  • Siemens India has won major signalling and telecommunications contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Phase 2.
  • 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.
  • The German city of Mainz has ordered 22 new trams from Škoda Group with an option for eight more.
  • The front bogie on a London Northwestern Railway train derailed near Bletchley on the West Coast main line.
  • Arriva has won a contract to operate long-distance electric rail services in Czechia from December 2028.
  • ERTMS has been deployed on Sweden's Iron Ore line.
  • 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.
    Great Northern runs first passenger services using the latest version of ETCS digital signalling
    11 July 2025 0
  • The German city of Mainz has ordered 22 new trams from Škoda Group with an option for eight more.
    Škoda Group wins new tram contract for Mainz and strengthens its position in Germany
    2 July 2025 0
  • The front bogie on a London Northwestern Railway train derailed near Bletchley on the West Coast main line.
    Derailed train causes delays and cancellations to services to and from London Euston
    27 June 2025 0
  • Arriva has won a contract to operate long-distance electric rail services in Czechia from December 2028.
    Arriva wins £640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia
    26 June 2025 0
  • ERTMS has been deployed on Sweden's Iron Ore line.
    ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden
    26 June 2025 0
  • Eurostar services disrupted after problems near Lille
    25 June 2025 0
  • VTG Rail appoints Matt Hannant as Head of Sales and Marketing
    23 June 2025 0
  • Gareth Davies named as SYSTRA’s Market Director for Water & Environment
    23 June 2025 0
  • Alstom’s RER NG has been running on the RER D line since December 2024.
    SNCF Voyageurs orders 96 additional RER NG trainsets from Alstom
    23 June 2025 0
  • Infrastructure and increased investment needed to unlock economic growth – Transport for the North
    23 June 2025 0
  • Dyan Crowther to chair NSAR
    9 July 2020 0
  • Campaigners urge PM to support more cross-Channel rail services
    17 May 2025 0
  • Horsham station to be closed for nine days in August 2021
    23 October 2020 1
  • Industry coalition backs Borders Railway extension
    25 September 2020 0
  • Wales' first tram trains are now at their new depot at Taff's Well
    First Tram Trains for South Wales Metro unveiled
    31 July 2023 0
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