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Ryde Pier reopens after nine months’ work, but there is still more to do

10 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight has reopened to railway traffic after having been closed for nine months.  In that time, contractors have strengthened the 143-year-old, 686-metre-long Victorian structure to return it to its […]

Governance

53 more stations to get contactless ticketing

4 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

The Department for Transport has announced that passengers across the South East from Shepperton to Shoeburyness will benefit from simpler, more flexible and better value train travel as the next 53 stations set to introduce […]

Business

TfL orders 11 additional trains for DLR

30 June 2023 Rail Insider 0

Friday 30 Jun 2023 Transport for London (TfL) has exercioed it option to buy 11 additional DLR trains, funded by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), bringing the total to be introduced […]

Business

Network Rail suppliers adopt science-based emissions targets

29 June 2023 Rail Insider 0

Network Rail has announced that three-quarters of its supply chain have, by emissions, committed to setting their own science-based emissions targets. In October 2020, Network Rail became the first railway company to set independently verified […]

Business

Artificial intelligence helps to clean up the railway

22 June 2023 Rail Insider 0

Network Rail’s Southern region is using artificial intelligence software to find forgotten scrap materials from the side of the railway so that it can be safely removed. One Big Circle’s video and AI technology captures […]

Business

Plans announced to speed up the Castle line between Nottingham and Lincoln

25 May 2023 Rail Insider 0

Plans have been launched to improve journey times on the Castle line, which runs between Nottingham and Lincoln via Newark Castle station. In a wider context, the line is also used for services connecting Leicester […]

News

Elizabeth line now fully open as timetable changes

22 May 2023 Rail Insider 0

The Elizabeth line’s full peak timetable commenced on Monday 22 May 2023 following the May timetable change. The introduction marked the final milestone of the Crossrail project, realising more of the benefits that were promised […]

PC Rob Simpson reunited Linda Lawson with the teddy bear her late husband had given her
Governance

Passenger reunited with stolen luggage – and teddy bear!

18 May 2023 Rail Insider 0

Prompt action by British Transport Police officers reunited a widow with her stolen teddy bear – a present from her late husband – after her luggage was taken from a train at Doncaster. Linda Lawson, […]

A Merseyrail train hit the buffers at KIrkby station
Accident Investigation

Report on buffer-stop collision at Kirkby station, Merseyside

11 August 2022 Rail Insider 0

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into a train colliding with a buffer stop at Kirkby station, Merseyside, at around 18:53 on 13 March 2021. The accident occurred at Kirkby station, […]

Infrastructure

Plans announced for work on Transpennine Route Upgrade this summer

28 January 2021 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Plans for the first phase of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) programme have been announced by Network Rail. The programme will deliver sought-after improvements along a 76-mile route across the Pennines – from York to […]

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  • Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection
  • Plans for West Yorkshire trams receive major funding boost
  • Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom
  • First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
  • A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
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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…
  • The ORR has reported on its review of revenue protection practices on the railway.
  • Artist's impression of a West Yorkshire tram.
  • Visualisation of a Lumo Class 222 train.
  • The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
  • The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
    First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
    3 June 2025 0
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
    19 May 2025 0
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
    19 May 2025 0
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
    19 May 2025 0
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
    19 May 2025 0
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
    19 May 2025 0
  • The new FLIRT for A-Train will seat 323 passengers and enter service between Stockholm and Arlanda airport in 2029.
    A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
    19 May 2025 0
  • Campaigners urge PM to support more cross-Channel rail services
    17 May 2025 0
  •  Plan launched to improve Yorkshire’s rail network
    16 May 2025 0
  • Level crossing closed following “shocking misuse”
    16 May 2025 0
  • Tram and light rail usage falls in 2019/20
    25 June 2020 0
  • Hull Trains suspends services once again
    5 January 2021 0
  • Grand Central suspends services for two months
    3 April 2020 1
  • Knorr-Bremse chief executive steps down
    12 August 2020 0
  • Southeastern continues until 1 April 2020, then the Government takes over
    18 August 2019 0
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