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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 […]

Metro

3 bidders shortlisted for new Tyne & Wear Metro train fleet

18 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The list of bidders to build the new fleet of trains for Tyne & Wear Metro has been narrowed to just three firms, operator and manager Nexus has announced. CAF, Hitachi Rail and Stadler will […]

Business

New DLR train order goes to CAF

12 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that the order for the design, manufacture and supply of a fleet of 43 trains for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) has been awarded to Spanish manufacturer CAF. The […]

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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
  • Brunel’s ‘Bristol Old Station’ now in Network Rail ownership
    15 September 2020 0
  • François Davenne to head up UIC
    28 June 2019 0
  • Tea room opens in restored Bricket Wood station building
    2 August 2023 0
  • Repairing the culvert at Aylesbury will close the railway for 12 days
    Major work to close railway in Aylesbury area
    31 July 2023 0
  • Department for Transport names its special representatives to Transport for London’s board
    21 July 2020 1
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