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20th Birthday for West Midlands Metro

28 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

West Midlands Metro – the tram service between Wolverhampton and Birmingham – is 20 years old this month (May 2019). The service was officially launched on 30 May 1999 on the line which, at that […]

Business

Irish Rail begins tender process for up to 600 new carriages over 10 years

27 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Iarnród Éireann – Irish Rail has announced the start of a process to procure up to 600 electric / battery-electric powered carriages over a 10-year timescale. Supported by the National Transport Authority (NTA), Iarnród Éireann, […]

Diversity

Virgin Trains starts #RideWithPride season as Pride Train arrives in Birmingham

27 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Virgin Trains launched its #RideWithPride season over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend as its  Pride Train arrived in Birmingham. The train operator joined tens of thousands of revellers at Birmingham Pride for its biggest celebration […]

Infrastructure

Sydney Metro Northwest opens to public

26 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Sydney Metro Northwest, stage one of Australia’s biggest public transport project, has opened to the public. Delivering over 36km of new metro rail for Sydney’s growing north-west, the AUS$8.3 billion project will improve travel time […]

Business

GB Railfreight announces new freight service from Felixstowe to Doncaster

21 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A new freight service, from the Port of Felixstowe to iPort Rail, Doncaster, has been announced by GB Railfreight as it continues to expand its intermodal business. The service, which will run five days a […]

Environment

Controlling vegetation

20 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

As spring moves into summer, increased rates of growth and volumes of leaves can obstruct signals on the railway and pose a risk to the safe running of trains. Network Rail therefore has to remove […]

Europe

First new metro train for Lyon line B delivered by Alstom

25 April 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The first of 30 new trains being supplied by Alstom for Lyon’s line B metro has arrived at the La Poudrette depot, having covered 5,000km during more than five months of testing at Valenciennes. It […]

Business

UGL Unipart awarded extension to major contract in Sydney

15 February 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The UGL Unipart joint venture has secured a two-year extension to its contract with Sydney Trains for the delivery of maintenance and logistics services for a section of Sydney’s metropolitan passenger rail fleet. The two-year […]

Infrastructure

Rosenqvist automates installation of Pandrol e-clips on major Australian rail renewal project

1 February 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Adelaide to Tarcoola Rail Upgrade Project (ATRU) is a major rail renewal project in South Australia. It involves the upgrade of approximately 600 kilometres of track on the Interstate network between Adelaide (Islington and […]

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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
  • The ORR has reported on its review of revenue protection practices on the railway.
    Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection
    4 June 2025 0
  • GTR protects passengers and staff with a Coronavirus-killer that lasts for 30 days
    26 May 2020 0
  • LNER adds Yorkshire Rose face covering to its collection
    1 August 2020 1
  • More level crossing madness – Altrincham, Manchester.
    26 June 2020 0
  • Second HS2 modular bridge installed
    25 October 2020 0
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