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The front bogie on a London Northwestern Railway train derailed near Bletchley on the West Coast main line.
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Derailed train causes delays and cancellations to services to and from London Euston

27 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

A derailed train that is stranded on the West Coast main line has blocked two of the four tracks. As a result, a number of trains to and from London Euston were delayed, with a […]

Europe

Eurostar services disrupted after problems near Lille

25 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

Eurostar services between London and Paris have been delayed and cancelled due to severe problems on the LGV Nord line near Lille. First, two trespassers were hit by trains near Lille on Tuesday 24 June […]

Repairing the culvert at Aylesbury will close the railway for 12 days
Infrastructure

Major work to close railway in Aylesbury area

31 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Three important pieces of work will disrupt rail travel in the Aylesbury, Princes Risborough and Amersham area for three months. Firstly, Network Rail will close the line between Aylesbury, Princes Risborough and Amersham for 12 […]

Infrastructure

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 […]

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 […]

Business

Hull Trains suspends services once again

5 January 2021 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement of a new national lockdown in England, Hull Trains will temporarily suspend all of its services from Saturday 9 January. The train operator has now suspended services three times […]

Infrastructure

Why there were no trains at King’s Cross over Christmas

4 January 2021 Nigel Wordsworth 0

No trains were able to access King’s Cross station over Christmas 2020 for one simple reason – there was no track for them to run on. The Camden Sewer runs under the tracks in the […]

Infrastructure

Bristol Parkway to Newport line reopens after major overrun

23 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Gypsy Patch bridge, on the Great Western main line just south of Patchway station, between Bristol Parkway and the Severn tunnel to South Wales, has reopened to trains after a 16-day delay. The original stone-arched […]

Infrastructure

Removal of derailed Sheffield freight train continues

13 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The recovery of a derailed freight train that came off the rails in Sheffield station on Wednesday 11 November will continue over the weekend, as will work to fix track and signalling equipment which was […]

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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
  • Fare rebate for TransPennine Express season-ticket holders
    7 January 2020 0
  • Ellie Burrows is new Anglia route director at Network Rail
    6 January 2020 1
  • HS2 tunnel vent headhouse will fit into landscape
    23 July 2020 4
  • HS2 archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old murder victim in Buckinghamshire
    13 July 2020 1
  • First of four Class 60 locos delivered to DCRail
    22 November 2019 0
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