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Platform 2 at Basildon station is to be rebuilt, allowing 12-car trains to call.
Infrastructure

12-car trains to call at Basildon by December

16 July 2025 Rail Insider 0

In July 2025, work will begin to rebuild Platform 2 at Basildon station, which was closed in September 2022 due to structural defects. As result of the poor condition of Platform 2, train operator C2C […]

Arriva has won a contract to operate long-distance electric rail services in Czechia from December 2028.
Business

Arriva wins £640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia

26 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

The Czech Ministry of Transport has awarded a 15-year contract worth €750 million (£640 million) to Sunderland-based Arriva to operate long-distance electric rail services from December 2028, serving cities west of Prague on routes to […]

Infrastructure

Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability

19 May 2025 Rail Insider 0

Network Rail has completed work to refurbish Ponts Mill viaduct, near St Blazey in Cornwall, so that a temporary speed restriction can be lifted, improving both journey times and reliability. A 10mph speed restriction had […]

The new FLIRT for A-Train will seat 323 passengers and enter service between Stockholm and Arlanda airport in 2029.
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A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service

19 May 2025 Rail Insider 0

Swiss train manufacturer has won an order from the Swedish railway company A-Train AB to supply seven FLIRT (Fast Light Innovative Regional Train) trains, with an option for one further train, to run between Arlanda […]

Business

New customer information screens on East Midlands Railway

17 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

East Midlands Railway (EMR) has launched a £1 million project to install 191 new customer information screens across stations in the East Midlands, including 25 with interactive functions that will offer accessibility and local information […]

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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 […]

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 […]

Business

Chiltern cuts 42 trains to maintain vital services

31 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Chiltern Railway will reduce its timetable by 42 trains each weekday from Monday 4 January to ensure that vital train services for those needing to travel can keep running. The move follows an increase in […]

News

New Greater Anglia UK-made trains enter service

27 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Greater Anglia has introduced its new Bombardier Class 720 electric trains into passenger service. Two of the new five-car units were coupled together to form ten carriages for the 16:10 service to London Liverpool Street […]

Business

£1.8bn additional funding for Transport for London

1 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Transport for London (TfL) and the UK Government have reached an agreement that covers further support for the remainder of the financial year, to address its forecast funding shortfall arising from the loss of passenger […]

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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
  • Aberdeen to Dundee railway line ready to reopen after fatal accident in August
    30 October 2020 0
  • INDONESIA: PT KAI adds 36 new EMD GT38AC locomotives to its fleet
    16 April 2020 0
  • Scotrail train given the ‘Stay At Home’ message
    4 April 2020 0
  • Repairs to damaged Gospel Oak-Barking line continue
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  • Network Rail fined £10,000 over Lamington viaduct
    23 November 2020 0
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