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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 […]

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Greater Anglia continues new train rollout

24 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Greater Anglia has introduced its new Class 720 trains to the Southminster branch. The 18:02 service from London Liverpool Street to Southminster on Wednesday 23 December was operated by two brand new trains, coupled together […]

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33 new Bombardier trains for SNCF Hauts-de-France

22 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

French national train operator SNCF has ordered 33 double-deck Omneo Regio 2N trains from Bombardier Transportation for use on its busiest routes in the Hauts-de-France region, particularly those connecting Picardy and the Paris area. Worth […]

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Latest LNER face mask design features Scottish stag

28 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

To celebrate St Andrew’s Day (30 November), London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has revealed the latest design in the regionally inspired face mask collection, featuring a unique hand-illustrated stag. The sixth release in LNER’s collection […]

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Farewell to Northern’s Pacers

28 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Northern’s last Pacer train in passenger service has been retired after just over 35 years of continuous service in the north of England, during which it travelled three million miles. Pacer 142004’s final journey, from […]

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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 […]

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Alstom to supply Italy’s first hydrogen trains

26 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Alstom is to supply six hydrogen-powered trains to Italy under a contract signed with FNM (Ferrovie Nord Milano), the main transport and mobility group in the Italian region of Lombardy. The €160 million deal includes […]

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London Overground completes introduction of new train fleet

6 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

London Overground has completed the introduction into service of its new Class 710 trains. The new trains are now operating services out of London Liverpool Street to Chingford, Cheshunt and Enfield Town, as well as […]

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Avanti plans 96 more trains for Motherwell

2 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Motherwell in Lanarkshire, Scotland, could be a big winner when the new train timetable comes into force in December after Avanti West Coast obtained approval to introduce an additional 96 services a week, more than […]

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Wales to take train operations into public ownership

22 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Welsh Government has moved to take train services in the Principality into public ownership, although it will retain its close relationship with Keolis and Amey. In England, the Department for Transport has ended rail […]

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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
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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…
  • 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
  • New Crewe electrification office for SW Global Resourcing
    27 August 2019 0
  • Preparatory works underway for East Kilbride electrification
    31 August 2020 3
  • Richard Walker moves to Dyer & Butler
    27 February 2020 0
  • Hitachi Rail wins CBTC train control contract in San Francisco
    1 October 2020 0
  • WSP to advise RSSB on the rollout of battery-powered trains
    25 July 2023 0
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