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Train operators adopt Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme to assist disabled passengers

27 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 5

Avanti West Coast has become the latest train operator to adopt the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme – an initiative for customers to discreetly indicate they have a hidden disability while travelling. Under the scheme, customers […]

Diversity

Network Rail launches competition to encourage girls to seek careers in engineering

23 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Tuesday 23 June 2020 is International Women in Engineering Day, and Network Rail is taking the opportunity to celebrate female engineers to inspire more women and girls into engineering. The celebration follows new research, which […]

Business

TfW staff help their communities in very different ways

5 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Transport for Wales has a policy of allowing staff to take two days off a year for volunteering, either locally in their communities, or nationally, supporting major charities. They have many varied ways of doing […]

Events

Trespassers using dangerous route to cross River Esk in North Yorkshire

5 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Walkers in the area of Sleights, near Whitby in North Yorkshire, are being warned of the dangers of trespassing on the railway, following multiple incidents of people using the railway to cross the River Esk. […]

Associations

MP visits rail industry despite lockdown

5 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Chris Loder MP, Conservative Member of Parliament for West Dorset and a member of the Transport Select Committee, has made a ‘virtual’ site visit with four rail industry organisations to find out how the rail […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Three GTR volunteers look out for the vulnerable on the railway

3 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Three Govia Thameslink Railway volunteers are spending their time in a satellite CCTV suite at East Croydon, looking out for vulnerable people on the rail network who need assistance at this stressful time. They all […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Personalities urge everyone to Be Safe, Be Patient and Be Kind

29 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Several public figures have made ‘selfie’ videos to thank railway staff for keeping freight and critical workers moving during the Covid-19 crisis. The politicians, sports stars and media personalities filmed themselves giving thanks, and sent […]

Diversity

2020’s Rising Stars announced

26 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

WeAreTheCity is a centralised hub website that houses a multitude of career development resources, assisting women to up-skill, grow their networks and ultimately progress in their careers. It includes gender-related news, a networks directory, calendar […]

Charity

Bristol signallers help with food deliveries to hospitals and the vulnerable

21 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A team of signallers in Bristol has helped deliver more than 500 meals a week to hospitals and vulnerable people across the city during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. The signallers teamed up with Bristol Food […]

Charity

Senior railway engineer helps vulnerable people and the NHS during Coronavirus epidemic

21 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

One of Network Rail’s senior engineer has been ‘doing his bit’ during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic by helping with an NHS Volunteer Responder Scheme that supports vulnerable people and by helping to donate personal protective […]

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  • Siemens Mobility to install new mobile battery charging demonstrator at Long Marston
  • East West Rail / HS2 crossing earthworks completed
  • Ticketing specialist Unicard acquires Ecebs from Visa
  • Connecticut orders 60 Alstom railroad cars with options for 313 more
  • Access improvements at Warwick station delayed by unexpected foundations
  • Collision at Loversall Carr junction caused largely by driver fatigue
  • Tea room opens in restored Bricket Wood station building
  • Police thwart attempt to steal mail from train
  • West Yorkshire MP visits University of Huddersfield Institute of Railway Research
  • Rail regulator issues safety guidance for minor and heritage railways
British Steel Christmas 2019 Crossrail HS2 London Overground London Underground Network Rail Northern Ireland Northern Powerhouse RAIB Scotland TfL Trako USA Wales West Midlands
  • Phil Mortimer: So where does this leave the overall project budget and actual spend profile? What is the estimated ROI on this…
  • Phil Quantock: The RMT has learnt nothing since the disastrous 1982 strikes by both the ASLEF and NUR unions. If the unions…
  • Clive Payne: There is plenty of high quality coal remaining in the UK - you just need to know where it is.
  • Image of East West Rail overbridge at Calvert Nov 2023.
  • The acquisition of Ecebs from Visa will allow Unicard to add EMV solutions to its portfolio
  • Connecticut Department of Transportation has ordered 60 single-level rail cars from Alstom with options for 313 more
  • Engineers digging lift shafts at Warwick station have encountered unexpected buried foundations
  • Two young men were arrested inside a mail train and charged with theft
  • Jason McCartney MP (third left) visited the University of Huddersfield's Institute of Railway Research with the team from RIA North
  • Connecticut Department of Transportation has ordered 60 single-level rail cars from Alstom with options for 313 more
    Connecticut orders 60 Alstom railroad cars with options for 313 more
    9 August 2023 0
  • Engineers digging lift shafts at Warwick station have encountered unexpected buried foundations
    Access improvements at Warwick station delayed by unexpected foundations
    4 August 2023 0
  • Collision at Loversall Carr junction caused largely by driver fatigue
    3 August 2023 0
  • Tea room opens in restored Bricket Wood station building
    2 August 2023 0
  • Two young men were arrested inside a mail train and charged with theft
    Police thwart attempt to steal mail from train
    2 August 2023 0
  • Jason McCartney MP (third left) visited the University of Huddersfield's Institute of Railway Research with the team from RIA North
    West Yorkshire MP visits University of Huddersfield Institute of Railway Research
    2 August 2023 0
  • ORR has issued guidance on Safety Management Systems for minor and heritage railways
    Rail regulator issues safety guidance for minor and heritage railways
    1 August 2023 0
  • Two teenage boys were electrocuted over the same weekend in separate incidents in Scotland
    Two teenagers electrocuted over one weekend
    1 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
  • ORR has criticised High Speed One for missing performance targets
    Rail regulator criticises High Speed 1 for missing targets
    31 July 2023 0
  • New intermodal freight service between Southampton and East Midlands Gateway
    22 July 2020 0
  • Hungarian Railways orders its first Harsco 20-stone rail grinder
    27 July 2020 0
  • West Midlands proposes re-opening disused railway lines to tackle climate change
    11 January 2020 0
  • Wires down at Hest Bank close West Coast main line
    17 January 2020 0
  • Northern celebrates its gardens, allotments and a nursery
    16 August 2020 0
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