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New mural honours Cricklewood’s aviation heritage

7 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Thameslink’s station at Cricklewood has been brightened up with a 24-metre mural that looks back to a time when the town was a centre of world aviation. Sir Frederick Handley Page went down in history […]

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Transform a Pacer competition winners announced

23 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The three winners of a competition to ‘Transform a Pacer’ have been announced by the Department for Transport. They have each won a Pacer carriage for community use after the DfT decided to mark the […]

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Public-access defibrillators installed at GTR stations

11 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of premature death, according to a recent report by the Resuscitation Council UK and the British Heart Foundation. In cardiac arrest, the heart’s steady rhythm is often replaced […]

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GTR’s Great Sock Appeal collects over 4,000 pairs of socks for homeless charities

11 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Govia Thameslink Railway sock collectors took in more than 4,170 pairs of socks on Thursday 5 December as GTR joined forces with selected homeless charities joined forces to give those sleeping rough a new pair […]

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Virgin Trains bows out after 22 years

8 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

After 22 years of running the express passenger service on the West Coast main line, and off it to other destinations such as North Wales, Virgin Trains has finally had to call it a day. […]

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Network Rail signaller Manny Kang raises £40,000 for Dementia UK

3 October 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Manny (Manjinder) Kang, a Network Rail signaller, has been nominated for a Daily Mirror Pride of Britain award after raising more than £40,000 for Dementia UK. A life-long Wolverhampton Wanderers supporter, Manny originally set out […]

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Network Rail signaller recognised for helping Blackpool’s homeless

18 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Chris Conway, a relief signaller with Network Rail at Bamber Bridge, near Preston, has been given a special award for his work helping the homeless. At a ceremony held to mark Blackpool Tower’s 125th anniversary, […]

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Tamworth Station celebrates 180th Birthday

12 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Tamworth railway station first opened on 12 August 1839. It lay on the line from Derby to Hampton-in-Arden where the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway met up with the London and Birmingham Railway for London. […]

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Charity walk to raise money for disadvantaged people of Luton

15 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Rebecca Vandyke, a train service operations manager with Thameslink who is based at Bedford station, is organising a charity walking challenge to raise money for some of Luton’s most disadvantaged. She says she was inspired […]

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Birthday Honour for TfL’s Siwan Hayward for services to transport and policing

9 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Transport for London’s (TfL) director of compliance, policing and on-street services has been honoured with an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Responsible for leading TfL’s transport policing, enforcement, community safety and security agenda, Siwan […]

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  • Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection
  • Plans for West Yorkshire trams receive major funding boost
  • Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom
  • First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
  • A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
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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…
  • The ORR has reported on its review of revenue protection practices on the railway.
  • Artist's impression of a West Yorkshire tram.
  • Visualisation of a Lumo Class 222 train.
  • The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
  • The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
    First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
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  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
    19 May 2025 0
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
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  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
    19 May 2025 0
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
    19 May 2025 0
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
    19 May 2025 0
  • The new FLIRT for A-Train will seat 323 passengers and enter service between Stockholm and Arlanda airport in 2029.
    A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
    19 May 2025 0
  • Campaigners urge PM to support more cross-Channel rail services
    17 May 2025 0
  •  Plan launched to improve Yorkshire’s rail network
    16 May 2025 0
  • Level crossing closed following “shocking misuse”
    16 May 2025 0
  • Suggitt's Lane footbridge in Cleethorpes opened on 18 March 2021
    £3.6 million footbridge opens in Cleethorpes
    18 March 2021 0
  • East Midlands Railway to use 3Squared’s Employee Development System for another five years
    1 June 2020 1
  • New Academy to offer pre-apprenticeship programme for young people
    15 May 2025 0
  • Barmouth viaduct restoration extended to take advantage of lockdown
    28 October 2020 1
  • 200 new train drivers wanted in Wales
    18 August 2020 0
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