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Suggitt's Lane footbridge in Cleethorpes opened on 18 March 2021
Community

£3.6 million footbridge opens in Cleethorpes

18 March 2021 Rail Insider 0

A £3.6 million accessible footbridge in Cleethorpes opened on 18 March 2021, reconnecting people with the seaside town’s beachfront. The new bridge, which includes ramps and stairs to provide an accessible and safe route over […]

Business

Evelyn gets her bear for Christmas, thanks to LNER

24 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

When three-year-old Evelyn Barker said that all she wanted for Christmas this year was a teddy bear, her family naturally bought her one. But when the latest travel restrictions came in, young Evelyn was in […]

Community

New face covering helps with lipreading

22 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Transport for Wales (TfW) is adopting a new design of face covering to assist customers who need to see lips moving to help them understand. The new face coverings, which are bring provided for front […]

Charity

Rail Staff Carol Service goes online

18 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Every year, the rail industry celebrates Christmas with its own carol service. Hosted by the Transport Benevolent Fund, the Rail Staff Carol Service is traditionally held in London at St Mary’s Somers Town. However, with […]

Community

Planting trees for a greener Britain

4 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Andrew Haines, Network Rail chief executive, has been out planting trees as part of the company’s joint effort with national conservation charity The Tree Council to plant more than 80,000 trees and hedgerows across the […]

Business

Network Rail and White Ribbon tackle domestic abuse and violence

25 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has demonstrated its commitment to encouraging collective action to change the behaviour and culture that leads to abuse or violence against women by becoming a White Ribbon UK-accredited organisation. Reports of domestic abuse […]

Appointments

New Community Rail Officer for Conwy Valley

13 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Karen Williams has been appointed as the new community rail officer for the Conwy Valley in North Wales. She will work for the Conwy Valley Railway Partnership and will engage with communities across the valley […]

Business

Not All Engineers Wear Hard Hats –
ScotRail encourages women and BAME communities to take up careers in engineering

4 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The rail industry has, for some time, realised that both women and minorities are under-represented in its workforce. Now ScotRail is supporting a campaign to encourage more women and members of the Black, Asian and […]

Charity

London Poppy Day launched at Waterloo

29 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

London Waterloo played host to the Armed Forces as the Royal British Legion held a socially-distanced London Poppy Day launch at the station. Armed forces personnel attend alongside volunteers to raise money for the Poppy […]

Community

Royal visitor thanks Paddington station staff

27 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

HRH The Duchess of Cornwall visited London Paddington station on 27 October 2020 to thank staff for their commitment to keeping passengers safe throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. During her visit, The Duchess of Cornwall met […]

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  • 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
  • Campaigners urge PM to support more cross-Channel rail services
  •  Plan launched to improve Yorkshire’s rail network
  • Level crossing closed following “shocking misuse”
  • Siemens Mobility wins signalling framework in Ireland
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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 new FLIRT for A-Train will seat 323 passengers and enter service between Stockholm and Arlanda airport in 2029.
  • 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
  • Siemens Mobility wins signalling framework in Ireland
    16 May 2025 0
  • Cambridge South station infrastructure upgrades complete
    16 May 2025 0
  • Alstom CEO to step down
    16 May 2025 0
  • Harting opens technology centre in India to meet growing requirements of Asian market
    15 May 2025 0
  • Passenger assistance can be improved still further, regulator concludes
    15 May 2025 0
  • Plans to restore railway services “premature and ill-conceived” – TSSA
    27 April 2020 0
  • Ironbridge power station branch may be reopened as part of housing development
    22 August 2020 0
  • Bombardier Transportation opens Bulgarian subsidiary
    25 September 2020 0
  • Industry coalition backs Borders Railway extension
    25 September 2020 0
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