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  • [ 4 June 2025 ] Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection Governance
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  • [ 4 June 2025 ] Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom Business
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Rail Division of Dyer & Butler awarded RoSPA Gold Medal

2 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Dyer & Butler’s rail division has been awarded a RoSPA Gold Medal by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents – its ninth consecutive Gold Award – in recognition of its achievements in health […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Competence and Medical Certification extended during Coronavirus epidemic

25 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail and London Underground have addressed the problem of staff having safety certification and competencies that expire during the Coronavirus (COVIS-19) epidemic but who therefore can’t get the assessment and recertification they need. As […]

Health & Safety

Children in danger on Cambridgeshire level crossing

24 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

As schools shut due to the Coronavirus (CIVID-19) outbreak, school children are at home with time on their hands, and with time to get into trouble. Network Rail has released a photograph of three young […]

Business

New service improves RRV safety

9 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A new service that improves rail plant safety and productivity has been launched at a conference in Glasgow. James Fisher Prolec, an industry-leader in machine productivity and safety systems, has worked together with civil engineering […]

Business

Transport for Wales introduces body cameras for staff

13 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

In a bid to improve safety for both passengers and staff, Transport for Wales (TfW) is introducing the use of body-worn cameras. A trial will be conducted in partnership with the British Transport Police. Selected […]

Business

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 […]

Accident Investigation

RAIB investigates a near miss in southern Scotland.

29 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

A group of track workers on the West Coast main line in Scotland had a narrow escape when they just missed being struck by a train travelling at high speed. The incident took place just […]

Health & Safety

Pupils from 15 schools get involved in Leeds Station Safety Week

28 October 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Schoolchildren from across West Yorkshire have been taking part in activities as part of Leeds Station Safety Week. Run by Network Rail, Northern, British Transport Police and Leeds United Foundation, the activities focussed on safety […]

Accident Investigation

Fatal accident on a level crossing at Tibberton, Worcestershire

10 October 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into a fatal accident between a train and a pedestrian at Tibberton No. 8 footpath crossing on 6 February 2019. At 09:57 on a foggy […]

Business

More body-worn cameras for Virgin Trains staff will reduce physical assaults and provide evidence for British Transport Police

7 October 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Having issued its front-line staff with body-worn cameras last year – the first UK train operator to do so – Virgin Trains is acquiring a further 250 cameras with which to equip further staff working […]

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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
    3 June 2025 0
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
    19 May 2025 0
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
    19 May 2025 0
  • 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
  • LNER to run East Coast trains for at least three more years
    26 June 2020 0
  • Anit Chandarana to be interim director general of DfT’s Rail Infrastructure Group
    6 July 2023 0
  • Suggitt's Lane footbridge in Cleethorpes opened on 18 March 2021
    £3.6 million footbridge opens in Cleethorpes
    18 March 2021 0
  • New trams start to arrive in Manchester
    5 November 2020 0
  • Alstom, Indra and SanJose Constructora to supply tunnel security systems for Spanish high-speed line
    20 July 2020 0
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