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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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  • Tamara Finkelstein to be CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering
  • 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
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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…
  • Dame Tamara Finkelstein will take over as chief executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering in February 2026.
  • 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.
  • Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.
    Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB
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  • Impression of how Stuttgart station will look on completion.
    Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21
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  • 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

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  • Dame Tamara Finkelstein will take over as chief executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering in February 2026.

    Tamara Finkelstein to be CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering

    28 November 2025 0
    The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced that Dame Tamara Finkelstein DCB will take over as chief executive officer in February 2026, once Dr Hayaatun Sillem CBE steps down after 21 years of service to [...]
  • 230001 sets out on its record-breaking run from Reading station.

    Battery train sets new world record

    20 August 2025 0
    A Great Western Railway (GWR) battery-powered train has set a world record, travelling 200 miles without needing a recharge. The new record was set by a Class 230 train, a former London Underground D78 stock [...]
  • Paul McNerney will leave Laing O'Rourke to take over as CEO of Severfield in the autumn of 2025.

    Paul McNerney to join Severfield from Laing O’Rourke

    13 August 2025 0
    Paul McNerney, currently director of clients and government at Laing O’Rourke, has been named as the new chief executive officer of structural steel group Severfield. A Chartered Surveyor by profession, Paul will take up this [...]
  • The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) went into administration on 1 July 2025.
    BCIMO sold to Dudley Council
    23 July 2025 0
  • Alstom has completed the first bodyshell for one of the 37 trains it is building for Santiago Metro Line 7.
    First bodyshell for Santiago Metro Line 7 completed
    16 July 2025 0
  • New North Quay development at Canary Wharf to be next to Elizabeth line station
    18 July 2020 0
  • Keolis Amey Metrolink and Pod-Trak help Heaton Park Tramway recover from theft of overhead wires
    5 October 2019 0
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