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Birthday Honours awarded to Network Rail staff

9 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Two people have been awarded honours on the Queen’s birthday for the work they did with Network Rail. Simon Blanchflower, the former head of the Thameslink programme, and Ian Harris, an incident officer from the […]

Business

Grand Central supports Centrepoint charity and acquires portrait for Wakefield Kirkgate

6 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

National charity Centrepoint provides housing and support for young people in London, Manchester, Yorkshire and the North East and, through partnerships, all over the UK. Its overall goal is to enable young people to live […]

Health & Safety

Flame-retardant thermoplastic elastomers from Kraiburg TPE

28 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Flame-retardant thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) are increasingly being specified for railway applications. This is so that, if a fire should break out, the amount of disorientating smoke is reduced and the products of combustion are less […]

Appointments

Jeff Davies appointed MD of electrification design specialist Andromeda

28 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Jeff Davies, former director of route asset management and safety for Network Rail’s Wales and Borders route, has been appointed managing director of Andromeda, a multi-disciplined design engineering company specialising in railway electrification. Prior to […]

Diversity

Virgin Trains starts #RideWithPride season as Pride Train arrives in Birmingham

27 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Virgin Trains launched its #RideWithPride season over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend as its  Pride Train arrived in Birmingham. The train operator joined tens of thousands of revellers at Birmingham Pride for its biggest celebration […]

Appointments

Network Rail announces major new appointments

19 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Network Rail has announced its five new regional managing directors, appointed as part of chief executive Andrew Haines’ reorganisation and devolution plans for the company. Under those plans, there will be 13 routes, increased from […]

Appointments

New chairman for Bombardier Transportation in Germany

17 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Prof Dr Rüdiger Grube has been elected as the new chairman of the supervisory boards of Bombardier Transportation in Germany. He succeeds Wolfgang Tölsner, who stepped down from his role for personal reasons in April […]

Appointments

Jo Parker is new West Midlands Rail programme director

3 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

West Midlands Rail Executive (WMRE) has announced the appointment of Joanne Parker as West Midlands Rail programme director. Jo was previous appointment was as a senior project manager with SLC Rail. She has over twenty […]

Appointments

Paul Plummer to retire as Rail Delivery Group chief executive this autumn

2 May 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 2

The chief executive of the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), Paul Plummer, has confirmed his intention to retire this autumn. Paul joined RDG in October 2015 from Network Rail, where he was group strategy director, having […]

Infrastructure

Rosenqvist automates installation of Pandrol e-clips on major Australian rail renewal project

1 February 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Adelaide to Tarcoola Rail Upgrade Project (ATRU) is a major rail renewal project in South Australia. It involves the upgrade of approximately 600 kilometres of track on the Interstate network between Adelaide (Islington and […]

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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
British Steel Christmas 2019 Crossrail HS2 London Overground London Underground Network Rail Northern Ireland Northern Powerhouse RAIB Scotland TfL Trako Unipart USA Wales West Midlands
  • 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
    12 August 2025 0
  • Impression of how Stuttgart station will look on completion.
    Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21
    7 August 2025 0
  • 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
  • Hospital gowns by Royal appointment
    14 April 2020 0
  • Public-access defibrillators installed at GTR stations
    11 December 2019 0
  • Railcare reveals the world’s largest battery-powered railway maintenance machine
    5 October 2020 0
  • Level crossing improvements in East Suffolk
    1 October 2020 0
  • First four SWR Class 442 trains back in service
    16 January 2020 0
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