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Charlie Hodgson to lead WSP’s Transport & Infrastructure business in the UK

24 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Engineering professional services consultancy WSP has announced that Charlie Hodgson has been appointed managing director of its Transport & Infrastructure (T&I) business in the UK. He joins from The Go-Ahead Group, one of the UK’s […]

Business

TPE donates over £50,000 to community projects

23 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Train operator TransPennine Express (TPE) has donated over £50,000 from its Transform Grants Fund to projects which tackle youth unemployment, improve the environment and promote social inclusion. This year, as it does every year, TPE […]

Business

Rail to Refuge helps over 800 flee domestic abuse

23 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Rail to Refuge, the joint initiative between rail companies and Women’s Aid in which train operators cover the cost of train tickets for women, men and children travelling to refuge accommodation, has been extended until […]

Events

Removing swans from the railway

19 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

When hearing about animals on the railway, one tends to think about the occasional escaped cow. Indeed, the Polmont accident in Scotland on 30 July 1984, which killed 13 people and injured another 61, was […]

Business

Derma Shield added to Unigloves’ hand-protection range

18 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Unigloves UK – part of UG Healthcare Corporation, one of the world’s leading glove manufacturers – has added the Derma Shield protective skincare system to its range. Complementing its market-leading range of single-use gloves, Derma […]

News

Nine apprenticeships available at SWR

17 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

South Western Railway will be taking on nine new apprentices this year, with applications for the vacancies open until midnight on Sunday 22 November. The four-year SWR apprenticeship scheme is geared towards developing highly skilled […]

Business

RMT and ScotRail fall out over pay

16 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A dispute over pay, with the possibility of strike action, is looming in Scotland after the RMT Union has begun balloting nearly 2,500 staff for both strike action and action short of a strike after […]

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 […]

Charity

Glenfinnan viaduct turns red on Armistice Day

11 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

On Wednesday 11 November 2020, the 102nd anniversary of Armistice Day, the iconic Glenfinnan viaduct lit up in ‘poppy’ as a tribute to all those who have lost their lives in defence of the country. […]

Events

Illegal rave attendees trespass on live railway line

7 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Thermal-imaging video, shot from a National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter, shows people leaving an illegal rave near Warrington, Cheshire, and spilling onto a live railway line, forcing a passenger train to stop. The footage, […]

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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
    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
  • Innovate UK to fund trials of automated rail-corridor gauging technology
    28 June 2020 0
  • HS2 opts for slab track and begins search for suppliers
    4 May 2020 2
  • Infrastructure and increased investment needed to unlock economic growth – Transport for the North
    23 June 2025 0
  • Newark community café receives welcome support from East Midlands Railway
    6 May 2020 0
  • LNER FutureLabs programme puts rail industry at forefront of innovation
    5 May 2020 0
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