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Charlene Wallace to head Network Rail’s National Passenger and Customer Experience team

18 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has recruited Charlene Wallace to be its new director for national passenger & customer experience in the Network Services Directorate. Charlene, who brings over 20 years’ experience in the public transport sector, joins […]

Diversity

All-women trains celebrate International Women’s Day

7 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

To celebrate International Women’s Day (actually on Sunday 8 March 2020), three special all-women trains ran on the UK network on Friday 6 March. Network Rail and Southeastern joined forces to launch their first ever […]

News

Station retail sales increase while high streets struggle

6 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As retail sales on the high street continue to fall due to the increasing popularity of online shopping, railway station retailers are continuing to buck the trend. Network Rail reported a 4.48 per cent increase […]

Infrastructure

Weather partially closes Essex railway.

19 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Billericay in Essex became the latest victim of the recent storms as the railway was closed after a landslip. A train driver reported track damage between Billericay and Wickford on the Southend Victoria line, which […]

Business

Four companies to share £2.4 billion in new railway signalling contracts

7 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has announced the companies that will be its partners in railway signalling for the next five years. Dividing Great Britain into five regions, it has placed framework contracts worth an estimated £2.4 billion […]

Infrastructure

Work to start on £500,000 upgrade of Hebden Bridge station

4 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Hebden Bridge station, on the Calder Valley line which runs from York to Manchester Victoria via Bradford, is about to undergo a £500,000 upgrade, the latest in a series of interventions that are keeping the […]

Infrastructure

Derailed freight train at Eastleigh causes ongoing disruption

1 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The derailment of a freight train, at slow speed, in the area of Eastleigh station on 28 January 2020 has caused immense disruption to rail traffic, both rail and freight. Six 52-tonne freight wagons came […]

Infrastructure

Repairs to damaged Gospel Oak-Barking line continue

27 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Work to repair the Gospel Oak to Barking line is continuing after a derailed freight wagon caused extensive damage on Thursday 23 January. The damage stretched over two and a half miles of the route, […]

Infrastructure

Gospel Oak to Barking line extensively damaged by derailed freight wagon.

24 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

A derailed freight wagon has caused extensive damage to the Gospel Oak to Barking line in northeast London. The damage stretches for two and a half miles and will result in a great deal of […]

Infrastructure

Update on landslip that closed Kent’s Redhill-Tonbridge line on 22 December

21 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has issued an update on its work to restore services after a major landslip between Godstone and Edenbridge in Kent closed the railway on 22 December 2019. The line is now expected to […]

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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
  • New White Hart Lane station designed for commuters and football fans
    27 August 2019 0
  • Battle station reopens after sympathetic refurbishment
    27 June 2019 0
  • Irish Rail begins tender process for up to 600 new carriages over 10 years
    27 May 2019 0
  • GB Railfreight locomotive named The Cemex Express at special ceremony
    13 June 2019 0
  • Electric train services from London to Cardiff begin as the Severn tunnel is electrified
    5 June 2020 0
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