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Mossley Hill footbridge in Liverpool to be replaced

19 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail is about to replace a railway footbridge near Mossley Hill station in Liverpool that is well-used by the local community. The bridge, which connects Elmsley Road and Bridge Road in Mossley Hill, will […]

Business

Glasgow Queen Street goes for gold

18 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Glasgow Queen Street station is undergoing a £120 million rebuild that will deliver: A contemporary building both internally and externally; An expanded concourse; Improved, fully accessible, entrances on Dundas Street and George Square; New station […]

Infrastructure

River Wriggle bridge to be replaced at Yetminster

17 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Yetminster in Somerset, home to the English folk music group The Yetties (The Yetties of Yetminster was their 10th album, released in 1975), will hit the headlines again this spring as Network Rail replaces the […]

Electrification

Wires down at Hest Bank close West Coast main line

17 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail engineers worked through the night of Thursday 16 January 2020 to reopen the West Coast main line that had been closed earlier in the day when the overhead wires came down at Hest […]

Business

Network Rail spreads Design Services Framework contacts worth £640m between 34 suppliers

10 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Network Rail has announced the organisations that will benefit from its Design Services Framework (DSF) contacts during the current control period (CP6 – from 1 April 2019 until 31 March 2024) with options to extend […]

Infrastructure

Repairs to Old Hill tunnel in Rowley Regis mean no trains for six consecutive Sundays

9 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A £2 million project to strengthen and repair a 157-year-old tunnel in the West Midlands is underway. Network Rail is working in Old Hill tunnel in Rowley Regis to repair brickwork, strengthen the structure of […]

Business

Loram wins 5-year contract to maintain New Measurement Train

7 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Loram UK has been awarded an £8 million contract over the next five years for the maintenance of Network Rail’s New Measurement Train. Known as the Flying Banana because of its distinctive yellow livery, the […]

News

Ellie Burrows is new Anglia route director at Network Rail

6 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Ellie Burrows, the former train services director at Southeastern, has taken up her new post as Network Rail’s route director for Anglia. One of four new routes that make up Network Rail’s Eastern region, Anglia […]

Appointments

Paul McMahon is new MD of Network Rail’s System Operator

2 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Paul McMahon has been named as the interim managing director of Network Rail’s System Operator, replacing Jo Kaye. Previously managing director for Freight and National Passenger Operators, Paul has also been head of the Industry […]

Infrastructure

Major track renewals near Grantham completed on time

27 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Over Christmas 2019, Network Rail completed a £2.1 million project to renew almost 4km (2.4 miles) of track just south of Grantham. Network Rail’s Track Renewal System (TRS) began work after the last service on […]

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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
  • 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
  • Runaway metro train caught by whale!
    2 November 2020 0
  • HS2 starts procurement competition for signalling and traffic management systems
    15 May 2020 0
  • Goodge Street station lift replacement complete
    15 August 2019 0
  • Network Rail commissions new signalling school in just 4 weeks
    20 April 2020 0
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