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Artificial intelligence helps to clean up the railway

22 June 2023 Rail Insider 0

Network Rail’s Southern region is using artificial intelligence software to find forgotten scrap materials from the side of the railway so that it can be safely removed. One Big Circle’s video and AI technology captures […]

Infrastructure

Severn Tunnel reopens after ten days of upgrades

19 June 2023 Rail Insider 0

The railway between Monmouthshire and South Gloucestershire through the Severn Tunnel reopened on Monday 19 June 2023 following a ten-day closure to improve the reliability of the line. Teams from Network Rail, Colas Rail and […]

Infrastructure

Ebbw Vale line reopens following latest stage of multi-million-pound transformation

16 June 2023 Rail Insider 0

The Ebbw Vale line has reopened between Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Town after a 19-day closure during which Network Rail engineers, together with contractors from Amco Giffen, Siemens and others worked on the construction […]

Suggitt's Lane footbridge in Cleethorpes opened on 18 March 2021
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£3.6 million footbridge opens in Cleethorpes

18 March 2021 Rail Insider 0

A £3.6 million accessible footbridge in Cleethorpes opened on 18 March 2021, reconnecting people with the seaside town’s beachfront. The new bridge, which includes ramps and stairs to provide an accessible and safe route over […]

Infrastructure

Plans announced for work on Transpennine Route Upgrade this summer

28 January 2021 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Plans for the first phase of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) programme have been announced by Network Rail. The programme will deliver sought-after improvements along a 76-mile route across the Pennines – from York to […]

Infrastructure

Why there were no trains at King’s Cross over Christmas

4 January 2021 Nigel Wordsworth 0

No trains were able to access King’s Cross station over Christmas 2020 for one simple reason – there was no track for them to run on. The Camden Sewer runs under the tracks in the […]

Infrastructure

Macclesfield station lifts to be serviced and improved

22 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The lifts at Macclesfield station are the latest to receive attention from Network Rail’s engineers as the company continues with its programme of improving both reliability and the availability of step-free access to station platforms […]

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Network Rail’s plans for Christmas and New Year

22 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Despite the most recent changes to government guidance, many people will still travel to see family and loved ones by train tis Christmas. Network Rail will also, as usual, be taking advantage of the traditional […]

Buildings

13 contractors win buildings and civils contracts

18 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has awarded three-year contracts worth a total of £200 million to 13 companies for the delivery of buildings and civils work across its Southern region, which spans Kent, Sussex and the South of […]

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Planting trees for a greener Britain

4 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Andrew Haines, Network Rail chief executive, has been out planting trees as part of the company’s joint effort with national conservation charity The Tree Council to plant more than 80,000 trees and hedgerows across the […]

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  • 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
  • Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target
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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…
  • 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.
  • Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
  • 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
  • The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) went into administration on 1 July 2025.
    BCIMO sold to Dudley Council
    23 July 2025 0
  • LNER will auction off historic nameplates for charity
    24 July 2020 0
  • Even the railway needs a MOM
    25 April 2020 0
  • Southern’s Barnham depot celebrates 25 years
    25 September 2020 0
  • Not All Engineers Wear Hard Hats –
    ScotRail encourages women and BAME communities to take up careers in engineering
    4 November 2020 0
  • Four new board members for British Transport Police Authority
    21 May 2019 0
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