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 […]
The Department for Transport aims to accelerate the roll-out of digital signalling and control technologies on three major routes in England. Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris has announced £1.2 million of funding for studies into the […]
The platform canopies at St Denys station in Southampton are to be renewed, providing a better experience for passengers on South West Railway (SWR) services. The current wooden structure is in poor condition. It often […]
The recovery of a derailed freight train that came off the rails in Sheffield station on Wednesday 11 November will continue over the weekend, as will work to fix track and signalling equipment which was […]
The footbridge at Snodland station, on the Medway Valley Line in Kent, is to be refurbished with new surfacing, tactile strips on platforms, handrails and staircase coverings. Serving the village of Snodland and lying close […]
Daisyfield level crossing in Blackburn, Lancashire, is to be modernised in a £2.1 million project that will also include track and signalling & telecoms (S&T) work. The railway will be closed over three weekends starting […]
Network Rail is having a ‘push’ on lift replacements and refurbishments, it seems. After Rail Insider recently published details of lift upgrades at Lichfield Trent Valley, Selhurst and Tamworth, Network Rail has now released information […]
Network Rail has been given permission to close or modify 16 level crossings across Cambridgeshire. Over 1,250 level crossings have been closed nationally since 2009. Another 250 have been repositioned so as to be safer […]
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. […]
A freight train derailed at Sheffield station on Wednesday 11 November, closing part of the station and causing significant damage. It happened at about 02:45, as a train carrying cement came off the tracks while […]
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