• About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
RailInsider

  • News
    • UK
    • Europe
    • International
  • Business
    • Company News
    • Consultancies
    • Conferences
    • Contract Awards
    • Exhibitions
      • Infrarail
      • Railtex
    • Freight Operators
    • Infrastructure Owners
    • Redevelopment
    • Rolling Stock Manufacturers
    • Supply Chain
    • Train Operators
  • Features
    • Comment
    • Opinion – The Inside View
    • Video Content
  • Governance
    • Accident Investigation
    • Government
    • Police
    • Regions
    • Regulator
    • Safety
  • Infrastructure
    • Buildings
    • Electrification
    • Geotechnical
    • Level Crossings
    • Line Closures
    • Major Projects
    • Permanent Way
    • Signalling
    • Stations
    • Structures
    • Telecommunications
  • Interest
    • Books
    • Heritage
    • Photography
    • Video Content
    • Video Reports
  • Operations
    • Depots
    • Environment
    • Freight
    • Trains
    • Ticketing
    • Light Rail
    • Sustainability
    • Metro
    • Plant & Equipment
    • Retail
    • Service Interruptions
    • Services
  • People
    • Events
    • Appointments
    • Associations
    • Charity
    • Community
    • Diversity
    • Health & Safety
    • Opportunities
    • Trade Unions
    • Training
  • Technology
    • Asset Management
    • Digital Railway
    • High-speed
    • Innovation
    • Methods
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • Blue for NHS
    • Clever Videos
News Ticker
  • [ 20 August 2025 ] Battery train sets new world record Business
  • [ 13 August 2025 ] Paul McNerney to join Severfield from Laing O’Rourke Appointments
  • [ 12 August 2025 ] Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB Appointments
  • [ 7 August 2025 ] Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21 Business
  • [ 7 August 2025 ] Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator Appointments
HomeScotland

Scotland

Business

Motherwell station redevelopment underway

29 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The redevelopment of Motherwell station is getting underway with the demolition of an old building at the bottom of Platform 1 and construction of a new staff car park, which is expected to take around […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

RMT urges Scotland to allow rail enhancement works to recommence

8 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has written to Scotland’s First Minister urging her to permit rail enhancement work to recommence. While essential railway maintenance has continued, enhancement work has been […]

Geotechnical

Highland main line protected from unpredictable weather

5 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The final phase of a project to improve drainage and stabilise embankments at Slochd between Perth and Inverness on the Highland main line is about to get underway. The work, which will run until November […]

Business

Scotrail – staff now trained to tackle mental health issues

18 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Scotrail was one of the first train operators to train its staff specifically on mental health issues. On 13 May 2019, the company announced that more than 50 staff across the business would be receiving […]

Business

At least the trains are on time!

8 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

There may be fewer trains at present, due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown, but at least the ones that are running arrive on time. That’s certainly the experience in Scotland.  Using the rail industry’s public […]

Environment

Scotrail improves cleanliness by 11%

1 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

At a time when everyone is being urged to wash their hands many times a day, and to wear gloves and facemasks in some circumstances, a new report has shown that the cleanliness of trains […]

Blue for NHS

Glasgow Central station gets the ‘Blue’ treatment

17 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

This week, it was the turn of Glasgow Central station to get the blue light as Network Rail and Scotrail – Scotland’s Railway – honoured the work of NHS frontline staff, and other key workers. […]

Blue for NHS

Glasgow Queen Street station goes blue to salute NHS heroes

10 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

It was the turn of the new glass frontage of Glasgow Queen Street Station to be lit-up in blue on 9 April to show solidarity with key workers and frontline NHS staff all across the […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Scotrail train given the ‘Stay At Home’ message

4 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Photos have been doing the rounds of a ScotRail Class 385 after it had suffered a graffiti attack.  The train had been parked overnight at Wemyss Bay station, where it was attacked by a graffiti […]

Blue for NHS

Harry Potter viaduct goes blue for NHS

3 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Scotland’s iconic Glenfinnan viaduct, as featured in the Harry Potter films, joined the list of railway landmarks across the UK that have turned blue to show public support for NHS staff treating coronavirus patients. Illumination […]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 3 4 5 »

  • 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
British Steel Christmas 2019 Crossrail HS2 London Overground London Underground Network Rail Northern Ireland Northern Powerhouse RAIB Scotland TfL Trako Unipart USA Wales West Midlands
  • 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
  • HS2 site at Chalfont Lane gets ready for tunnelling to start next year
    11 June 2020 1
  • Mechan’s new bogie lifters requested by customer
    18 August 2020 1
  • DfT to fund feasibility studies on bringing digital signalling to three major routes
    18 November 2020 0
  • Former rail industry executive sets up PR agency to help the sector recover after COVID-19
    19 July 2020 0
  • £56 million redevelopment of Birmingham’s University station receives funding approval
    24 July 2020 0
  • Nigel Wordsworth

    published 1094 articles

  • Rail Insider

    published 128 articles

Copyright © 2025 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes