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South Wales Metro Infrastructure Hub opens

8 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The new South Wales Metro Infrastructure Hub, from which Transport for Wales (TfW) will deliver the next phase of the transformation of the valley railway lines for the South Wales Metro, has opened at Treforest, […]

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Vast increase in Sunday rail services in Wales announced

20 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Transport for Wales (TfW) is planning to transform the Sunday train timetable by adding 186 new services from December. The new services will represent a 40 per cent increase in services across the Welsh network, […]

Accident Investigation

RAIB to issue Safety Digest on recent incident in West Wales when a train hit a tree

14 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has announced that it has undertaken a preliminary examination into the circumstances surrounding an incident that occurred at around 18:33 on 17 October 2019 in which a train, carrying […]

Infrastructure

Improvements planned for all 247 stations in Wales

16 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Welsh railway stations are due for a major makeover under plans released by Transport for Wales. A £194 million investment plan has been agreed that will improve all 247 railway stations across Wales. It is […]

Infrastructure

New footbridge successfully installed at Cadoxton station, South Wales

13 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The project to improve access at Cadoxton station has reached a major milestone. The station, which is on the Barry branch about six miles southwest of Cardiff, is being improved as part of the Access […]

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  • 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
  • Arriva to revive two regional routes in Poland
  • Warning that Great British Railways risks repeating the mistakes of British Rail
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…
  • 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.
  • Unipart has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, detailing its roadmap to meeting its Net Zero 2040 target.
  • Arriva will restore train connections to communities in Poland’s Kujawsko-Pomorskie region from December 2026.
  • 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
  • Alstom has completed the first bodyshell for one of the 37 trains it is building for Santiago Metro Line 7.
    First bodyshell for Santiago Metro Line 7 completed
    16 July 2025 0
  • Platform 2 at Basildon station is to be rebuilt, allowing 12-car trains to call.
    12-car trains to call at Basildon by December
    16 July 2025 0
  • Thameslink announces major revamp for St Albans station
    18 June 2019 0
  • New fleet, new name – Arterio
    24 August 2020 0
  • Derek Twigg MP ‘visits’ Alstom under RIA Fellowship Programme
    31 July 2020 0
  • Welsh and Scottish stations are lit ‘Blue for NHS’
    15 May 2020 0
  • Trade marks and registered designs post-Brexit
    23 December 2020 0
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