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HS2 launches race for Overhead Catenary System suppliers

Company News 2nd July 2020

HS2 has launched its procurement process looking for specialist contractors to deliver the Overhead Catenary System (OCS) for the electrification of the...

Rail decarbonisation update

Electrification 1st July 2020

The feature in our March issue that considered the electrification required for a zero-carbon railway attracted a great deal of interest. This...

Midland main line electrification gathers pace

Company News 1st July 2020

Work continues on the £1.5 billion upgrade of the Midland main line to improve journeys for all those using the route.

Reducing the costs of electrification

Electrification 30th June 2020

Guest writer: Justin Moss - Strategic Development Manager at Siemens Mobility. In March 2020,...

Greens call for commitment to increased electrification and regional connectivity

Electrification 16th June 2020

In its response to the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) rail assessment commission for the North and Midlands, the Yorkshire and Humber Green...

Electric services from London reach Cardiff as Severn tunnel electrification is completed

Company News 5th June 2020

Passenger trains are finally running from London Paddington to Cardiff using electric traction the whole way, following the electrification of the Severn...

Altran helps develop new railway signalling interlocking

Company News 20th April 2020

Having just won a challenging new railway project in Belgium, a German manufacturer needed local support in the form of experienced and...

£46 million upgrade of line to Southend Victoria completed

Company News 20th April 2020

Network Rail has completed the installation of a new overhead wiring system on the Southend Victoria branch line in a £46 million...

Getting electrification done: the net-zero imperative

Electrification 13th March 2020

On 24 June 2019, the House of Commons unanimously passed an amendment to the Climate Change Act that committed the UK to...

Signalling failures: why do we hear about them so much?

Digital Railway 13th March 2020

We often hear that “trains are delayed because of a signalling failure”. But why do we hear about it so much, and...

Collis hits 50 NOT OUT

Electrification 12th March 2020

Having opened its doors in 1970, Collis Engineering is celebrating 50 years in business this year. From its local steelwork origins to...

Steventon Bridge: Overcoming the Obstacle

Electrification 6th March 2020

In the complex story of the electrification of the Great Western main line, one name keeps cropping up - Steventon Bridge (issue...

Finishing off the fourth track between Bedford and Kettering

Electrification 11th February 2020

Apart from the electrification of the section of route from London St. Pancras to Bedford in the late 1970s, the Midland main...

Electric Trains Arrive in Wales, though not for the first time

Electrification 7th February 2020

Following energisation of the overhead line equipment between St Brides, Newport, and west of Cardiff Central, the first GWR electric train arrived...

The quest for a cleaner railway

Electrification 6th November 2019

The UK’s railway is eliminating carbon. You must have noticed. The government has pledged to get all diesels off the railway by 2040 and...

First light: The Riding Sunbeams trial of solar-powered electric traction

Electrification 2nd October 2019

How many times have we looked at clever innovation and wondered why on earth no one thought of doing it before? Often the...