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£10 million towards solving rail capacity problems in Manchester

General Interest 30th June 2020

The government has announced £10 million of design and development funding so that Network Rail can start the next stage of work...

Reducing the costs of electrification

Electrification 30th June 2020

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

The Grand Paris Express – A catalyst for urban development

Featured 30th June 2020

The Greater Paris project seeks to transform the French capital from a monocentric city to a multipolar metropolis. At the heart of...

Westermo adds LTE routers to Ibex range of wireless networking solutions

Company News 30th June 2020

Data communications specialist Westermo has introduced two LTE (Long-Term Evolution) routers to its Ibex range of wireless solutions for reliable and secure...

Intelligent Infrastructure explained

Featured 30th June 2020

Guest writer: Tim Flower – professional head of maintenance at Network Rail.

New ultra-miniature DC-DC converters save board space and increase reliability

Advertising feature 29th June 2020

Relec Electronics has released the fourth generation of Mornsun’s R4 Series DC-DC converters in ultra-miniature DFN (dual-flat-no-lead) packages. Measuring just 9.0 x...

New report examines future design of local stations

Company News 29th June 2020

A report commissioned by Network Rail which looked into the future of railway station design has been published by Design Council. ThinkStation...

Approval given to start work at Soham station

General Interest 29th June 2020

East Cambridgeshire District Council has given the go-ahead for the proposed new station at Soham to be built. Network...

Unipart Rail wins First of a Kind competition for its new zero-emissions Trac Rail Transposer

Company News 29th June 2020

One of the winners of the Department for Transport’s 2020 First of a Kind (FOAK) competition has been announced as being Unipart...

A little sand in the right place works wonders

Featured 29th June 2020

Part 4, Passenger Service In this series so far, Rail Engineer has reported on the tests of Double Variable...

New MerseyRail ‘connected’ trains

Company News 29th June 2020

Merseyrail is the commuter rail network serving Liverpool and is one of the most heavily used urban railway networks outside London. It...

Respond, Rebuild, Revive and Renew

Featured 26th June 2020

Andrew Haines considers a post-Covid railway Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines holds round-table briefings with the editors of...

Face coverings – Why can’t scientists agree?

Featured 26th June 2020

When Grant Shapps advised that face coverings would be compulsory for those using public transport, he noted that scientists aren’t in full...

Contract signed for three year restoration of Bristol Temple Meads

Company News 26th June 2020

Bristol Temple Meads station is set to be brought back to its former glory as a huge restoration programme gets underway this summer.  

Work commences to improve Victorian drainage at Manchester Victoria station

General Interest 26th June 2020

Work is commencing on a scheme to prevent flooding around Manchester Victoria station. The Department for Transport is investing £1 million in...

First step towards new HS2 station at Euston completed

General Interest 25th June 2020

Preparations at London Euston for the construction of HS2 have taken the next step with the demolition of the station’s western ramp...