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The railway prepares its leaf-busting machines to tackle the autumn season

Environment 1st October 2020

1 October marks the first day of the railway’s autumn season, and Network Rail’s fleet of 61 leaf-busting trains and 80 leaf-busting...

Crossrail governance transfers to TfL

General Interest 1st October 2020

As delivery of the Elizabeth line now moves into its complex final stages, Crossrail Ltd is working to complete the remaining infrastructure...

UK hydrogen train ventures out onto the main line

Company News 30th September 2020

HydroFlex, the UK’s first hydrogen-powered train, ran on the main line today, signalling a big step forward towards the UK’s net zero...

Planning consent sought for new Perry Barr railway station

General Interest 28th September 2020

Transport for the West Midlands has unveiled new designs for Perry Barr railway station as plans for the redevelopment have been submitted...

Historic rail bridge improved near Darlington

General Interest 25th September 2020

Teams from Network Rail have carried out improvement work on Skerne Bridge in Darlington, the oldest railway bridge in the world in...

New Moseley railway station gets planning permission

General Interest 24th September 2020

Birmingham City Council’s planning committee has approved plans for Moseley station, which means that all three proposed stations on the Camp Hill...

Network Rail Launches Environmental Sustainability Strategy

Company News 24th September 2020

Network Rail has published its ambitious and forward-looking Environmental Sustainability Strategy which forms a key part of its ambition for rail travel...

Totalkare moves to larger premises

Company News 23rd September 2020

On the back of several years of sustained growth, Totalkare has relocate to a new, purpose-built facility at Pensnett Trading Estate in...

Preston railway station reglazed in £600,000 project

Contract News 22nd September 2020

A £600,000 restoration project on Preston station’s glazed frontage has seen the North side of the 140-year-old station transformed with new glazing...

Conwy Valley line to reopen

Contract News 22nd September 2020

The Conwy Valley Line in North Wales, which runs from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Llandudno, is due to reopen on 28 September following...

Rail franchising replaced

Franchise News 21st September 2020

The Department for Transport has today, after 24 years, ended rail franchising as the first step in bringing Britain's fragmented network back...

Alstom signs agreement to purchase Bombardier Transportation

Company News 18th September 2020

The takeover of Bombardier Transportation by Alstom moved closer as Alstom announced that it signed the sale and purchase agreement with Bombardier...

£216.2 million contract awarded for East Coast Main Line Power Supply Upgrade

Contract News 18th September 2020

The East Coast Main Line Power Supply Upgrade is to power forward into its second phase to enhance the East Coast network,...

Edinburgh-Glasgow line, shut by flooding, to reopen 21 September

General Interest 18th September 2020

The line between Edinburgh and Glasgow via Falkirk, which was partially washed away near Polmont when the Union Canal burst its banks...

New footbridge at Westgate-on-Sea

General Interest 16th September 2020

Westgate-on-Sea station in Kent has a new footbridge giving stepped access between the station’s two platforms over the tracks of the Chatham...

GTR’s Southern, Great Northern and Gatwick Express fleets to be updated

Company News 16th September 2020

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is to undertake a five-year, £55 million programme to modernise the Southern, Gatwick Express and Great Northern ‘Electrostar’...