Korec is 'delighted to be at Infrarail 2012', the UK rail market is essential to its business and it is proud to exhibit at and support this important event. With an established presence in the rail market, the Korec team will be on hand to talk about the latest innovations...

Gioconda will once again be displaying its latest developments in G-RAST desktop tools along with its full range of services to the Rail Industry, from Signal Sighting Committee Chair consultancy to Signal Sighting Form production, Desktop Signal Sighting, Driver Briefing and beyond. Staff will be on hand to explain the...

Transport Minister Theresa Villiers will formally open Infrarail 2012 at the NEC in Birmingham on 1 May. Later that morning, the minister will deliver a keynote address as part of a seminar programme devised by the rail engineer in partnership with show organisers Mack Brooks Exhibitions. Ms Villiers’ speech is expected...

As the world becomes a greener place, with green initiatives, a green agenda and even green trains(!), landowners and businesses are being encouraged to protect our natural resources in all their forms. Those areas of the country thought to be most in need of protection have been designated “Sites of...

At 7.10am 20th March 2012 the first convoy of cars drove along part of the west coast line running next to the A890 Lochcarron to Kyle road at Stromeferry, which was closed in December after a series of landslides. In order to alleviate lengthy road traffic diversions near Attadale on...

There was a degree of déjà vu at 7.10am 20th March on an obscure but vital stretch of the west coast line at Stromeferry. The press and cameras were out in force to record the first convoy of cars driving along a 150 metres of rail as a diversion from...

Thomas Edmondson, a station master on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, invented the paste card ticket in 1837 which saw 150 years of use on Britain’s railways. With today’s rapidly changing technology, its successors will be lucky to last a fraction of this time. The latest development is the ITSO...

This year’s Infrarail show is approaching rapidly, and a look through the list of exhibitors reveals that Vital Rail will be one of them. Vital Rail is well known to the rail engineer, particularly as one of the main sponsors of the RailStaff Awards. Part of the Vital Services Group...

London Underground’s Jubilee Line has had an interesting history. The Stanmore section was originally part of the Metropolitan Line but became a branch of the Bakerloo Line in 1939 when the deep level tube was opened from Baker Street to Finchley Road to relieve congestion on the Met. Subsequent overcrowding on...

Railway engineering is an inspiring business. Few with an engineering interest can fail to be impressed by fast heavy trains, running on perfectly aligned rails winding through the landscape on imposing structures and earthworks. However it is probably true that, other than permanent way engineers, few enthuse about the...

The order for new trains for Thameslink has been controversial since it was first announced back on 16 June 2011. Siemens became the preferred bidder, and since then the national and local press has been awash with politicians, interest groups, trade unions and others urging the government to think...

As the largest addition to the south east rail network in 50 years, the engineering challenges presented by Crossrail are well known. But while the major projects are what make the news, there is a host of detailed, day-to-day work taking place behind the scenes which is every bit...