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Kier wins £54 million Manchester Airport station contract

UK infrastructure and construction group Kier has been awarded a £54 million contract by Network Rail to deliver the remodelling of Manchester Airport railway station, a major interchange connecting passengers from across the North of England to destinations worldwide.  Part of the wider £115 million investment in the station, the...

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Progress for HS2’s Wendover green tunnel

HS2’s ‘green tunnel’ at Wendover in Buckinghamshire took a major step forward this week with the completion of the...
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Railway upgrade programme completed between Newcastle and Scotland

Passengers travelling between Newcastle and Scotland are now benefiting from a £7.1 million package of railway improvements delivered by...

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Airport firefighters get to grips with new Metro trains 

Newcastle Airport firefighters have completed a series of vital training sessions on the new Metro Tyne and Wear trains...

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TRU purchases biodiversity units from Leeds City Council for local woodland enhancement

Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) has completed the purchase of 26 biodiversity units from Leeds City Council to support enhancements at two woodland sites, Barnbow...
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Passengers make 2 million journeys on the Northumberland Line within the first two years

Passengers have made more than 2,000,000 journeys on the Northumberland Line less than two years...
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Alstom awarded signalling contracts to equip Ireland’s national rail fleet with ETCS

Alstom has signed contracts with Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) to deliver the onboard deployment of...
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Wales and Borders first to use railway communication masts for new weather monitoring technology

Network Rail’s Wales and Borders route has become the first in the organisation to install...
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Rail Minister agrees to Transport Committee’s call on rail passenger watchdog

The government has agreed to a key recommendation made by the Transport Committee and revised...
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Severfield secures place on Network Rail’s steel supply framework

Structural steel specialist Severfield plc has secured a place on Network Rail's £240 million steel...
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Improvements planned for Argyle Line and Glasgow Central Low Level

Network Rail engineers will carry out essential work across Glasgow's Argyle line and Central Low...
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Christmas disruption at Doncaster will see more reliable journeys on East Coast Main Line

Passengers are advised to plan ahead while a major programme of railway upgrades is carried...
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Nine-day closure of Hertford East branch line starts this Saturday

From Saturday 17 October to Sunday 25 October, railway engineers will be replacing 1km of...

National Railway Museum launches search for young railway photographers

Young people from across the UK are being invited to capture their journeys and...

ScotRail passenger journeys top 48 million after bumper spring and summer

More than 48 million passenger journeys were made with ScotRail during a bumper spring...

Amey appointed to deliver systemwide integration for Northern Powerhouse Rail

Amey has secured a new contract with Network Rail to provide systemwide integration services...

CrossCountry introduces additional Voyager trains to improve capacity

CrossCountry has today, Monday 12 October, announced plans to strengthen its long-distance fleet with...

Immersive learning space brings railway to life for Avanti West Coast staff

Avanti West Coast has unveiled a cutting-edge immersive learning space to help staff put...

TfL helps Londoners to be active bystanders during National Hate Crime Awareness Week

Transport for London (TfL) is hosting awareness events with immersive virtual reality demonstrations at...

20 stations in the race to be crowned World Cup of Stations 2026 champion

The race to crown the World Cup of Stations 2026 champion begins on Monday...

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Alstom awarded signalling contracts to equip Ireland’s national rail fleet with ETCS

Alstom has signed contracts with Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) to deliver the onboard deployment of the European Train Control System (ETCS) across Ireland's existing national rail fleet. The contracts, valued at approximately €95 million, cover the design, manufacture, installation, testing, commissioning, and maintenance of ETCS Level 1 onboard equipment for up to 176 vehicles operated by Irish Rail. The programme forms a key element of Ireland's Train Protection System (TPS) National...

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