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GB Railfreight opens £5.75m maintenance hub in Peterborough

GB Railfreight has opened its state-of-the-art Maintenance Hub. Located alongside the East Coast Mainline, the £5.75m facility, represents one of the most substantial investments in the rail freight sector this year. Secretary of State for Transport, Mark Harper MP, attended the opening ceremony alongside John Smith, GBRf’s Chief Executive Officer. The...

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Government

Grant Shapps backs review of HS2 stoking anger in the North

September 25, 2023

Former Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said over the weekend that it would be “crazy” not to review plans for...

High Speed Rail

HS2 opens doors to Bucks and Oxon schools

September 25, 2023

Students from across Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire were given an insight into the huge range of jobs on offer at...

Rail Safety News

EnvironmentOctober 2, 2023

Water technology underneath Northern train blasts fallen leaves from the track

New footage has been released by Northern showing the cutting-edge technology they are testing that blasts leaves from the...

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Environment

Water technology underneath Northern train blasts fallen leaves from the track

October 2, 2023

Company News

Dr. Nicolas Lange to join Knorr-Bremse’s Executive Board and guide their rail business

September 28, 2023

Events

RailStaff Awards 2023: The event of the year

September 28, 2023

Industry News

Northern appoints new head of property to oversee station estate

September 26, 2023

Accessibility

Construction work begins on major Luton station improvements

September 25, 2023

Accessibility

Northern to trial British Sign Language announcements on trains

September 22, 2023

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Rail NewsOctober 2, 2023

Gloucester station car park to close as improvement works continue

The southern car park at Gloucester station is to close later this week as part of the multi-million-pound station improvement project. The redevelopment and upgrade...

General Interest

Over half a million take the train to the seaside

October 2, 2023

Customers have been flocking to the seaside by train across Wales this summer according to...

Environment

Network Rail celebrates World Habitat Day with biodiversity bonanza for rare butterfly

October 2, 2023

This World Habitat Day (Monday 2 October), Network Rail is celebrating a partnership with Natural...

Environment

Water technology underneath Northern train blasts fallen leaves from the track

October 2, 2023

New footage has been released by Northern showing the cutting-edge technology they are testing that...

Industry News

TfL advises customers to consider alternative routes during planned RMT strikes

September 29, 2023

Transport for London (TfL) is advising customers that there will be severe disruption across the...

Infrastructure

Network Rail thanks passengers after work in 170-year-old Dinmore Tunnel is completed between Hereford and Shrewsbury

September 29, 2023

Network Rail is thanking passengers for their patience and understanding today after the completion of work...

Company News

Dr. Nicolas Lange to join Knorr-Bremse’s Executive Board and guide their rail business

September 28, 2023

The Supervisory Board of Knorr-Bremse AG, global market leader for braking systems and a leading...

Industry News

Freightliner announces 25 additional weekly services including two new key routes which push the boundaries for rail freight

September 28, 2023

Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), has announced the launch of 25...

Events

RailStaff Awards 2023: The event of the year

September 28, 2023

Every year, the Railstaff Awards gets bigger and better, attracting more interest, more sponsors, and...

Major engineering work to cause disruption on Midland Main Line over two weekends

Network Rail is advising passengers to check before they travel as major engineering work...

History of rail documented in new artwork at Accrington station

A new artwork has been unveiled at Accrington station in Lancashire that documents the...

Network Rail on track to deliver final stage of multi-million-pound upgrade to the Ebbw Vale line

Network Rail is reminding passengers that buses will replace trains on the Ebbw Vale...

Full steam ahead – 200 years of train travel to be marked with celebrations

The two year countdown is on to mark the bicentenary of the birth of...

Freightliner Opens a Brand-New Operational Training Academy in Doncaster

On 27th September 2023, Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc., hosted industry...

Wales’ first railway engineering degree apprenticeship unveiled

The University of South Wales (USW) is leading a partnership which will offer the...

Unicard deploys contactless rail travel with Transport for Wales

Unicard’s Ticketing Hub solution enables contactless card payment and ensures best fares on train...

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