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Hitachi Rail delivers major milestone in London Underground’s largest ever signalling upgrade

Hitachi Rail has completed the latest signalling deployment on London Underground’s Circle, District, Hammersmith & City, and Metropolitan lines. The deployment represents the most technically challenging milestone to date in Transport for London’s Four Lines Modernisation (4LM) project, London’s largest ever signalling upgrade. This latest phase covers the Neasden Depot...

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HS2 completes excavation of 8.4 mile tunnel under the capital

Construction of Britain’s new high-speed railway has passed a major milestone with excavation of the 8.4-mile Northolt Tunnel under...

HS2 completes three-day Northants viaduct slide

HS2 has revealed new timelapse footage showing engineers carefully sliding a 1,300-tonne viaduct deck into position near the Northants...

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Oxfordshire level crossing closes following dangerous incidents

Wantage Road level crossing in Grove has been closed following a series of dangerous incidents. Shocking images show people...

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Wabtec to acquire Frauscher Sensor Technology Group

Wabtec Corporation has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Frauscher Sensor Technology Group GmbH (Frauscher), a global market leader...

GB Railfreight to haul Britain’s newest luxury sleeper train

GB Railfreight (GBRf), a leading UK transporter of goods for businesses and consumers, has announced...

Arriva Group secures 15-year Netherlands contract renewal

Arriva Group has secured a major contract win in the Netherlands, strengthening its presence in...

CrossCountry confirms new additions to leadership team

CrossCountry has announced the appointments of a new customer and commercial director and service delivery...

CWA Celebrates 60 Years with special Railway Challenge

Renowned Leicester-based B2M full-service agency, CWA, is celebrating a major company milestone, reaching 60 years...

Oxfordshire level crossing closes following dangerous incidents

Wantage Road level crossing in Grove has been closed following a series of dangerous incidents....

Transformation of Wrexham to Liverpool line to begin

Work to transform the Wrexham to Liverpool line has been given the green light, with...

LNER driver completes final journey after 46 years ‘up front’

An LNER train driver, who has been on the railway for 46 years, has completed...

Publicly-owned train operators co-ordinate maintenance plans to improve efficiency   

Train operators in public ownership have begun co-ordinating their maintenance plans at Heaton depot in...

ORR rejects West Coast Main Line applications due to insufficient capacity

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has rejected applications from three companies seeking...

Eurostar and London St. Pancras Highspeed join forces on major expansion to double station capacity

London St. Pancras Highspeed and Eurostar have today signed a letter of intent, marking...

30-day closure of Huddersfield Station will transform rail travel across the North

As part of the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), Huddersfield Station will undergo a...

Turntide Technologies secures Hitachi order to power first battery trains built in the UK

Turntide Technologies, a global leader in electrification solutions, has been selected by Hitachi Rail...

Work starts to make classic HSTs fit for the future

Work has started to fit equipment for digital in cab signalling to the iconic...

RSSB launches new free E-learning course on Taking Safe Decisions

The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has launched a new free e-learning course,...

West Midlands Railway names train ‘Jess Carter’ ahead of Euro 2025

West Midlands Railway (WMR) has named one of its newest trains in honour of...

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GB Railfreight to haul Britain’s newest luxury sleeper train

GB Railfreight (GBRf), a leading UK transporter of goods for businesses and consumers, has announced that it will haul the Britannic Explorer, a new Belmond train and the first luxury sleeper service to journey across England and Wales.  Under a new long-term partnership, GBRf will serve as the rail freight provider for the Britannic Explorer, which will offer three-day itineraries from London to Wales, Cornwall, and the Lake District. There...