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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
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
Students from across Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire were given an insight into the huge range of jobs on offer at...
Rail Safety News
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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), has announced the launch of 25...
Events
RailStaff Awards 2023: The event of the year
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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Environment
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 path of their trains.
Fallen leaves can cause significant disruption to the network. Leaves stick to damp rails and passing trains compress them into a smooth, slippery layer, reducing trains’ grip. This can cause delays to services, which lead to disruption for passengers.
But Northern has partnered with top engineers and experts...