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Ballyclare has extended its Category III ‘Life-Saving’ workwear range by launching a new and innovative range of arc flash multi-hazard protective workwear designed to meet the needs of wearers in a wide variety of industrial sectors. The new Ballyclare...

To help a short on space freight operator keep tanker wagons in service, design engineers at rail depot equipment specialist Mechan have gone back to the drawing board. Challenged to develop a lifting jack for Davis Wagon Services in Kent...

To help schoolchildren continue their learning from home during lockdown, Network Rail has donated refurbished laptops to St. Willibrord's R.C. Primary School in Clayton, East Manchester. Over 70 children took delivery of their laptops this week, with more devices...

The trains for two new monorail systems in Egypt will be built in Derby, with the help of £1.7 billion of backing from UK Export Finance. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss announced the government guarantee, which will support highly skilled...

Tyne and Wear Metro’s busiest lines through the centres of Newcastle and Gateshead will be closed for two consecutive weeks next month due to a major programme of modernisation work. Overhead power lines will be replaced as part of a...

The new Heathrow Express fleet of 12 refurbished Class 387 trains has now entered service, replacing the iconic Class 332 fleet which dates from 1998. The former GWR trains have upgraded interiors and are fitted with regenerative braking and ETCS...

The Welsh Government has endorsed the recommendations of the South East Wales Transport Commission on tackling congestion in South East Wales. In a line-by-line response, the Welsh Government has accepted in principle all of the recommendations to tackle congestion. It...

Third-party rail scheme specialist SLC Rail has received Great Place to Work-Certification™ as a result of its commitment to creating a positive and enjoyable workplace.  Great Place to Work® used validated employee feedback to confirm that more than 9 out...

Demolition of the Tame Valley canal bridge is the latest step in the work to extend the West Midlands Metro from Wednesbury to Brierley Hill. The fourth in a series of redundant structures to have been removed along the 11km...

Morson Group, the recruitment and talent specialist, has appointed Joanne Lake as non-executive director to help drive strategic growth within its core STEM markets – in particular, rail, engineering, nuclear, aerospace and infrastructure – whilst capitalising on increasing demand...