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A major new historical record of 17,000 railway worker accidents in Britain and Ireland has been released to the public. The records provide details about accidents involving railway staff from 1900 to 1939 including who was involved, what they were...

The rail industry is reminding passengers that services will be severely disrupted on Wednesday as a result of another national strike called by the leadership of the RMT union. Thousands of specially-trained and fully qualified back-up staff will again step...

ScotRail and Hitachi Rail today celebrated four years of Class 385 passenger service, which has delivered record reliability and shorter journey times for passengers on Scotland’s Central Belt. Upon its introduction, ScotRail’s Express train became Scotland’s fastest train and was...

The announcement of an increase in the investment to complete the TransPennine route upgrade (TRU) is very welcome providing certainty for the suppliers working on this project and increasing capacity, speed and reliability for future passengers and freight users....

Keltbray Rail is pleased to announce the appointment of Dave Speakman as Engineering Director with Managing Director responsibilities for the Wentworth House Rail Systems Limited (WHRSL) OLE design office based in Preston Brook. WHRSL was established in 2012 to provide...

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is pleased to announce that Dr Linda Wain has been appointed to the role of Engineering Director. Dr Wain, who has been Head of Engineering and Assurance at LNER for five years, will oversee all...

The multi-million-pound deal with GB Railfreight will deliver planned preventative maintenance and failure repairs for a total of 720 wagons, 570 of which are owned by Wascosa. In addition, Wabtec will overhaul wheelsets for the Wascosa vehicles at their...

HS2 Ltd has today announced that Laing O’Rourke Delivery Limited will build HS2’s new Interchange Station in Solihull, at the heart of Britain’s new high speed rail network, set to bring economic growth to the West Midlands economy. The contract,...

Birmingham, Crewe, Derby, Doncaster, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and York will compete to be crowned the home of Britain’s railways. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has today (5 July 2022) announced that Birmingham, Crewe, Derby, Doncaster, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and York will compete for the honour...

Leeds-headquartered SaaS firm eviFile has announced it’s working with Alstom Transport UK Ltd – the multinational rolling stock manufacturer and the UK’s leading signalling and rail infrastructure provider in CP6 – to roll out the eviFile platform across all...