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Vital signal upgrades to close Reading to Gatwick Airport train line for nine days
Vital improvement work will see the railway line between Reading and Gatwick Airport close for nine days from this Saturday.
From Saturday 10 to Sunday 18 February, Network Rail will carry out signal upgrades and level crossing works in the...
Charity
Support Railway Mission’s vital work through payroll giving
February is Payroll Giving Month and Railway Mission is asking the railway family to support the charity's chaplaincy team's vital work by setting up a regular donation through their salary.
With payroll giving, donations to Railway Mission are taken monthly...
Rail News
Vital renewal work will mean part closure of Piccadilly line this month
A part closure will affect Piccadilly line customers from Saturday 10 February until Wednesday 14 February for important engineering work. Vital upgrade works to points at Northfields will be completed during the closure, improving the line infrastructure alongside the introduction...
High Speed Rail
Small businesses win big with £millions more HS2 orders
Britain’s biggest construction project, HS2, is helping the UK’s small business community to thrive. New figures show HS2’s civils contractors doubled their total spend with SMEs – companies with 250 or fewer employees - in 2022/23 when compared to...
Careers
PlanBEE Rail to drive talent development in the rail sector
A pioneering apprenticeship has been launched to address skills shortages and give people the chance to launch their careers in the rail industry.
Network Rail and their supply chain partners have joined forces with Gateshead College to launch PlanBEE Rail,...
Company News
Specialist Rail Recruiter opens it’s doors as revenue soars
Specialist Recruiter Coleman James is celebrating the opening of its brand new Doncaster office, as it continues to accelerate its growth in the Rail sector.
2023 was a record year for the firm’s Rail division, which saw turnover grow by...
Infrastructure
Emergency work to stabilise a cutting near Fareham in southeast Hampshire completed – but buses will again replace trains between Eastleigh and Fareham next...
Network Rail has thanked customers travelling between Eastleigh and Fareham for their patience while emergency works to stabilise a cutting took place.
Over the last week, Network Rail’s engineers have worked around the clock to carry out urgent landslip prevention...
People
SLC appoints new Head of Commercial
SLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Jermaine Cunningham as its new Head of Commercial. With a wealth of experience exceeding 15 years in the infrastructure sector and a distinguished background as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor, Jermaine will...
Rail Freight
GB Railfreight launches new rail freight service connecting London Gateway to iPort Doncaster
GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the country’s leading rail freight providers, has started a new intermodal service this week, connecting London Gateway with iPort Doncaster.
This new service by GBRf will be utilising their brand-new FEA-G intermodal wagons, each of...
Industry News
£24 million boost to deliver improved rail journeys in Bradford
Passengers in Bradford are set to benefit from improved rail journeys thanks to a multi-million-pound Government funding boost.
In Bradford today, Rail Minister Huw Merriman revealed the latest investment in the city as he confirmed £24 million towards a new...
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