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Case Study – Great Malvern Station
For some, the train is merely a form of public transport allowing them to commute into the cities or move around the country. Almost 1.5 billion passenger journeys were recorded last year in the period up to September 2023....
Electrification
Hitachi Rail unveils long-distance version of Europe’s first battery train
Groundbreaking hybrid battery train evolves to serve the intercity market in Southern Italy
New intercity hybrid battery train will enter service in Southern Italy this summer
Hitachi Rail will deliver seven intercity hybrid battery trains for Trenitalia as part of a...
Infrastructure
Temporary Metrolink service changes to be introduced during track repairs this weekend
Temporary service changes will be introduced on Metrolink this weekend following the discovery of a cracked rail in Manchester city centre.
A 10-metre section of rail on Portland Street will be replaced between 5pm on Saturday 6th April and 5am...
Environment
Rail network in East Midlands to spend £27m to improve drainage as climate change worsens
£27m is to be spent by Network Rail to improve drainage on the East Midlands’ rail network, helping to prevent major disruption brought to passengers by landslips and heavy rain.
Over the past year, there have been multiple incidents of...
Contract News
British Steel wins major contract for Egypt green line
British Steel has won a multi-million-pound contract to supply rail for a landmark new route in North Africa.
In total, 9,500 tonnes of track, produced in Scunthorpe, will be delivered for Egypt’s Green Line railway – the country’s first fully...
Infrastructure
£45bn rail improvement plan puts climate change firmly in its sights
Network Rail today announced the start of its five-year, £45.4bn* rail improvement plan aimed at delivering a simpler, better, greener railway that provides the best level of train performance possible and that’s more geared-up than ever before to cope...
Infrastructure
1stinrail called on to overhaul track in Keadby Drawbridge project
UK railway engineering company 1stinrail has completed extensive track replacement work on the Keadby Drawbridge, the unique structure crossing the Stainforth and Keadby Canal that connects Doncaster with Scunthorpe and the Lincolnshire coast.
1stinrail Project Manager Ryan Hughes said: “This was a fascinating project...
Infrastructure
Porterbrook to finance Bletchley depot redevelopment
Porterbrook, the UK’s leading rolling stock financier and asset management company, has successfully bid to finance the redevelopment of Bletchley depot for West Midlands Trains (WMT).
Situated near Milton Keynes, the £66m upgrade programme is necessary for Bletchley to become...
General Interest
‘Plan ahead for Easter holiday travel’: TPE warns customers of upcoming disruption during ASLEF industrial action
TransPennine Express (TPE) is urging customers travelling over the Easter holidays to plan ahead, with a strike day and industrial action set to cause disruption to rail services later this week.
Drivers from the ASLEF union are set to take...
Industry News
Time-lapse shows major repairs as railway through Telford reopens to passengers
The railway between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury has fully reopened to passenger trains after engineers complete emergency repairs to a failed railway embankment.
Network Rail is thanking passengers for their patience this morning (Friday 29 March) after three weeks of disruption...
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