Depot

Therapia Lane, where London Trams are based, has become Transport for London’s first depot to remove fossil gas usage by upgrading its heating system. It has also introduced on-site solar generation. By adapting the depot in its biggest overhaul since...

Siemens Mobility has formally opened its £6 million Multi-Functional Centre, welcoming Member of Parliament for Northampton North, Lucy Rigby KC MP, to officially open the facility. This investment will enhance the company’s capabilities to deliver essential modifications and upgrades...

Rail regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), has today (Thursday 30 October) approved Virgin Trains’ application for access to Temple Mills International depot. Access to Temple Mills is an important first step towards being able to operate...

Millions of passengers in the south east have benefited from a mammoth £100m train upgrade project – the biggest in the UK – with the final unit rolling off the production line this weekend. The 304th ‘Electrostar’ train upgraded through Project...

DB Cargo UK has started work this week to fit the new European Train Control System (ETCS) to nine of its Class 66 freight locomotives. The work, which is being undertaken at DB Cargo’s Toton Traction Maintenance Depot in the...

Midlands rail maintenance firm MTMS has strengthened its position in the UK rail industry by becoming an approved supplier to global real estate services giant CBRE. The company, based in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, has been added to the line-up of trusted...

Mitie has been awarded a new three-year contract with South Western Railway (SWR), with the option to extend for two additional years. The contract covers a range of maintenance services including preventative maintenance, reactive and emergency repairs and project...

Mobilisation work is in full swing at Toton traction maintenance depot in Nottinghamshire as DB Cargo UK prepares to start installing the new European Train Control System (ETCS) to the first of the UK’s Class 66 freight locomotives. Construction has...

Greater Anglia has improved reliability at one of its depots by increasing operational flexibility and options during essential maintenance works. Ilford depot is located in east London and is a critical facility for train maintenance and cleaning, which is carried...

Technology developed by Sheffield-based Zonegreen has been chosen from a worldwide field of suppliers to protect workers at Australia’s newest rail depot. The safety specialists have joined forces with antipodean partner, Andrew Engineering, to install protective equipment at the new...