Depot

Staff at Network Rail’s Bletchley depot have embraced the festive spirit to raise vital funds for a local hospice this Christmas. Railway staff teamed up with Willen Hospice in Milton Keynes this month to raise an impressive £630 through a...

A brand-new wheel lathe, carriage wash and extended overhead gantry are among the highlights of a multi-million pound investment at the Slade Green train maintenance depot to assist Southeastern with maintaining its current train fleet as well as supporting...

Rail infrastructure specialist Spencer Group has completed the latest project in a long-standing partnership with East Midlands Railway (EMR). After constructing EMR’s original Under Frame Cleaning (UFC) centre at Etches Park Depot in Derby almost 10 years ago, Spencer Group...

Lucy Rigby MP, recently elected to represent Northampton North, visited the Siemens Mobility Kings Heath Depot last Wednesday. The purpose of her visit was to meet with the local team and tour the state-of-the-art facilities where she witnessed the...

Sheffield-based Zonegreen is bringing new safety measures to of one of Derby’s busiest rail depots. The rail safety specialist has upgraded existing protection and installed a train movement warning system at Etches Park in Derby, to enhance the working environment. Zonegreen’s...

Stadler has finished building a new state of the art depot, which will accommodate the fleet of 46 METRO trains being manufactured for the Tyne and Wear Metro. Boasting enviable green credentials and a range of innovative features, the...

Northern has revealed before and after images showing the £350,000 transformation of its Neville Hill depot in Leeds. In the space of just 14 weeks, the team converted an old laundry room into a new modern production office, installed a...

TransPennine Trains Limited and Angel Trains has awarded Hitachi Rail an eight-year contract to continue maintenance of 19 intercity Class 802 trains. The Hitachi built ‘Nova 1’ fleet has proved very successful since its introduction in 2019, providing an extra...

Visitors to Mount Snowdon in North Wales can continue looking forward to one of the most scenic railway journeys in the world after the Snowdon Mountain Railway invested in lifting jacks from rail depot equipment experts Totalkare. The Snowdon Mountain...

Northern has invested in its safety, welfare and production capabilities by installing a new train fuelling and servicing facility at Barrow-in-Furness LMD.  The new facility is essential for Northern to operate six-car Class 195 trains between Cumbria and Manchester Airport...