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EGIS acquire Overhead Line Engineering Ltd to strengthen transport design capabilities

Egis, a leading global consulting, engineering and mobility services firm, is pleased to announce the strategic acquisition of Overhead Line Engineering Limited (OLE), a UK-based railway electrification design and engineering consultancy. This acquisition will allow Egis to expand its...

TRU seeks Programme Partner

Network Rail have now opened tenders for a £100m programme partner to support the delivery of the Transpennine Route Upgrade – a multi-billion-pound railway electrification programme that will transform journeys across the Pennines, better connecting towns and cities like...

West Midlands Railway unveils major £5m investment in Coventry maintenance facility for new electric train fleet

West Midlands Railway (WMR) is celebrating the completion of a major £5million upgrade at a key depot in Coventry where the region’s newest fleet is maintained. The works at Coventry North Yard, near the city’s railway station, mean WMR’s Class...

ABB and Škoda Group partner on new battery-electric trains

ABB and Škoda Group have announced a new partnership, the first of its kind between the two companies, that marks a milestone in railway electrification. The collaboration begins with ABB supplying its innovative Traction Battery Pro Series, which is compact...

East Coast Main Line upgrades mean no direct London King’s Cross trains for next two weekends

Passengers are reminded that a programme of vital engineering upgrades on the East Coast Main Line will disrupt services over the next two weekends. There will be no trains to and from London King’s Cross on 25-26 January and 1-2...

Enhancing rail safety: Smart high voltage detector a dead cert

Maintenance engineers working on high-voltage railway networks now have a powerful new tool to ensure their safety during critical maintenance operations. The PENTA MTag is a state-of-the-art voltage detector designed specifically for proving dead on high-voltage distribution systems from 1...

ScotRail announces alternative travel plan for East Kilbride line modernisation

ScotRail has released details of its alternative travel plan for customers during major improvement works by Network Rail set to take place on the East Kilbride line. From Saturday, 25 January until Sunday, 18 May no trains will run on...

Network Rail completes festive upgrades on Wessex route

Network Rail is thanking passengers following the completion of its festive railway upgrades across its Wessex route. Over the festive period, Network Rail’s teams of engineers missed the festivities and worked tirelessly to complete a wide range of critical railway...

New digital era dawns for train traffic control through Crewe

Passenger and freight trains are now benefitting from a once in a generation overhaul of the signalling system serving one of Britain’s busiest railway junctions. Network Rail’s £190m investment in Crewe has seen improvements to track, lineside equipment and digital...

Safety warning as electric power lines go live between Wigan and Bolton

People living near the railway and passengers travelling between Wigan and Bolton are being warned that newly-installed 25,000-volt electric power lines are now permanently live. On Wednesday 1 January Network Rail and its contractors carried out final tests on the...

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New Metro fleet enters customer service on the Sunderland line

A new Metro train ran in customer service between Sunderland and Newcastle International Airport for the first time today,...