Industry News
Aylesbury rail route reopens for passengers and freight after HS2 work
Rail passengers and local people in Buckinghamshire are being thanked for their patience during a ten-week project to move a section of railway between Aylesbury and Princes Risborough to make way for Britain’s new high-speed line, HS2.
The work involved replacing...
Depots
GB Railfreight opens new sidings for new Peterborough Maintenance Hub
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has opened new sidings on the north side of its Peterborough yard which will connect its newly opened £5.75 million Maintenance Hub to the national railway network.
The opening has been a culmination of three years of...
Contract News
Balfour Beatty awarded c.£43 million contract to upgrade London Underground’s Piccadilly line
Balfour Beatty has been awarded a c.£43 million contract by Transport for London (TfL) to deliver essential upgrade works on the London Underground’s Piccadilly line.
This latest award marks the second contract to be awarded under the ‘London Underground High...
Government
The benefits of HS2 were undeniable – Government must invest in the future
“The Government has clearly set out its firm focus on rebalancing the economy and creating jobs, skills and talent to raise the level of productivity across the UK. HS2 is essential to delivering these wider ambitions.”
“This Government is clear...
General Interest
Over half a million take the train to the seaside
Customers have been flocking to the seaside by train across Wales this summer according to new figures this week.
Barmouth, Barry Island, Tenby and Llandudno all saw a significant rise in customers traveling on Transport for Wales services in July...
Rail Freight
GB Railfreight opens £5.75m maintenance hub in Peterborough
GB Railfreight has opened its state-of-the-art Maintenance Hub. Located alongside the East Coast Mainline, the £5.75m facility, represents one of the most substantial investments in the rail freight sector this year.
Secretary of State for Transport, Mark Harper MP, attended the...
Industry News
Detailed testing begins on Tyne and Wear Metro fleet
Tens of thousands of detailed tests are taking place to get the new Tyne and Wear Metro train fleet ready for customer service, in what is one of the most important projects in the network’s history.
Stadler, the Swiss train...
Industry News
Avanti West Coast’s Pendolino fleet upgrade reaches major milestone
The UK’s largest ever fleet upgrade has passed a major milestone with the refurbishment of its final 11-carriage Pendolino.
Work has now begun on the remaining 21 nine-carriage trains which make up the 56 strong Avanti West Coast fleet.
Widely regarded...
Accessibility
Rail Minister officially opens Thanet Parkway station
On Friday 8 September, Rail Minister Huw Merriman formally opened Thanet Parkway, Kent’s first new railway station in eight years.
The minister attended the celebratory opening event alongside a number of invited guests and senior representatives from Network Rail, Southeastern,...
Industry News
Network Rail signalling scheme reaches major milestone
As part of its four-year resignalling programme to improve reliability, Network Rail has successfully switched on 116 new state-of-the-art digital signals on the railway across parts of south west London and Berkshire.
The railway reopened as planned on Saturday 2...
Latest News
New trains named after Wrexham Football Hollywood stars
Transport for Wales has named two new trains after the home cities of Wrexham Football Club owners Ryan Reynolds...