General Interest
FROZEN Network Rail teams tackle ice across West Yorkshire to keep vital services moving
As more wintry weather is forecast across West Yorkshire over the next few days, who Elsa than Network Rail’s teams are working to keep vital train services moving for passengers making essential journeys.Standedge Tunnel, on the route between Leeds/Huddersfield and Manchester,...
General Interest
FROZEN Network Rail teams tackle ice across West Yorkshire to keep vital services moving
As more wintry weather is forecast across West Yorkshire over the next few days, who Elsa than Network Rail’s teams are working to keep vital train services moving for passengers making essential journeys.Standedge Tunnel, on the route between Leeds/Huddersfield and Manchester,...
General Interest
Project to build third new steam locomotive builds up steam
Drawings being scanned for new Gresley class V4 on 80th anniversary of unveiling of prototypeThe A1 Steam Locomotive Trust (A1SLT), the registered charity behind famous new 100mph steam locomotive No. 60163 Tornado and Britain’s most powerful steam locomotive No. 2007 Prince of Wales,...
General Interest
New adopters for Wymondham rail station aim to return it to former glory
Two local volunteers have ‘adopted’ Wymondham rail station and hope to return it to its former glory.Brendan Gray, 29, who lives in Wymondham and is the new owner of the Station Bistro, remembers the bistro and station in its...
General Interest
Transport for Wales wants you to choose a charity for its train
Transport for Wales is asking you to decide which one of three leading charities will appear on the side of one of its trains later this year.Three sets of modern Mark 4 carriages are being introduced on Cardiff-Holyhead services,...
Digital Railway
First train in GTR’s £55 million fleet modernisation programme is back in service
First of 270 Southern, Gatwick Express and Great Northern ‘Electrostar’ trains updatedNew live-information screens and charging-/ power points installedOn-board performance monitoring and fault diagnosis systems to streamline maintenanceThe first of 270 trains in Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR’s) £55 million...
General Interest
£9m fund opens to railway innovators and inventors
First of a Kind competition offers share of £9m prize to rail ideas of tomorrowPrevious investment has driven forward UK’s first hydrogen train, live seat rebooking and technology to remove age-old challenge of ‘leaves on the line’Rail Minister launches...
Careers
Meet Bob, the 76-year-old apprentice thriving on Govia Thameslink Railway’s apprenticeship programme
Pipped to be the oldest apprentice in the UKWith National Apprenticeship Week in full swing, GTR unveils its diverse fold of apprentices; setting out ambitious targets to help close the skills gap by 2022This National Apprenticeship Week, rail operator Govia Thameslink...
General Interest
HS2 reveals Chilterns ‘barn design’ vent shaft for Chalfont St Giles
HS2 has revealed the final design for the latest of its ‘barn design’ headhouses that will provide ventilation and emergency access to the ten-mile long Chiltern tunnel.Set into a fold in the Chiltern hills near Chalfont St Giles, the...
General Interest
HS2 reveals Chilterns ‘barn design’ vent shaft for Chalfont St Giles
HS2 has revealed the final design for the latest of its ‘barn design’ headhouses that will provide ventilation and emergency access to the ten-mile long Chiltern tunnel.Set into a fold in the Chiltern hills near Chalfont St Giles, the...
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Yokogawa Test & Measurement’s next generation DL950 ScopeCorder is ideal for transport applications
The latest in the Yokogawa ScopeCorder family offers improved high-speed data acquisition facilities, giving better insight for manufacturers developing...