Company News
HIMA Group acquires Sella Controls
Expansion of product and service portfolio for railway and process industries / Synergies for international growth / Continuity in strategy and management.
The HIMA Group headquartered in Bruehl, Germany, which specialises in safety-related automation solutions, has acquired the UK system...
Environment
New research hub to help tackle decarbonisation and improve transport resilience
Government pledges £10 million to support innovation in transport decarbonisation.
A new research hub is being launched to boost innovative measures to decarbonise and improve transport, as the country works towards its net zero goals.
Decarbonisation Minister Jesse Norman has announced...
Industry News
Three years after COVID lockdowns, the rail industry remembers
On 23 March, three years after the first lockdown, the rail industry is coming together to hold a Memorial Day to celebrate the vital role played by its people during the pandemic, while also remembering those from the industry...
Industry News
Major improvements to Surrey Quays station move a step closer
Plans to transform Surrey Quays station to make it more accessible and help improve journeys for customers moved a step closer as the main works contractor has been appointed. Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that Morgan Sindall Infrastructure...
General Interest
TV documentary to find more Secrets of the London Underground in the new third series
UKTV has commissioned a third series of Secrets of the London Underground (10x60’) for its leading factual channel, Yesterday. Produced by Brown Bob, the previous two series have proved very popular with Yesterday viewers. The first series in July 2021 became Yesterday's...
Industry News
The transformational Elizabeth line clocks more than one hundred million passenger journeys
The Elizabeth line, which stretches from Reading and Heathrow in the west to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east, has now seen more than one hundred million journeys since opening in May 2022. Transport for London (TfL) data...
High Speed Rail
HS2 celebrates as longest tunnels reach halfway point under the Chilterns
HS2 Ltd today confirmed that ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’, the two giant tunnelling machines excavating the high speed rail project’s longest tunnels, have passed the halfway point on their 10 mile journey under the Chilterns.
The enormous 2,000 tonne machines have...
Careers
Rail operator sets out apprenticeships target for 2023
Despite challenges in the industry, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has continued to upskill and harness its workforce over the last year with a varied programme of apprenticeships. Since the introduction of the government’s apprenticeship levy in 2017, more than...
High Speed Rail
HS2 completes foundation work for UK’s longest railway bridge
The last of 292 concrete piles that will form the foundations for the UK’s longest railway bridge were installed this week at the site of HS2’s Colne Valley Viaduct, marking a successful end to the first phase of the...
Industry News
Time-lapse and drone shots show Banbury train depot upgrade
New railway sidings have been opened on the Chiltern main line to keep passengers moving during construction of Britain’s new zero carbon, high-speed railway, HS2.
The first trains used the new tracks on Saturday (28 January) after a 6-month depot...
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HIMA Group acquires Sella Controls
Expansion of product and service portfolio for railway and process industries / Synergies for international growth / Continuity in...