Charity
Network Rail and the Railway Children raise over £130,000 to help vulnerable children
Network Rail has teamed up with the charity Railway Children to host a fifth annual sleepout event in railway stations across the country, raising money and awareness for the work being done to help the thousands of vulnerable young...
Industry News
Alex Hynes appointed DfT’s director general for rail services
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the appointment of Alex Hynes to the role of director general, Rail Services. Alex will join the DfT on a two-year secondment from his current position as managing director of Scotland’s Railway...
Electrification
First electric train completes test run between Manchester and Stalybridge
An electric train has travelled for the first time between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge, as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).
Engineers have been testing the new electrification equipment installed along the route as part of the multi-billion-pound upgrade...
Contract News
Stadler secures fleet acceptance for Greater Anglia trains
Thanks to effective partnership working with Greater Anglia and Rock Rail, Stadler has reached fleet acceptance for the 58 FLIRTs manufactured and supplied for the East Anglia network. The contract for 38 bi-mode and 20 electric trains was Stadler’s...
Industry News
Alstom plans to run new direct train services between North Wales, Shropshire, the Midlands and London
Alstom plans to operate a new passenger rail service across England and Wales. Working in partnership with consultancy SLC Rail, the open access operation will be known as Wrexham, Shropshire, and Midlands Railway (WSMR).
As the country’s foremost supplier of...
Industry News
AtkinsRéalis awarded five-year framework contract with Northern Ireland rail operator
AtkinsRéalis has been appointed by Translink - Northern Ireland’s main public transport operator - to provide design and construction management on its rail network’s signalling and telecommunications.
AtkinsRéalis is one of two suppliers to win a place on a competitive...
Business
Unipart Rail and Thomson Engineering Design Ltd announce partnership
Unipart Rail has formed a strategic partnership with Thomson Engineering Design Ltd, to deliver transformative solutions which improve the safety, productivity, and efficiency of railway maintenance and repair projects, worldwide.
Thomson Engineering Design Ltd has been at the forefront of...
Industry News
ORR green lights open access services between London and Stirling
The latest access decision by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) provides more services for rail passengers travelling between London and central Scotland.
ORR has today (7 March) given the go-ahead for Grand Union Trains, an open access operator,...
Company News
Porterbrook completes purchase of Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre
Rolling stock financier and asset management company Porterbrook has agreed a deal with St Modwen to acquire the freehold of the Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre in Warwickshire.
Porterbrook has been operating the site since June 2021, and already invested...
High Speed Rail
Last HS2 tunnel boring machine in the West Midlands begins dig towards Birmingham
On Tuesday 5 March, HS2 launched the last tunnel boring machine (TBM) to dig tunnels for the new high speed railway in the West Midlands.
The 125-metres-long TBM has started on its journey to dig the second bore of HS2’s...
Latest News
Network Rail and the Railway Children raise over £130,000 to help vulnerable children
Network Rail has teamed up with the charity Railway Children to host a fifth annual sleepout event in railway...