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Major mobilisation work underway at Toton traction maintenance depot

Mobilisation work is in full swing at Toton traction maintenance depot in Nottinghamshire as DB Cargo UK prepares to start installing the new European Train Control System (ETCS) to the first of the UK’s Class 66 freight locomotives. Construction has...

TPE invests more than £600k to upgrade traincrew facilities at Newcastle depot

Train operator TransPennine Express (TPE) has invested £602,720 to significantly upgrade its staff facilities for staff at its depot in Newcastle. A new break room at Gunner House depot was officially opened on Monday 28 April by Simon Weston...

FirstClass Safety & Control announce successful completion of 2 Depot Protection System (DPS) projects in Aotearoa, New Zealand in partnership with Freightquip Pty.

UK Rail Depot safety control specialist FirstClass Safety & Control Ltd (FCSC) have recently completed two projects for KiwiRail in New Zealand, in collaboration with our rail partner Freightquip Pty. The UK-based rail safety specialist was commissioned to design, manufacture...

Robertsbridge operations base will get trains moving quickly on the Hastings line

The time it takes Network Rail frontline teams to respond to incidents on the Hastings line will be slashed by up to an hour with the opening of a new base at Robertsbridge. The new facility, based within the Robertsbridge...

Alstom’s Crewe Works pays tribute to local heroes lost in war

Alstom is marking the 110th anniversary since the outbreak of the Great War with a special publication that shines new light on local heroes who fought in both world wars. Colin Haynes, Alstom’s Environment, Health and Safety Director for the...

Northern engineers complete ‘battle prep’ well ahead of leaf-fall season

Engineers at Northern have completed the final fleet modifications to help their annual battle with autumn leaf-fall three months ahead of schedule. The train operator has deployed an increasingly innovative range of tactics in recent years to combat ‘leaves on...

Zonegreen safety measures expanded at Notts depot

Sheffield-based Zonegreen has returned to a rail depot in Nottingham to replace an existing safety system, installed more than a decade ago, enhancing the protection offered to staff. Working with principal contractor, RTS Infrastructure, the rail safety specialist – part...

Spencer Group presses ahead with £36 million rail depot enhancement works

Rail infrastructure specialist Spencer Group has completed the first phase of a £36 million enhancement project at a busy rail maintenance depot in Birmingham. Spencer Group is carrying out the works at Tyseley Depot on behalf of West Midlands Trains...

Students put through their paces at Northern depot

A group of students were put through their paces and given the chance to learn more about the enormous challenge of running the region's rail services. Twenty-five Manchester College students completed a four-day project management training programme run by a...

Alstom secures a £8.8 million c2c contract for paint and repair of Class 357 fleet

Alstom has signed an £8.8 million contract with passenger operator c2c for the paint and repair of its Class 357 Electrostar fleet. The contract will involve 74 four-car units, initially built at Alstom’s Derby Litchurch Lane site between 1999 and...

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Railway reopens with new Hairmyres train station

Passengers are celebrating the return of train services between East Kilbride and Glasgow, with many getting their first glimpse...