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Actors Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters back Rebuilding Futures Alliance

International film and TV stars Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters have been named as ambassadors for the newly created Rebuilding Futures Alliance (RFA). Both have starred in major Hollywood blockbusters and highly-rated TV like Boiling Point, This is England and...

Vital engineering works on the Windsor line to close railway for a week

This Saturday (22 February) marks one month to go until the start of critical railway upgrades between Staines and Windsor. Between Saturday 22 and Friday 28 March, the line between Staines and Windsor will be closed and train services will...

GTR offers 9,000 children’s tickets to celebrate bicentenary of rail

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), has joined forces with one of the country’s finest preserved heritage rail routes, the Bluebell Railway, to celebrate 200 years of train travel. GTR is offering 9,000 schoolchildren and college students from Surrey and Greater London,...

Government announces new watchdog to hold railway to account

Plans for a landmark bill to rewire Britain’s railways, including setting up a powerful passenger watchdog to give passengers a voice and hold train operators to account have been unveiled by the Government. The overhaul will establish Great British Railways...

Carrington West Supports Launch of Infrastructure Diversity Charter to Tackle Skills Shortages

Carrington West is proud to announce its contribution to the newly launched Infrastructure Diversity Charter, a landmark initiative designed to promote greater equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) within the UK’s infrastructure sector. Developed in collaboration with leading industry partners,...

New Metro fleet enters customer service on the Sunderland line

A new Metro train ran in customer service between Sunderland and Newcastle International Airport for the first time today, marking another important step in the roll out of the new fleet. The new Stadler train made its debut on the...

WSP and Mott MacDonald appointed as Construction Design and Management Principal Designer for East West Rail

Leading multi-disciplinary professional services consulting firm WSP, in partnership with Mott MacDonald (MWJV), has been appointed as Principal Designer for the East West Rail project. Plans for East West Rail (EWR)—which will connect Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bedford, and Cambridge—are progressing...

Alstom employee celebrates 50 years of railway service

Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has celebrated Movements Manager Ken Davies’ 50-year railway career by naming a locomotive after him. Ken from Liverpool was surprised by colleagues at the Alstom Transport Technology Centre in Widnes, where the site’s...

RAIB Report: Derailment of a passenger train near Walton-on-Thames

RAIB has today released its report into the derailment of a passenger train near Walton-on-Thames, surrey, 4 March 2024. Summary At around 05:40 on Monday 4 March 2024, a passenger train struck a section of redundant rail that had been left...

Train services resume between Guildford and Gatwick Airport following 16-day closure for railway upgrades

Great Western Railway (GWR) services have resumed running this morning Monday (17 February) on the North Downs Line between Guildford and Gatwick Airport resumed today  after Network Rail engineers completed critical upgrades for the continued safe and reliable running...

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Actors Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters back Rebuilding Futures Alliance

International film and TV stars Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters have been named as ambassadors for the newly created...