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First TransPennine Express (FTPE) has found an abandoned Staffordshire bull terrier puppy whimpering on one of their train services from Liverpool to Scarborough. Luckily for this cute canine, FTPE's dedication to customer service doesn't end with humans! A flurry of phone...

Staff at Neville Hill depot surprised relatives of late and retired staff members with the namings of 4 recently repainted shunters. Two of the gleaming shunters were named Duncan Bedford and David Lightfoot by their respective widows and daughters with...

Inspecting structures with difficult access involves numerous disciplines, all of which exist on the fringes of the civil engineering industry but are seldom carried out and delivered by practising civil engineers. BridgeZone Ltd, an engineering consultancy, not only provides...

Engineers indicated an inauspicious start to the possession to install 405 tonnes of metalwork over the Calder Valley lines at Rochdale. The site engineers had already struggled with Siberian temperatures in the run-up to the lift and the bridge...

A 16-month programme of works was completed at 04:40 on 29th November when Invensys Rail successfully commissioned the Oxley resignalling project on behalf of Network Rail, culminating in a nine-day blockade. This saw the decommissioning of Oxley signal box...

Moving out of the armchair on Boxing Day is usually difficult enough. It can take serious preparation and determination simply to fetch a top-up to go with the plate of leftover meat and stuffing. And the mere thought of...

Warsaw’s metro operator, Metro Warszawskie has placed a €272m order for 35 six-car metro trains with a consortium consisting of Siemens and Newag, the Polish rolling stock manufacturer. This is the biggest order ever for Siemens in Poland. It is...

It seems like only yesterday since the DLR opened but it was actually back in 1987, with the concept originating in 1984. In the intervening period, the network has seen unprecedented growth that at times has led it almost...

A major scheme to strengthen the 160-year-old Britannia bridge, spanning the Menai Strait between Anglesey and the Welsh mainland, has got underway. The investment of nearly £4 million - a joint effort involving Network Rail, the Welsh Assembly Government...

The national children’s museum Eureka, have restored an old MarkII coach that would have been built circa 1969 by British Rail at Derby Carriage works. Two teams headed up by Railway Project Limited’s Operations Manager Simon Chorley undertook the...