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The new company established by SBB Cargo and Hupac has commenced operations. SBB Cargo International, the specialist in intermodal transport and block trains on the European north-south corridor, has been running since the beginning of the year. Since the beginning...

Work has started at Wellingborough station to provide passengers with step-free access between the station entrance and platforms, making the railway more accessible for everyone. The project, which is being jointly funded by Network Rail and the government’s national Access...

The building of a railway, in Kent, in the nineteenth century, is being explored through a partnership between Kent County Council's Centre for Kentish Studies, the Marden History Group and Parliamentary Archives and Parliamentary Outreach. Using unique archive material held...

QR National have re-opened parts of the flood-impacted Blackwater coal rail network, 24 hours ahead of the planned resumption of services on 20th January. QR National Managing Director & CEO Lance Hockridge said the first loaded coal trains will begin...

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has taken a major step forward in its work to build a truly statewide system with its announcement today that more than $30 million in federal funding will be set aside for property...

“It may have taken the railway civil engineering industry by surprise, but…” At this point Andy Milner, Amey’s Managing Director - Consulting, pauses for a moment, “…it all turned out exactly as we had planned!” In 2009, his company was...

You might think that increasingly limited engineering access to the infrastructure, driven by the demand for a 24/7 railway, would be making life more difficult for everyone. But the year enjoyed by Tata Steel Projects’ Modular Systems Division proves...

Keith Spalding, a revenue manager at First Capital Connect, has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise £2,500 for East Anglia Children’s Hospices (EACH). Keith, who lives near Ipswich, along with his brother and 13 others left the UK on 27th December...

Following the award of the major tunnelling contracts last month, Crossrail today started the tender process for a further four central London stations – Bond Street, Liverpool Street, Tottenham Court Road and Whitechapel. A notice has been published in the...

In just over a year, Network Rail’s dramatic new western concourse opens at King’s Cross station, marking a significant milestone in the area’s ongoing renaissance. Residents are being urged to visit an exhibition and find out...