Latest From Rail
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Network 6 May
You can support Ukraine’s railway heroes
It is now possible to directly support the railway heroes in Ukraine who are providing a vital lifeline for refugees with medicine, food and humanitarian aid.
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Network 6 May
Carmont: Scottish unions back calls for public inquiry
Scotland’s trade union movement has backed calls for a public inquiry into the 2020 Carmont derailment in which three men died.
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Network 5 May
Siemens track-monitoring trial under way
A system to predict ‘rough riding’ has been fitted to 80 trains running in Network Rail’s Wessex Region, as part of a wider trial.
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Network 5 May
Drainage TBM named Lizzie
HS2 Ltd has revealed that the first of two miniature tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will be used near Great Missenden will be named Lizzie.
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Network 4 May
Five join NRM advisory board
The National Railway Museum has recruited five new names to its advisory board.
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Network 3 May
Sunderland station revamp under way
The first step towards transforming Sunderland station was made on May 2, when demolition of the old southern entrance began.
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Network 26 Apr
New “rail motorway” from UK to France and Spain
A new rail-ferry freight service between the UK and south-west France to serve Spain is to go ahead after a two-year delay due to the pandemic.
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Network 25 Apr
Ongoing need for user-worked crossing safety improvements
User-worked crossings “provide the biggest scope for safety improvement”, says Rail Accident Investigation Branch Chief Inspector Andrew Hall.
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Network 24 Apr
SWR’s ‘Living Wall’
South Western Railway has planted a ‘Living Wall’ outside the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour station
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Network 23 Apr
Concrete in place for Dudley line
Construction of the West Midlands Metro extension into the centre of Dudley made significant progress during April
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Network 22 Apr
New wheel lathe at Gosforth depot
A new automatic wheel lathe has been installed at the Tyne & Wear Metro’s new £70 million depot at Gosforth
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Network 22 Apr
May joins GWR advisory board
Former Prime Minister Theresa May has been invited to join Great Western Railway’s independent stakeholder advisory board.
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Network 21 Apr
New station to be Liverpool Baltic
The new station planned to serve a major new business and housing development on Merseyside will be known as Liverpool Baltic.
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Network 21 Apr
‘Rails to Refuge’ tickets to continue
‘Rails to Refuge’, which offers free travel for those escaping domestic abuse, is to continue.
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Network 20 Apr
More cycle spaces on ScotRail
ScotRail is increasing the number of cycle spaces available on its trains.
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Network 20 Apr
NR spends £2 million on graffiti removal
More than 450 sites in the South East have been cleared of graffiti as part of a £2 million Network Rail clean-up project.
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Network 19 Apr
“Timely decisions” needed on East and West Coast timetable plans
Urgent decisions are needed if major timetable improvements are to be delivered as planned to the East and West Coast main lines.
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Network 13 Apr
All-night services to return to Jubilee Line
London Underground is moving closer to having all-night services across its entire network, with the return of Jubilee Line trains planned for Saturday May 21.
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Network 12 Apr
RIA blasts DfT: 900 days and no contracts update
April 8 marked 900 days since the Government last updated its Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP).
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Network 9 Apr
£69m Victoria signal contract goes to Alstom
Alstom has been awarded a £69 million contract to resignal lines from London Victoria.
Top Stories
New “rail motorway” from UK to France and Spain
A new rail-ferry freight service between the UK and south-west France to serve Spain is to go ahead after a two-year delay due to the pandemic.
Carmont: Scottish unions back calls for public inquiry
Scotland’s trade union movement has backed calls for a public inquiry into the 2020 Carmont derailment in which three men died.
Five join NRM advisory board
The National Railway Museum has recruited five new names to its advisory board.
Rail Live returns to Long Marston on June 22 and 23 2022 and will be bigger and better with many more features, demonstrations and exhibitors. More announcements will be be made in the next few weeks.
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