Rail Magazine - Page 23

Cancelled Trains at Cleethorpes

Trains serving Cleethorpes will be cancelled over the weekend of September 25-26 to enable vital footbridge work. 

TfN welcomes ‘infill’ wires plan

Transport for the North has welcomed news that what it describes as a “key section of the North West’s rail network” will be electrified.

HS2 tests pioneering anti-landslip monitoring technology

New fibre optic equipment being tested for HS2 is intended to make sure that sinkholes never become a major problem on Britain’s railways.

Track relaying removes Bristol Temple Meads bottleneck

Network Rail has completed upgrade work at Bristol East Junction, to remove a bottleneck leading into Bristol Temple Meads station. 

Tyne & Wear Metro increases train order to 46

The order for new Tyne & Wear Metro trains has been increased by four to 46

Weekday blockade indicates change in industry outlook

Network Rail is shifting a major engineering blockade to account for changing travel patterns since the pandemic.

Soham station’s signalling complete

Campaigners make the case for leisure travel by rail

The Campaign for Better Transport is calling on the Government to promote leisure travel through cost-effective ticketing,

HS2 jobs boost

The London-Crewe section of HS2 could support over 34,000 jobs at the peak of its construction

Stadler hands over first Merseyrail Class 777

The first of 53 new Class 777 trains being built by Stadler has been officially handed over to Merseytravel

WCML viaducts reinforced by underwater concrete

Specialist divers are pouring underwater concrete to protect a pair of railway viaducts on the West Coast Main Line in Carlisle. 

An act of betrayal by the PM?

Scrapping HS2E would be political suicide for Johnson

CBT demands rail freeze to stimulate rail return

Campaigners have urged a rail fares freeze, in response to the Department for Transport’s announcement

Strike threat over legionella scare

The RMT union has threatened strike action over what it has described as “potentially lethal” legionella bacteria found on Thameslink trains. 

RAIL welcomes Tom as new features editor

Tom Allett has joined RAIL as Features Editor

RIA encourages development of hydrogen units

The Railway Industry Association is urging the Government to prioritise new fleets of hydrogen trains in its efforts to create a ‘hydrogen economy’

Bedwyn passengers bemoan shortage of service

Passengers on Great Western Railway trains to Bedwyn in Wiltshire have complained about continuing unacceptable service. 

How we made… Secrets of the London Underground

Historian and presenter TIM DUNN takes us behind the scenes of his latest railway series for the Yesterday channel.

Stadler FLIRTS for Wales begin testing

The first Class 756 & Class 231 Fast Light Inter-city and Regional Trains (FLIRTs) being built by Stadler for TfW have gone on test in Switzerland

£117 million makeover for AWC’s Pendolino fleet

25,000 new seats, cafe bars and free water refill taps are among the highlights of a major upgrade to Avanti’s West Coast’s fleet of Class 390 Pendolinos