Signalling

DCRail’s 56103 and 56301 pass the site of the stolen signal just outside Whittlesea station on April 18 with the 1108 Cheddesden Sidings-Kings Lynn T.C. aggregrates train. JOHN RUDD.

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Signal theft discovered by staff when trying to clear line for freight train

Signaller discovered fault with missing signal arm confirmed by passing freight driver.

Signalling 8 May

Comment

Comment: The smallest things can compromise level crossing safety

Philip Haigh looks at the circumstances and chain of events that led to a collision at Redcar.

Phil Haigh 8 May

Network Rail workers on Wales and Western Region. NETWORK RAIL.

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Fears of skills being lost as railway industry sheds thousands of jobs

National Skills Academy for Rail says a shortage of work is having an impact.

Network Rail 16 Apr

Rob Morland (A1 Steam Trust), Amy Clouston (AtkinsRealis), Ben Mason (ECDP), Raymond Sturton (Hitachi), in front of 60163 Tornado. NETWORK RAIL.

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First ETCS test on steam locomotive get under way as part of Network Rail's £9m pathfinder project

A1 No. 60163 Tornado has been fitted with digital signalling equipment.

ETCS 14 Apr

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Train Collision with Car due to Signalling Error, RAIB Report Finds

A signalling error where the signaller forgot the level crossing gates were open was the cause of a passenger train collision with a car, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has found.

RAIB 3 Apr

Crewe station is at capacity and has been the focus of repeated efforts to modernise and renovate it. ALAMY.

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Investment in Crewe in limbo after HS2 cancellation

The recent resignalling at Crewe has cast extra significance on what happens next at the railway town.

Crewe 24 Feb

Aerial shot of Crewe Basford Hall freight depot. NETWORK RAIL.

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'Once-in-a-generation overhaul of Crewe signalling system complete as three signal boxes close

A two-year project to upgrade signalling at the busy junction station has been completed

Network Rail 6 Jan

The Class 717 used in East Coast Main Line signalling tests. NETWORK RAIL

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Latest digital signalling tests deemed a 'success' after weekend closure of East Coast Main Line

Network Rail has said the tests bring programme of allowing trains on part of the East Coast Main Line to be controlled by digital signalling from late 2025 a step nearer

ETCS 3 Dec

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Signalling work closes stations in south London

Much of south London’s suburban network will be out of action for seven days from the end of this month.

London 24 Oct

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Signal cable fire closes East Coast Main Line

There were major delays on the East Coast Main Line after a fire in signalling cabling near Stevenage on October 9.

rail 10 Oct

Feature

NRA Outstanding Teamwork 2024 winner

AtkinsRealis, Network Rail and Global Rail Construction for the Feltham & Wokingham Area Resignalling Programme Team.

Signalling 16 Sept

News

Grand Central Class 180 reaches 125mph in ETCS test on ECML

Grand Central 180108 now holds the British speed record using the European Train Control System, having reached 125mph during main-line tests in August.

ETCS 10 Sept

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In-cab signalling to be tested at speed on ECML

On Sunday 25 August, the first long-distance train will test newly installed in-cab signalling at high speed on the East Coast Main Line between Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin.

Signalling 20 Aug

Network Rail engineers upgrade a level crossing at Wokingham in February, as part of the Feltham and Wokingham Area Resignalling project. NETWORK RAIL.

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AtkinsRéalis to overhaul signalling and telecoms across East England

Engineering giant AtkinsRéalis has secured a major contract to modernise the signalling and telecommunications infrastructure on thousands of miles of railway track in the East of England.

Signalling 20 Aug

ETCS signalling - the driver’s view. Lineside signalling will disappear from the ECML once the digital system is fully operational. NETWORK RAIL.

Feature

ETCS: Digital signalling switches to mains

Ben Jones discovers how a rolling programme of renewals that will transform how our trains are controlled.

Maintenance and refurb 19 Aug

Par Signal box, Cornwall, in 2024. NETWORK RAIL

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Cornish signal box saved from demolition

The historic Par signal box in Cornwall has been saved from demolition and will be given a new life as a training facility.

Signalling 8 Aug

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Mainline train runs under in-cab signalling in UK first

A digitally signalled train has successfully run on an intercity mainline route for the first time in the UK.

Signalling 4 Jun

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Hitachi-Thales rail deal completed at last

Hitachi Rail has completed its acquisition of Thales' Ground Transportation Systems (GTS) business after a long-drawn-out process of securing regulatory approvals in multiple countries.

Hitachi 4 Jun

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Analysis: The digital revolution and the switch to in-cab signalling

The introduction of European Train Control System technology is a complex operation involving many different routes, operators and types of rolling stock. PHILIP HAIGH delves into the detail, and talks to the man responsible for the delivery of the East Coast Digital Programme

Signalling 28 May