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Union calls for zero tolerance on Covid outbreaks

A Covid-19 outbreak has occurred at Manchester Piccadilly train station, with 11 staff testing positive and dozens of their colleagues now self-isolating. Avanti and...

Sheffield derailment disrupts passenger services

Work to recover a derailed freight train near Sheffield is disrupting passenger services in the area. At around 02:45 on the morning of Wednesday 11...

Network Rail apprentice encourages others to join the scheme

Adelaja Aladejobi, who lives and works in Peterborough, is encouraging people to follow in his footsteps and join Network Rail after the organisation’s Advanced...

Jeremy Candfield (1953-2020)

The Railway Industry Association has announced that its former director-general Jeremy Candfield passed away on Sunday 1 November, following a long battle with Parkinson’s...

Derby designer for EMR’s new train fleet

Derby-based East Midlands Railways (EMR) has chosen to work with a local supplier to create the interiors for its new Aurora fleet. Based at Friar...

New train testing on Greater Anglia

Greater Anglia continues to test its new fleet of commuter trains in the build-up to them starting to enter passenger service later this year Built...

Network Rail is one of England’s top 20 apprentice employers

The National Apprenticeship Service has named Network Rail as one of the top 20 apprentice employers in England in its Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers...

New research project will slash train delays

The University of Birmingham has launched a new research project aimed at improving railway navigation technology in an effort to reduce train delays and...

Train that passed signal at danger was travelling too fast

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has issued a report into an incident that took place on 26 March 2020, when a train passed...

Advanced drone consortium wins government funding

A consortium of eight partners that is developing an advanced drone system has won a share of £30 million from the Future Flight Challenge,...

Living Wage increased

Over 250,000 people working for almost 7,000 real Living Wage Employers throughout the country are set for a vital pay boost as the new...

RIA Annual Conference final day

Day three of this year’s Rail Industry Association (RIA) Annual Conference began with "Rebooting UK Rail Exports", a panel session on how UK rail...

RIA Annual Conference – successful second day

The second day of the Railway Industry Association (RIA) Annual Conference started with Exports Minister Graham Stuart MP (pictured above), who delivered a keynote address...

Super-sized information display goes live at Victoria

London Victoria station now has Britain's largest and clearest single passenger information display. The giant 5 by 2.5 metre full-colour LED display is situated...

Andy McLaren joins Readypower Terrawise as regional director for Scotland

Andy McLaren, former head of track projects at Babcock International, has been appointed to the role of regional director Scotland at Readypower Terrawise. With a...

Network Rail starts bridge replacement works at Postwick

Network Rail will begin work to replace a railway bridge in Postwick, Norfolk, on Monday 16 November.  The bridge carries the line from Norwich to...

Manchester’s new trams will boost capacity

Transport for Greater Manchester is expecting the first of 27 new Metrolink trams to arrive next week, boosting capacity on the network. The first tram...

First phase of work on Barmouth Viaduct completed

The first stage of a £25 million upgrade to the Barmouth Viaduct in Wales has been successfully completed. The first phase of work on the...