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TXM Projects completes enhancement work on ScotRail’s Class 334 fleet

A team of eight from TXM Projects has completed enhancement work on ScotRail's fleet of 334s. This work covered the removal of seats to fit...

Network Rail reveals major Christmas and New Year projects

Christmas is 80 days away - let that sink in. With friends and family putting festive travel plans in place, Network Rail has revealed the...

Hitachi appoints DB Schenker to manage UK warehouses

DB Schenker has been awarded a 'dynamic and challenging' contract from Hitachi Rail in the UK. Under the arrangement, the logistics firm will manage the central...

Government awards £300m to Northern Powerhouse Rail

Northern Powerhouse Rail has been given £300 million funding from the government. The award is part of a wider £400 million package to improve transport...

BakerHicks launches new electrification venture

BakerHicks is a company with a habit for reinvention. The business, which employs around 390 people in the UK, can trace its roots back...

Recruitment, rolodexes and rotary dial phones

The year 1980 was marked by the launch of the iconic Ford Escort Mark III, independence for Zimbabwe and the founding date of the...

Catch of the day at RailSport Angling

The 28th annual RailSport angling competition was held in August. For some, the event served as a warm up for the international rail sport angling...

Cyber security and digital apprentices

The breadth and range of apprenticeships offered by the rail industry looks set to expand this autumn. Plans are in progress to offer 600 apprenticeships...

Guards to be retained in new Wales and Borders franchise

The Welsh Government has agreed to have a 'safety critical conductor (guard)' on all services operated through the new Wales and Borders franchise to avoid...

DB Cargo launches trial service for world’s largest steelmaker

DB Cargo UK has launched a trial service with steel giant ArcelorMittal. On September 29, the freight operator moved 1,300 tonnes of steel coil by...

Progress for the North West’s second largest town without a railway station

More than £5 million in funding has been secured to develop plans for a railway to Skelmersdale - the second largest town in North...

Funding up for grabs to improve rail accessibility

The Department for Transport (DfT) and the RSSB are offering grants totalling £600,000 to improve access on the railway for disabled passengers. Funding is being...

CrossCountry signs new wifi deal with Nomad Digital

CrossCountry has signed a deal to extend its wifi partnership with Nomad Digital. Nomad has provided the service to the train operator for the past...

Mott MacDonald to support installation of new Thameslink TMS

Mott MacDonald will support Hitachi in the implementation of its Tranista traffic management system for the Thameslink route. The engineering consultancy will advise on the...

What visiting 2,563 railway stations looks like in 14 pictures

Earlier this year railway adventurers Vicki Pipe and Geoff Marshall set out to visit all 2,563 railway stations in Great Britain, completing the ambitious...

BTP continues investigation into Croydon tram crash

The British Transport Police has re-questioned the driver from the Croydon tram crash. Seven passengers died and more than 50 were left injured when a...

Risk from trains passing red signals has been cut by 90% in 20 years

Twenty years after the Southall rail crash, the RSSB has said that the risk of trains passing red signals has been cut by more...

Construction of Merseyrail’s new £13m Maghull North station begins

Work has begun on the construction of a new railway station at Maghull North. The station is due to be open in May 2018, on...