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‘Tyne and Wear Metro fleet problems are becoming more of a concern’

Key business organisations in the North East have called on the government to replace Tyne and Wear Metro's fleet of trains over growing concerns...

Total team work

When the Elizabeth line is completed in 2019 it will not just represent a great feat of 21st century engineering. The route’s core has required...

Iron: Man pulled out the ground to make way for metro extension

An iconic metal statue in Birmingham has been uprooted to make way for Midland Metro's £149 million extension. Based in Victoria Square for 24 years,...

Track worker struck by train near Wimbledon

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has revealed a track worker was hit by a train on August 22. At 12:06, a train travelling around...

RSSB to look at promoting UK rail expertise post-Brexit

The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has signed contracts with two firms to improve its Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS) and identify ways...

Porterbrook Leasing appoints new CEO

Rolling stock leaser Porterbrook has appointed a new chief executive officer. A former senior figure at FirstGroup, National Express and Eurostar International, Mary Grant brings...

Edinburgh-Glasgow electrification to go live

Overhead power cables on the line between Edinburgh and Glasgow, via Falkirk High, will go live for testing this weekend. From September 2, the line...

Management matters

Project managers are often the ones in the firing line but seldom do they get the recognition they deserve for a job well done. A...

Rail role for Scouts

CrossCountry has teamed up with the Scouts Association to show young people how to stay safe on the railway. The three-year partnership has two steps....

Edinburgh Trams – A streetcar named inspire

Edinburgh Trams has turned a profit - two years earlier than anticipated. The light rail system, owned by the city of Edinburgh, notched up a...

The Transport Benevolent Fund

Five years after the ceasefire of World War I, the Transport Benevolent Fund (TBF) was established to support the families of industry workers who...

Night Tube exceeds expected passenger numbers by 15%

Figures have revealed that the Night Tube has contributed £171 million to London's economy and exceeded expectations on passenger numbers in its first year. The...

Major work to recover derailed freight train in Anglia

An army of engineers has begun a major recovery in Anglia following the derailment of a freight train. A Colas Rail crane was called in to...

Summer shock for rail electrification plans

Local leaders have expressed fury at the government’s decision to pull the plug on electrification of South Wales and the Midlands. Concerned at ever-escalating costs,...

Irish Rail sets out stall

Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) recently responded to the Irish Government’s ‘National Planning Framework’ (NPF) consultation in relation to the future national transport needs of the...

Greater Anglia releases new images of Stadler trains

Images of what some of Greater Anglia's (GA) new fleet of trains could look like have been revealed. The operator has released a number of...

Apprentice value in the South Wales Valleys

The stirring beauty of the Welsh valleys can appear to mask the challenging mix of social issues faced by the region’s former mining towns...

The RailSport Games 2017

The RailSport Games returned to the East Midlands for the first time in 17 years to give staff from across the sector the chance...