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Omnicom system wins IET innovation award

Omnicom Engineering's OmniVision system has won the Asset Management category at this year's Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) Innovation Awards. OmniVision uses image capture...

Creative for Eurostar

Christopher Jenner takes up the newly created role of Creative Director at Eurostar. The job will emphasise the importance of creative design in new...

Ahead of the curve

The battle to train motivated people to take forward the expansion of the rail industry is gathering pace. The government has decided to strengthen the...

Return of the 321

Ahead of a comprehensive fleet overhaul, Eversholt Rail has unveiled a Class 321 train with two different interiors – metro and suburban. Staff at Wabtec’s...

Maine chance

Rail staff safety was the focus of a two-week operation by British Transport Police over the Halloween - Guy Fawkes Night extravaganza. Operation Maine saw...

Legion Edge for Linbrooke

Linbrooke Services has been putting most of its staff through an ambitious in-house first aid, trauma and recovery course. TheSheffield-basedcompany hired former Foreign Legion paratrooper...

Mind the doors – again

The Tyne and Wear Metro is launching a campaign aimed at stopping passengers obstructing train doors. Says train driver, Chris Wray, ‘People obstruct the doors...

Drivers reunited

Crewe-based London Midland driver Bob Fletcher was amongst around 80 former A4 crew members who gathered at the National Railway Museum on October 26...

Engineering recognition for Atkins apprentices

Rail apprentices at Atkins can now achieve Engineering Technician (EngTech) status. The scheme, which is run by Atkins’ Rail Communications Systems, has been formally...

Return of the Good Shepherd

After a launch ceremony on site, work is expected to start shortly on Hitachi Rail Europe’s new Intercity Express Trains factory at Newton Aycliffe...

Open day success

Staff at the Siemens train maintenance depot in Northam, Southampton raised £2,640 for those suffering with motor neurone disease by opening up the TMD...

Landscape win for David Cation

A stunning picture of a steam train crossing the Forth Bridge has won the Network Rail-sponsored Lines in the Landscape Award at this year’s...

Safety training essential for Canal Tunnels

Martin Barlow, Carillion’s Senior Construction Manager on the Canal Tunnels project at Thameslink has praised the work of young apprentices Ashley Edwards, 18, Jason...

It’s a steel

A new deal with Network Rail will see Tata Steel’s Scunthorpe plant supply around 140,000 tons of rail per year - about 95% of...

Better access for Leeds

A new £16 million scheme at Leeds station that will create a new entrance on the southern side of the station has been signed...

History Channel for High Speed Two

The debate over High Speed Two goes right to the heart of the quandary the UK finds herself in 13 years in to the...

Track bonus for Birmingham

As railway staff set about installing new tram tracks in Birmingham city centre on Bonfire Night, linking Snow Hill and New Street, the first...

Blackpool tram boost

Blackpool’s tram system looks set to be extended from the promenade to Blackpool North railway station following an announcement by Transport for Lancashire that...