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Glaze and blaze for Newcastle

An £8.6 million project to revamp Newcastle Central station has been welcomed by local people. Its centrepiece will be the pedestrianisation and glazing of the...

Stobart Rail schools campaign

Over a three-week period, Stobart Rail successfully ran three day long depot visits for two local schools. On each occasion the schools were welcomed by...

King’s Cross in satisfaction coup

King’s Cross station has seen a record-breaking jump in customer satisfaction in the year since the award-winning western concourse opened to the public, new...

Northern Ireland Railways: Europe’s untold success story

The success of Northern Ireland Railways is one of Europe’s best kept secrets. Writes Tim Casterton Skirting the edge of Europe, the popular and scenic...

Royal visit to Baker Street

Marking celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the opening of the London Underground, the Queen and Prince Philip with the Duchess of Cambridge visited...

Contracts let for HS2

Three contracts have been let for the next stage of High Speed 2, Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds. The contracts will provide preparatory engineering and...

English as a foreign language

Greater Anglia is trying out an ESOL, English for Speakers of Other Languages, course. The rail industry traditionally attracts staff from all over the world...

Bluebell Railway reaches East Grinstead

On Saturday 23rd March 2013 the Bluebell Railway plans to run the first passenger trains in and out of East Grinstead Station since 1958. The...

New portal at Victoria Dock

Construction work is forging ahead on the new Crossrail tunnel portal at Victoria Dock. This will create a 1,000 metre tunnelled section for the new...

High pressure

Extreme weather patterns, flooding and frost means the railway is more in need of investment than ever, says Network Rail. Heavy rain destabilised embankments and...

Signalman praised for averting van crash

A Peterborough signalman, Dharmesh Patel (right), has been praised by a judge for his prompt actions which saved a man’s life and averted a...

Catapult chair for Will Whitehorn

Will Whitehorn, former public affairs supremo at Virgin Group and erstwhile head of Virgin Galactic, is to head the Technology Strategy Board’s new venture,...

Name Czech for Railsport cyclists

Rail cyclists are ramping up training as the evenings lighten in preparation for the next Railsport Cycling event, a road race at Oakley, Buckinghamshire,...

Trains for Crossrail to be publicly funded

In a move which has delighted supporters and staff Transport for London the Government and the Mayor of London have agreed to adopt a...

Conductor praised

A conductor on Northern Ireland Railways has been praised for her prompt action after the train she was in charge of hit a car...

Forest Trans-Pennine

Underscoring the rail industry’s commitment to a green and clean future, First TransPennine Express has teamed up with the Forestry Commission to donate tens...

Skyfall takes the train

Stars, producers and writers of ‘Skyfall’, one of the most successful films in cinema history, met at London King’s Cross station to unveil East...

Record numbers take IRO certificate

A record number of people enrolled on Institute of Railway Operators certificate courses last year. Says Fiona Tordoff, chief executive of the IRO, ‘Our basic...