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New Chaplain for east of Scotland

Nicola Goncalves has joined the Railway Mission as chaplain for Edinburgh and the east of Scotland. Her parish stretches right up to Aberdeen and Inverness....

Signal appointment for PB

Parsons Brinckerhoff has appointed Ian Bridges as its new Head of Signalling in Britain. The company’s UK rail activity includes engineering consultancy for some of...

New Chair for Network Rail

The former chief technical officer of the Ford Motor Company in the UK, Professor Richard Parry-Jones CBE, is to chair Network Rail. He will replace...

Cold comfort award

East Coast has won a public relations award for its campaign to keep passengers informed via the media during the big freeze of 2010,...

Theatre at St Pancras

St Pancras International is to play host to a series of theatre productions live on the concourse. Called ‘Producers Platform’ performers will put on a...

Easter bus pledge

The number of replacement buses in use this Easter during engineering works is expected to drop by a third. Although rail engineers will be working...

Kidman for Railway Man

Nicole Kidman is to play Colin Firth’s wife in the film, ‘The Railway Man.’ Rachel Weisz was to have played the wife of World War...

Smart thinking drives rail reform

A national smart card railway ticketing system, greater freedom for longer franchises and local devolution are among the ideas set forward by the Secretary...

InterRail ticket celebrates 40 years

The InterRail Pass celebrates 40 years of cross-border rail travel this year. The initial 20-country ticket was launched on the 1st March, 1972. It allowed...

Top Performance for London Underground

London Underground is on target to achieve its most reliable year for ten years. Passenger numbers are soaring and average delays are at their lowest...

Responsible procurement urged for Crossrail fleet

Secretary of State for Transport Justine Greening wants the new Crossrail fleet to bring jobs and boost business in Britain. Four bidders have been shortlisted...

Rail Chiefs limber up for Olympics

Rail chiefs have been meeting in London to make sure rail services will be able to cope with the London Olympics this summer. Mayor Boris...

Virtual Archive goes live

The original architectural drawings of the Forth Bridge, Paddington station and other great railway structures have been published for the first time on a...

Cameron visits Crossrail Academy

Prime Minister David Cameron and Skills Minister John Hayes recently visited Crossrail’s new Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy. Apprentices and staff met the pair and...

Charles Dickens: Railway Rescuer

Known for his searing indictments of social and economic poverty in working class Victorian Britain, Charles Dickens is less well known but no less...

Winter work out for SVR

The Severn Valley Railway is celebrating 150 years in the business. The first train ran between Worcester and Shrewsbury on 1st February 1862. Says David...

Easy like a Sunday Morning

The signalling upgrade on the Camden Town to High Barnet/Mill Hill East branch of the Northern line is currently ahead of schedule. TfL says the...

Autumn return for A4s

Two A4 class steam locomotives are returning to Britain to take part in celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of Mallard’s world record breaking 126mph...