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Railway Rainbows for main line stations

Network Rail’s Anglia region has invited the public to send in digital versions of their home-made pictures of rainbows with a railway theme to...

InnoTrans postponed!

InnoTrans, the largest global railway industry exhibition, held every two years in Berlin, Germany, has been postponed. Scheduled for 22-25 September 2020, the organisers have...

Freight line to Drax Power Station fully reopened

Network Rail has been working since February both to repair a major freight route and to keep supplies going into Drax power station. The line...

Tyne and Wear Metro joins Clap for Carers

Tyne and Wear Metro’s depot workers paid a touching tribute to the NHS during ‘Clap for Carers’, held at 20:00 on Thursday 16 April,...

Another three Network Rail stations go blue for the NHS

Three key Network Rail stations have turned blue to show their support for the NHS during the Covid-19 pandemic. To coincide with the weekly tribute...

Signaller training school opened in just four weeks

Network Rail recently appealed for retired signallers, or those who have moved to other careers in the railway industry, to volunteer to provide cover...

GWR donates catering supplies to worthy causes

With fewer trains running due to coronavirus, and even fewer passengers taking the train, train operator GWR has donated almost £10,000 worth of on-board...

New technology helmets improve safety and aid social distancing

Ground Control – one of the leading suppliers of vegetation control services to Network Rail, has deployed ‘game changing’ high-tech safety helmets for its...

£46 million upgrade of line to Southend Victoria completed

Network Rail has completed the installation of a new overhead wiring system on the Southend Victoria branch line in a £46 million upgrade to...

Translink releases two large Trainbows onto the Northern Ireland network

Northern Ireland’s Translink has given two trains very special makeovers in support of the #ChaseTheRainbow movement sweeping the nation. The two ‘Trainbows’ will be moving...

Skip lorry caused £200,000 damage to railway bridge on key freight route

A skip lorry caused £200,000 of damage to a bridge at Warwick Road in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, on 20 March 2020. The vehicle caused significant...

Severn Valley Railway appeal raises £416,000

With tourist attractions shut down due to the coronavirus epidemic, heritage railways have been struggling to find the finances to keep going. But now the...

Royal Albert Bridge turns blue in support of NHS

To show support for the NHS, Brunel’s Royal Albert Bridge, which spans the River Tamar between Plymouth, Devon, and Saltash, Cornwall, has been lit...

New freight route brings vital cargo from Spain

Transfesa Logistics, the DB Cargo partner in Spain (owned 70.29% by Deutsche Bahn Iberica Holding and 20.35% by Spanish state operator Renfe), has recently...

GTR wraps trains to show appreciation of NHS staff

To pay homage to NHS Staff across the UK fighting Coronavirus, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which operates Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Gatwick Express...

East Midlands Railway funds foodbanks through local Community Rail Partnerships

Working together with local Community Rail Partnerships (CRPs), East Midlands Railway (EMR) has donated £2,500 to foodbanks across the East Midlands to support families...

HS2 issues Notices to Proceed

HS2 Ltd, the company charged with constructing Britain’s new high-speed rail network, has today issued Notices to Proceed (NtP) to the four main works...

Siemens forms worldwide coronavirus aid fund

The managing board of Siemens AG has announced that it has set up a COVID-19 aid fund. Under the auspices of the community-serving non-profit...