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RailStaff profiles NCB conformance engineer Matt Bower, whose commitment to his own professional development has made him a leading figure in the field of...

Video: The official opening of Apperley Bridge Station

The official opening of Apperley Bridge Station - between Leeds and Bradford Forster Square - was held on 18th December 2015. Dave Taylor, who acted...

Crossrail – Scratching the Surface

Network Rail is more than halfway through its Crossrail to-do list. The project’s impressive twin-bore tunnels make up less than a quarter of the...

UK needs to accelerate Digital Railway ambition

Chief executive of Keolis, and chairman of the Rail Delivery Group’s technology and operations working group, Alistair Gordon said the business case exists to...

Goods news from EGIP

Engineers start installing overhead power cables on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line this autumn as work to electrify the route in 2016 gathers pace. Part of...

History of Russian Railways: Part 1 – The Tsars

Russia has one sixth of the world’s landmass and has more water than any other country within its borders. With the construction of various...

Border supporter eyes Carlisle

‘So much passion can only rub off on you,’ said ScotRail driver manager, David Campbell as railway staff set to work on the new...

Success for biggest ever track renewal

Infrastructure works around Bath described by Network Rail as the ‘single biggest track renewals project ever undertaken’ have been completed. The six-week project to lower...

May Day Makeover

Rail staff who worked over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend have been thanked by Mark Carne, Network Rail chief executive. More than £50 million...

New Street dawning

Take a good look. These may be the last photos you’ll see of Birmingham New Street’s £600 million redevelopment before the grand unveiling to...

Spring boost for rail industry

Network Rail chief executive Mark Carne has praised railway staff who worked over Easter. ‘Our 14,000-strong army was determined to make sure everything went to...

Before the gold rush – Train builders chasing UK prospects

Over the next few decades, Britain will need a lot of new trains. Exactly how many and who will build them is up for...

Cork line upgrade to cut journey times

During 2015 Iarnród Éireann (IE) plans to invest €10 million on track improvements on the main Dublin to Cork line with most work concentrated on...

ROC and Role

Over the next few years, Network Rail is replacing the traditional signal box with 12 Rail Operating Centres (ROCs) and an advanced traffic management...

TfL opens property oyster

This month Transport for London (TfL) plans to start developing its capital-wide property portfolio. TfL owns a plethora of disused Tube stations, adjoining land, depots...

The history of Siberian Railways

The history of Siberian railways, their engineering and operational challenges and future development is to be the subject of a presentation “Siberian Railways – Past,...

Spring breakthrough for Crossrail

Deep under the City of London as TBM Elizabeth broke into the eastern end of Liverpool Street Crossrail station, a tunneller waved to workers...

The return of the railway – Eastern promise 

On the eve of the First World War, a passenger at Haydarpaşa Station in Istanbul could board a train to Syria and travel across...