Network Rail Signals a New Way Ahead
Network Rail have entrusted Thales to develop and implement a new signalling communications system on the East Coast Main Line. The new...
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Jul 14, 20211 min read
No More Human Look-Outs in Wales
Engineering work on the railway in Wales has been made safer with the ending of human lookouts which are used to warn the workforce of...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 14, 20212 min read
Network Rail condemns 'shocking' survey results on Trespass
People taking "selfies" on a level crossing A NEW survey which suggests that a third of British adults are prepared to risk their lives...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 9, 20213 min read
First recycled plastic railway sleepers laid on Network Rail tracks
Trains in Wiltshire are now running on top of old bottles, food packaging and other unwanted plastics, with the introduction of the first...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 9, 20213 min read
Rising to the challenge: Bridge successfully lifted out of flood zone in Wales railway first
Following 30 flood closures in the last decade, this innovative £3.6m project will reduce disruption and improve passengers’ journeys on...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 9, 20212 min read
Vital track upgrade sees temporary closure of Craven Arms level crossing in Shropshire
Work to upgrade the railway through Craven Arms, Shropshire will see the town’s level crossing temporarily closed for two months. The...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 9, 20212 min read
BRITISH STEEL LAUNCHES WEATHERING STEEL STRUCTURAL SECTIONS
British Steel has unveiled another new product for the construction market – weathering steel structural sections. Self-protecting,...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 9, 20213 min read
Network Rail Purchases Okehampton Line and Station
Another ‘key’ milestone in reopening the Dartmoor Line has been reached with the completion of the purchase of the railway and Okehampton...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 8, 20212 min read
£67MILLION PROJECT COULD SEE RAILWAY EXTENDED FROM SANDOWN TO NEWPORT
One of the new trains now running on the Island Line The Island Line could be extended from Sandown to Newport at an initial cost of...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 8, 20212 min read
Rail Electrification Plan Needed, DfT Told by the PAC
The Department for Transport (DfT) has been told to draw up a rail electrification plan before the end of the year or risk jeopardising...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 8, 20212 min read
Draw Up a Rail Electrification Plan, DfT Told
The Department for Transport (DfT) has been told to draw up a rail electrification plan before the end of the year or risk jeopardising...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 8, 20213 min read
Dudley’s pioneering Very Light Rail project remains firmly on track
Cllr Patrick Harley, Cllr Simon Phipps inside the innovation centre on the VLR site Dudley Council bosses joined their counterparts from...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 8, 20213 min read
MPS PUBLISH SCATHING REPORT ON THE FUTURE OF RAIL
The Department for Transport (DfT) “has neither the necessary urgency nor appreciates the scale of the challenge ahead” about the future...
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rodneypitt9
Jun 25, 20213 min read
Beyond wood – first recycled plastic railway sleepers laid on Network Rail tracks
Trains in Wiltshire are now running on top of old bottles, food packaging and other unwanted plastics, with the introduction of the first...
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rodneypitt9
Jun 23, 20213 min read
‘New global rail testing centre on track to transform western valleys’, says Minister
Train Testing Centre Graphic (Arup) A new world-class rail testing facility will transform the western valleys by creating new...
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rodneypitt9
Jun 23, 20213 min read
Exciting new plans for Newbury station redevelopment
Exciting plans for the redevelopment of Newbury station have moved a step further after Great Western Railway submitted their application...
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rodneypitt9
Jun 22, 20212 min read
Graffiti hotspots tidied up in major cleaning blitz on the railway
Communities across the south west are to benefit from a tidier, cleaner-looking railway following a spring clean of graffiti-affected...
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rodneypitt9
Jun 22, 20211 min read
Birmingham brick Victorian viaducts get railway revamp
Two Victorian-built railway viaducts in Birmingham are having essential repairs to make them more reliable for passenger and freight...
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rodneypitt9
Jun 22, 20212 min read
Secure 'cycle pod' opens at Birmingham New Street
A secure ‘cycle pod’ has been created at Birmingham New Street for city centre commuters to store their bikes and interchange from cycle...
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rodneypitt9
Jun 22, 20211 min read
Edwardian era station improved for 21st century Chiltern passengers
Major improvements at Gerrards Cross have now been completed in order to improve the station for Chiltern main line passengers. A £2.4m...
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