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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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Rail Minister praises emission reduction technology trialled by EMR

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Jul 9, 20212 min read

Rail Minister praises emission reduction technology trialled by EMR

Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris has praised the trial of a new piece of emission reduction technology fitted to a train running between...

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Draw Up a Rail Electrification Plan, DfT Told

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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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Dudley’s pioneering Very Light Rail project remains firmly on track

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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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Beyond wood – first recycled plastic railway sleepers laid on Network Rail tracks

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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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‘New global rail testing centre on track to transform western valleys’, says Minister

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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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TPGroup Powers the UK's First Full-Scale Hydrogen Train

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Jun 22, 20212 min read

TPGroup Powers the UK's First Full-Scale Hydrogen Train

tpgroup, the providers of mission-critical solutions for a more secure world, is pleased to provide further detail on its ‘Hydrogen...

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Secure 'cycle pod' opens at Birmingham New Street

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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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Innovative railway footbridge design is unveiled

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Jun 22, 20212 min read

Innovative railway footbridge design is unveiled

A new design of bridge that could transform rail crossings across Britain was unveiled by Network Rail at Rail Live today (June 16). The...

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Manchester Piccadilly escalator trials virus busting technology

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Jun 22, 20212 min read

Manchester Piccadilly escalator trials virus busting technology

Space-age technology is being trialled at Manchester Piccadilly station to give passenger escalators added protection from COVID-19. A...

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Low-Carbon Concrete Turns Dawlish Sea Wall a Greener Shade of Grey

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Jun 22, 20213 min read

Low-Carbon Concrete Turns Dawlish Sea Wall a Greener Shade of Grey

A rail resilience project reduces carbon impact by two-thirds with use of low carbon concrete leading to a 1,130-tonne carbon dioxide...

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Jun 22, 20214 min read

Around the World by Train!

A 13,000km-long railway line from China to the USA, running partially underwater to cover the Bering Strait. It would be the finishing...

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Jun 22, 20212 min read

Studying the Coanda effect

As part of the continued application of modern techniques in the design and development of the improved class P2, The A1 Steam Locomotive...

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Jun 22, 20212 min read

Hornby’s new P2 models

The announcement of Hornby’s new range of LNER Class P2 locomotives was without doubt one of the highlights of the 2021 range. It is...

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Jun 22, 20213 min read

3D Printing to aid P2 construction

Since Christmas 2020 the project’s engineering team have been working with WMG to create a one-third scale working model of the cambox...

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ORR to review safety and passenger impacts of Hitachi Rail Class 800 and 385 disruption

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Jun 22, 20212 min read

ORR to review safety and passenger impacts of Hitachi Rail Class 800 and 385 disruption

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has announced that it is undertaking a review to understand the lessons that the rail industry can...

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Rail improvements for Wales boost Shropshire train service

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Jun 21, 20212 min read

Rail improvements for Wales boost Shropshire train service

Transport for Wales has introduced an improved rail service between Cardiff and Holyhead with greater capacity and fully refurbished...

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Even Better Connections at Bristol Temple Meads

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Jun 1, 20212 min read

Even Better Connections at Bristol Temple Meads

Passengers can now stay better connected with the rollout of fast, free and reliable WiFi at Bristol Temple Meads station. The new...

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Jun 1, 20213 min read

New Piles to be a Great Relief!

(HS2 Ltd) HS2 Ltd has revealed a new vacuum excavation technique for piling which could have massive benefits for the international...

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Trains for North Wales rail routes roll off production line

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Jun 1, 20211 min read

Trains for North Wales rail routes roll off production line

The first of the new Class 197 trains No 197001 for TfW’s Marches, Mid & North Wales services has now left the CAF factory in Newport and...

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