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Jun 1, 20212 min read

Amey Selects ARES PRISM Software for Earned Value Management & Reporting

Amey, a leading infrastructure services and engineering company, has chosen ARES PRISM project management software to help manage their...

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Surveying the entirety of Scotland’s rail network

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Jun 1, 20211 min read

Surveying the entirety of Scotland’s rail network

FUGRO has been awarded a contract to survey Scotland’s entire rail network to support the continued safe passage of trains. The work will...

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Jun 1, 20212 min read

Testing Continues on HybridFlex

(L-R): Richard Allan; Helen Simpson; David Eaton; Stephen McGurk The HybridFLEX battery-diesel train is currently undertaking a programme...

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Minister calls on Hitachi and train operators to end disruption and looks at Compensation

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May 11, 20213 min read

Minister calls on Hitachi and train operators to end disruption and looks at Compensation

Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris has called on train manufacturer Hitachi to set out a safety inspection plan and long-term repair...

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Very Light Rail Rapid Charger Installed at Dudley Test Track and New Battery Charger

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May 8, 20211 min read

Very Light Rail Rapid Charger Installed at Dudley Test Track and New Battery Charger

Furrer+Frey GB has installed an ‘ultra-rapid’ battery charge station at the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre in Dudley, where...

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Apr 19, 20211 min read

Flying Banana Flies Through Wales!

THE most technically advanced train of its type in the world, Network Rail’s ‘NMT’ flew through Pembrokeshire this week at 125mph. The...

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Apr 13, 20211 min read

First Class 197 unit arrives from CAF

The first of the new Class 197 trains for TfW’s Marches, Mid & North Wales services (197001) left the CAF factory in Newport, South...

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Apr 9, 20212 min read

Network Rail Goes One Big Circle

Intelligent video specialist, One Big Circle has successfully secured a contract with Network Rail to detect critical faults on the...

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ORR steps up Pressure on Consumer Information

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Apr 9, 20212 min read

ORR steps up Pressure on Consumer Information

Displays at London's Liverpool Street Station The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has led train and station operators to improve passenger...

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South Western Rail Network to implement ‘5G-rail’

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Apr 9, 20212 min read

South Western Rail Network to implement ‘5G-rail’

As the rail industry looks forward to the to end of lockdown and return of costumer and commuters under government guidelines. The South...

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Bristol Temple Meads Station gets £10.2m upgrade

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Mar 31, 20212 min read

Bristol Temple Meads Station gets £10.2m upgrade

Bristol Temple Meads Station Main Entrance Bristol Temple Meads railway station is set to get a £10.2m upgrade. The station will be...

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Mar 26, 20213 min read

Deep Soil Mixing

Stafford-based ground remediation contractor, Deep Soil Mixing used a sustainable soil mixing solution to geotechnically improve the...

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New 'Aventra' Train Pays a Visit to Redditch as it Builds Up the Miles

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Mar 26, 20211 min read

New 'Aventra' Train Pays a Visit to Redditch as it Builds Up the Miles

THE new West Midlands Railway Class 730 ‘Aventra’ EMU No. 730002 made its debut run down the branch to Alvechurch and Redditch on the...

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Mar 25, 20212 min read

UK’s First Ever Hydrogen Transport Hub

The UK’s first-ever hydrogen transport hub is one step closer to becoming a reality, with the unveiling of an official ‘masterplan’ and...

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Mar 25, 20213 min read

Zero-Emission Plan for Scotland

The ScotRail Service Scotland’s ambitious plans to transform its railways to a zero emissions network by 2035 is helping to push forward...

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All Change is Signalled at Birmingham New Street

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Mar 25, 20213 min read

All Change is Signalled at Birmingham New Street

Birmingham New Street November 1977 (Birmingham Mail) Passengers at Birmingham New Street are being urged to check their platforms...

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HS2 Factory Creating Walls for the Chiltern Tunnels

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Mar 25, 20212 min read

HS2 Factory Creating Walls for the Chiltern Tunnels

New photos have been released by HS2 showing the inside of a temporary factory creating wall sections for the 10-mile-long Chiltern...

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Heritage railway ahead of schedule with modern toilet system

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Mar 25, 20211 min read

Heritage railway ahead of schedule with modern toilet system

According to a report in The Northern Echo, the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is nearing the end of a £1m project to install...

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Mar 25, 20212 min read

New Signals for Royal Windsor

Network Rail has completed almost week of engineering work on the line from Staines to Windsor and Eton Riverside to improve services and...

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Mar 25, 20211 min read

Catenary-Free Tram for Jiaxing

Jiaxing, one of the most populated cities in China’s Zhejiang province, has announced a new tram network, which will be run by Keolis’...

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