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Mar 25, 20213 min read

Stonehaven Derailment: Could Drones be the Answer?

The line at the scene of the crash was repaired and reopened to trains in November (Network Rail Scotland) Drones and helicopters should...

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Mar 25, 20213 min read

Jet Engine Snow Blowers

In 1947 First experiments were made using Jet Engines as a snow blower for the railways. The experiments were carried out at, Dowlais,...

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Mar 24, 20212 min read

“Swift” Express Freight Train

An innovative new Express Freight train which will provide a cost-effective and low carbon solution for transporting parcels around the...

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Mar 24, 20212 min read

New Brake Monitoring System

Siemens Mobility GmbH and VTG Rail Europe GmbH have signed a contract to test the innovative Brake Monitoring System (BMS) for automated...

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Rail Consultancy on Track for New Growth

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Mar 24, 20212 min read

Rail Consultancy on Track for New Growth

Stratford-upon-Avon-based Fenix Rail Systems has secured investment to support the company as it bids for larger contracts. Fenix...

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Mar 15, 20212 min read

Palfinger - Doing a Golden Job!

A Palfinger PCC 71.002 crawler-mounted knuckleboom crane is being used for the modernisation of Leipzig main train station in Germany....

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HS2 Launches Contract Race for Engineering Management System

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Mar 10, 20212 min read

HS2 Launches Contract Race for Engineering Management System

HS2 has started the search for a specialist contractor to deliver the high-tech monitoring systems that will enable remote supervisory...

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Mar 10, 20212 min read

evo-rail to Deliver rail-5G to UK Railways

evo-rail, part of FirstGroup, is launching rail-5G, the global first multi-gigabit communications service specifically designed for the...

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Mar 5, 20212 min read

Government Offers £30 million Support for Rail Training Centre of Excellence

A £30 million UK Government contribution to a planned rail testing complex between Neath Port Talbot and Powys has been welcomed by the...

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Mar 5, 20214 min read

Hitachi Rail Starts Welding Brand New British Trains as Investment in Factory Reaches £110 million

A watershed moment has been reached for train building in the North East as Hitachi Rail starts welding new passenger trains at its...

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HS2 Shortlists Quartet for £540m Signalling contract

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Mar 4, 20211 min read

HS2 Shortlists Quartet for £540m Signalling contract

HS2 has shortlisted four signalling contractors for the job of delivering signalling and control systems across phase one. The £540m job...

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GBRf unveil Partnership to Transform Railway Weed Control Maintenance

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Mar 4, 20212 min read

GBRf unveil Partnership to Transform Railway Weed Control Maintenance

GB Railfreight (GBRf) has announced a landmark cooperation with Bayer Environmental Science, Network Rail, and a number of start-up...

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Mar 2, 20213 min read

A Coat of Paint Saves £40 million!

In a world first, electric resistant paint combined with voltage-controlled clearance (VCC) has helped make a Victorian railway bridge...

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Network Rail Invests in Rail Investment Centre of Excellence

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Mar 1, 20214 min read

Network Rail Invests in Rail Investment Centre of Excellence

Network Rail remains committed to being easier to engage with, agile, and an efficient and dependable partner, and has created the Rail...

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New trains are driving home support for Hope House

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Feb 24, 20212 min read

New trains are driving home support for Hope House

One of the new Mark 4 trains Transport for Wales will be raising awareness of Hope House Children’s Hospices and two other charities on...

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Flythrough of Luton Airport’s new Automated Cable Railway

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Feb 24, 20212 min read

Flythrough of Luton Airport’s new Automated Cable Railway

Trains under construction ((c) London Luton Airport) Luton Airport is currently building a new light rail link, and they’ve released a...

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Feb 24, 20212 min read

British Steel Claims Two World Firsts

Wonder product Zinoco upgraded five years on from initial release (Image: British Steel) Two world firsts are being claimed by British...

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HS2’s Chiltern Tunnel Headhouse Vent Shaft gains Planning Approval

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Feb 24, 20212 min read

HS2’s Chiltern Tunnel Headhouse Vent Shaft gains Planning Approval

The headhouse will have a 78m ventilation shaft reaching down to the twin tunnels below, regulating air quality and temperature, removing...

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Feb 22, 20212 min read

More Pictures of 4709's First Cylinder

The new cylinder blocks have been redesigned and manufactured to bring the width and height within the current Network Rail Loading Gauge...

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4709’s First Cylinder cast satisfactorily at Boro Foundry

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Feb 20, 20213 min read

4709’s First Cylinder cast satisfactorily at Boro Foundry

The new 4tonne casting outside Boro Foundry After more than a few trials and tribulations, the first of the two new cylinders for 4709...

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