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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rodneypitt9
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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rodneypitt9
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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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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rodneypitt9
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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