Awards, contracts & appointments

£500m promised by Government to restore historic rail lines

28 January 2020Remote communities across the country will see the benefit from better rail connections that will advance regional economies and boost access to jobs and education, following a £500m fund to kickstart the restoration of lines closed over 50...

Transform a Pacer competition winners announced

23 January 2020Aired on television last night (Jan 22) the lucky winners of the Transform a Pacer competition were announced. The competition means that after 30 years of service to northern communities Pacer trains will now serve them in a new way, focused on b...

Engineering expertise in Northern's £100m investment

23 January 2020Rail operator, Northern, has published insight into the processes and engineering expertise involved with its current £100m investment into its trains. The ongoing modernisation programme is working to fully refurbish 268 diesel and electri...

Ep. 005 - Monica Barbosa, Xrail

22 January 2020Director of Business development and communications at Xrail, Monica Barbosa, joins us in the RTM Podcast room to discuss the rail industry from an SME perspective. Monica is a cheerleader for small and medium enterprises and explains how the inno...

RTM proud supporters of WeAreTheCity Rising Stars Awards 2020

21 January 2020The Rising Star Awards are now in their sixth year of running and are the first to focus on the UK’s female talent pipeline below management level. Back in 2015 WeAreTheCity’s set their strategic goal which is aimed to showcase 1,000 w...

Merseyrail named most reliable train operator in the UK for the second year running

21 January 2020Merseyrail has been awarded as the most punctual rail operator in the country for the second year running – with 96.4% of its trains running on time. It has also achieved its best performing year ever in 2019, with the oldest passenger flee...

£1.7m investment from Network Rail to protect famous viaduct

16 January 2020The viaduct which was been featured in the Harry Potter series, is the latest Network Rail project. Work has begun the protect the railway from possible landslips and rock-falls from the hillsides and embankments. £1.7m has been invested by...

Greater Anglia’s new commuter trains have arrived in Essex

15 January 2020The new Bombardier electric trains have now arrived in the region, ready to commence a series of safety and performance tests in Essex, Cambridgeshire, Herefordshire and Suffolk. Designed and built at Bombardier’s Derby factory, the five-ca...

White Hart Lane Station - Fereday Pollard Architects

15 January 2020Source RTM Dan 19/ Jan 20   Fereday Pollard Architects are delighted to have completed their commission as lead architects and public realm designers for Taylor Woodrow who have successfully built and handed over the landmark new station at...

Balfour Beatty completes rail line electrification

14 January 2020Balfour Beatty, as contracted by Network Rail, has successfully completed the electrification of 77km of the Great Western Railway (GWR) line between Bristol and Cardiff. It comes as part of a wider Greater Wester Electrification Programme from N...

Zonegreen boosts safety at Northam

14 January 2020Cast your mind back 18 years to the beginning of the millennium. In its infancy at the time, was depot safety technology that went on to revolutionise the way we protect rail staff and equipment. Developed by Sheffield-based Zonegreen, the Depot...

South Western Railway £70m ‘Desiro’ fleet completed

13 January 2020South Western Railway (SWR) has completed the £70m refurbishment of Desiro trains as final train enters passenger service. The rail operators’ £70m upgrade programme started in December 2019 and has seen the modernisation of all...

Network Rail 'taking action' on SMEs

13 January 2020Source RTM: Dec 2019 /Jan 2020   Commercial director Ken Blackley explains how Network Rail’s new action plan for working with small and medium sized enterprises will mean better engagement, listening and solutions. Small and medium...

£9.4m in rail technology contracts announced

13 January 2020Innovate UK has announced £9.4m worth of technology contracts from the Department of Transport that organisations can apply for, aiming to improve rail services to passengers and operators. As the number of rail users in the UK continues to...

£640m contract awards announced by Network Rail

09 January 2020Network Rail has announced the awarding of contracts for 82 frameworks to deliver design services across the country, worth an estimated £400m for Control Period 6 (2019-2024) and up to £640m with the option to further the framework in...