Manchester, Leeds underground stations plans introducedAn alternative northern rail plan has been introduced to link HS2 and Northern Powerhouse rail via underground stations. The Trans-Britain Railway... Explore
London trials ultraviolet technology to tackle Covid-19, Leeds to followLondon Euston has recently completed its very first trial of using ultraviolet technology for the health and safety of commuters. Following the... Explore
Track works planned between London and CambridgeVital work to replace worn track on the West Anglia Main Line between London and Cambridge is expected to take place, with passengers set to benefit... Explore
Applications open for Network Rail apprenticeship programmeNetwork Rail’s engineering apprenticeship programme has opened to applicants, with roles available in Inverness and Helmsdale. Between 2019 and... Explore
TfL unveils new Piccadilly Line tube train designTransport for London (TfL) has unveiled the design for the new Piccadilly Line underground trains, which will begin operation on the line in 2025.... Explore
Leaders agree final Northern Powerhouse Rail plan The North’s leaders have agreed a final preferred route for Northern Powerhouse Rail and have called on the government to be ambitious when publishing...
Doncaster Mayor urges government to prioritise existing in... The Mayor of Doncaster, Ros Jones is calling for the government to prioritise investment in existing rail infrastructure and improved regional and...
Almost 30,000 railway staff to undertake disability awaren... Tens of thousands of railway staff are being trained to communicate more effectively with disabled passengers, understand challenges they may face and...
Network Rail launches Rail Investment Centre of Excellence In order to better support regional business and improve delivery on major projects and investment, Network Rail has launched its new Rail Investment...
Network Rail complete major railway bridge replacement As part of a major £3.7m upgrade project, teams from Network Rail successfully replaced a railway bridge in Crofton, which was built more than 140...
West Midlands rail stations awarded £59m funding The opening of five new rail stations in the West Midlands is set to be bolstered after the allocation of approximately £59m of funding by the UK...
Manchester, Leeds underground stations plans introduced An alternative northern rail plan has been introduced to link HS2 and Northern Powerhouse rail via underground stations. The Trans-Britain Railway...
Track works planned between London and Cambridge Vital work to replace worn track on the West Anglia Main Line between London and Cambridge is expected to take place, with passengers set to benefit...
Leaders agree final Northern Powerhouse Rail plan The North’s leaders have agreed a final preferred route for Northern Powerhouse Rail and have called on the government to be ambitious when publishing...
Doncaster Mayor urges government to prioritise existing in... The Mayor of Doncaster, Ros Jones is calling for the government to prioritise investment in existing rail infrastructure and improved regional and...
Network Rail launches Rail Investment Centre of Excellence In order to better support regional business and improve delivery on major projects and investment, Network Rail has launched its new Rail Investment...
Network Rail complete major railway bridge replacement As part of a major £3.7m upgrade project, teams from Network Rail successfully replaced a railway bridge in Crofton, which was built more than 140...
West Midlands rail stations awarded £59m funding The opening of five new rail stations in the West Midlands is set to be bolstered after the allocation of approximately £59m of funding by the UK...
HS2 north portal site ready for tunnel boring machine Excavation of HS2’s north portal site of Long Itchington Wood Tunnel is now complete and ready for the launch of the tunnel boring machine that will...
Proposals submitted for rockfall shelter extension in Devo... Network Rail has submitted plans, to Teignbridge District Council, for the extension of the rockfall shelter which shields a key stretch of railway in...
Vital £3.5m upgrades at Dover Priory station complete Refurbishment work at Dover Priory station has been completed thanks to a £3.5m investment from Network Rail. The footbridge’s life span has been...
Historic bridge to be replaced with a stronger replica in ... Worcester Shrub Hill station is set to have a turn back time moment when their bridge, which was removed last year, is replaced by an identical...
Major £17m Southampton Freight Train Lengthening project c... On the 19th of Feb, engineers finished a series of improvements on the lines used by freight trains between Southampton Central and Redbridge...
ORR confirm John Larkinson as their new Chief Executive Of... The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has confirmed John Larkinson as their new Chief Executive Officer, following a public competition. As is the...
Esk Valley line track upgrade in -17oC Upgrades to the track on the Esk Valley line were not halted despite the heavy snow in North Yorkshire. In freezing temperatures, Network Rail teams...
Network Rail save £40m thanks to revolutionary electric re... In a revolutionary world-first, electric resistant paint combined with voltage-controlled clearance (VCC) has helped make a Victorian railway bridge...
Bacteria busting technology being used on Euston station e... At London Euston station a new ultra-violet light is being used on escalator handrails in a new trial to keep passengers protected from harmful germs...
East Kilbride electrification works to begin Preliminary works will soon begin to lay foundations for overhead powerlines along the East Kilbride-Glasgow Central railway as part of a multi...
South Wales Metro continues to lift the local economy The South Wales Metro project that is being delivered by Transport for Wales is continuing to boost the local economy by providing more opportunities...
Network Rail awards £900k design contract for Edinburgh Wa... Network Rail has awarded a £900,000 design contract to Mott MacDonald for the Edinburgh Waverley Masterplan. The contract will involve design work to...
Network Rail teams continue to tackle graffiti Network Rail has deployed teams at London Euston and Liverpool to remove graffiti visible to residents and passengers. At London Euston special teams...
ORR: 74.7% of trains arrived on time between Oct/Dec 2020 The Office of Rail and Road has today (18 Feb) published its passenger rail performance statistics 2020-21 Q3. That numbers show that between October...
HS2 launches innovative approach to tackling biodiversity ... HS2 has announced a new approach to tackling Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS), saving time, money and carbon output by minimising soil excavation...
Stonehaven-Montrose railway to reopen The rail route between Stonehaven and Montrose will reopen for passenger and freight customers next Monday (22 Feb) following the successful...
Millions invested into West Midlands railway developments As part of Network Rail’s £3 million investment to renew track along key routes, the West Midlands is having 6km of track replaced. The works form...
Transport for the North told to hold off on NPR business p... Transport Minister, Grant Shapps, has instructed Transport for the North, to hold off on submitting the business plan for Northern Powerhouse Rail...
Designs for HS2 Euston tunnel headhouse revealed HS2 have revealed the final design for the headhouse that will provide emergency access to the high speed railway’s tunnels as they approach Euston...
The role of placemaking in High Speed Two Talk to a local about the reopening of London’s St Pancras station in 2008, and you’re more likely to hear feedback about the food court and shopping...
Britannia Bridge restoration works to protect vital rail l... The three land towers on Britannia Bridge are set to receive refurbishment works from Feb 17th. Designed and built by Robert Stephenson in 1850, the...
Harwich branch line reliability improved Track, sleepers and ballast have been replaced by Network Rail on the Harwich branch line, following renewals and maintenance. The programme of works...
Signalling renewal up for public consultation in Cambridge... A public consultation has been launched by Network Rail on proposals to renew the railway’s signalling system and upgrade seven level crossings across...
Ribblehead viaduct repairs continue One of the country’s most iconic and treasured railway structures, the Ribblehead viaduct, has been receiving restoration work from specialists for...
Transport industry praised for their work in vaccination r... Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, has thanked transport operators for their ongoing work on the frontline to help people get their Covid-19...
Building back better with apprentices High Speed 2 and Skills Minister Andrew Stephenson has paid tribute to apprentices and their employers around the country during National...
Race to fix West Coast main line landslip complete Railway engineers had to work against the clock to prevent the West Coast main line between Milton Keynes and Birmingham from being damaged by...
HS2 departing northwards with Phase 2a Act confirmed The HS2 Phase 2a: High-Speed Rail (West Midlands to Crewe) Bill has been given Royal Assent (11 Feb) signifying the Government’s commitment to bring...
Network Rail tackle snow across West Yorkshire With more wintery weather forecast across West Yorkshire over the next few days, Network Rail’s teams are working tenaciously to keep train services...
Siemens award £40m contract to put Goole on the map Siemens has awarded a huge £40m contract to Yorkshire-based GMI Construction Group PLC to build its new rail manufacturing site at Goole. The contract...
Key track works planned between Ely and Kings Lynn Vital track works are set to be carried out by Network Rail between Ely and Kings Lynn to make services more reliable for passengers this month...
One of the country’s most hit railway bridges to reopen A Cambridgeshire bridge has reopened this week after one of the country’s most hit railway bridges was repaired and strengthened, following a crash...
East Coast Upgrade works at King’s Cross incoming Network Rail teams are preparing to carry out a major stage of the £1.2bn upgrades to the East Coast Main Line, which is the largest investment into...
GTR’s first train in £55m fleet modernisation programme ba... The first of 270 trains in Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR’s) £55m fleet modernisation programme have returned to service. The revolutionary programme...
Railway innovators invited to bid on £9m FOAK fund Rail Minister, Chris Heaton-Harris, has announced the fifth round of the First of a Kind (FOAK) competition, inviting cutting-edge ideas that will...
Rail Technology Magazine launches RTM:365 Rail Technology Magazine are proud to announce the launch of our 365 virtual events platform. When building our platform, we set out with goals to...
South London’s 1980s railway track and signalling to be mo... A major four-year package of work to modernise 1980s track and signalling on the lines into London Victoria station is about to begin. The upgrades...
Reston village set for new rail station for the first time... For the first time in more than half a century, a train station is set to open in the Scottish Borders village of Reston. The Scottish Borders Council...
Huge £3m track upgrade in Cornwall complete The biggest track investment in Cornwall since the 1950s has been completed by Network Rail. Over the past five weeks, the track has been renewed on...
Esk Valley line 1940’s track to be replaced Network Rail is set to upgrade sections of track on the Esk Valley Line, which date back to the 1940s, to bring smoother journeys for passengers...
New sea wall helping defend railway seven years on In February 2014, a huge storm struck the south Devon coastline at Dawlish cutting off the only railway line to the south-west. Seven years later, a...
Feltham station £31m upgrade complete Rail Minister, Chris Heaton-Harris, has today (5 Feb) announced the £31 million upgrades to improve accessibility, local connections and capacity at...
Don’t Cut Here: Why HS2 East should reach Chesterfield and... A report released by Chesterfield Borough Council, titled ‘Don’t Cut Here!’ has detailed the benefits of HS2 East reaching the borough, which was...
Scottish investment to support decarbonisation and modal s... Transport for Scotland has published their second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2) to help deliver the vision, priorities and outcomes for...
Railway reliability increased following a £1.4m Merseyside... A major railway bridge in St Helens has been refurbished following a £1.4m Network Rail investment as part of the Great North Rail Project. The bridge...
Progress continues on the Dawlish sea wall This Friday (5th) is the 7 year anniversary of the Dawlish storms and major work has taken place since to protect the wall and it's railway line. The...
Major signalling upgrade pending at Clacton-on-Sea Passengers are being reminded of the significant upgrade work taking place across 23-days around Clacton-on-Sea. The new computer-based signalling...
HS2 Ltd Chair Allan Cook resigns Chairman of HS2 Ltd, Allan Cook CBE, has handed in his resignation to the Department for Transport, meaning he will leave his role at the end of July...
Network Rail replace two bridges in Norfolk Two new bridges have been replaced in Norfolk this weekend (31st of January), making them stronger and safer than before, to preserve a safe and...
Major £3m refurb of Stirling station roof to begin Network Rail will shortly begin work on a 10-month programme at Stirling station to deliver a £3 million investment to refurbish the non-glazed roofs...
Huge step taken as Greater Manchester takes over first rai... Today (1 Feb) marks a significant moment for Manchester’s long-term vision for rail as Transport for Greater Manchester takes over operation of...
North East railway upgrade continues with signalling revam... Rail passengers in the North East are set to benefit from a better, more reliable rail service as a major project to modernise signalling continues...
Hitachi Rail reaches major milestone with first battery-po... Hitachi Rail has reached a significant milestone following successful tests of its first battery-powered tram in Florence. While traditional tram...
WYCA to discuss latest plans for £24.2m White Rose rail st... Discussions around plans for a £24.2m rail station at White Rose in Leeds is due to be discussed by West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Investment...
HS2 new jobs board showcases thousands of upcoming opportu... HS2 Ltd has launched a new digital platform to promote the estimated 20,000 job roles coming up as part of phase one. The platform offers those...
Ep. 25 The industry needs to take matters into its own han... On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by Gareth Dennis, a Railway engineer and writer. Gareth dissects the strong...
Stonehaven-Montrose recovery works underway The railway line between Stonehaven and Montrose is to remain closed until Monday, February 22 as engineers work to carry out repairs on a damaged...
RTM Track Talk Podcast nominated for 3 awards Here at RTM, we are thrilled to announce our podcast Track Talk has been shortlisted in two categories as part of the Publisher Podcast Awards 2021...
Huge rail upgrades incoming for Greater Manchester and Yor... Vital rail infrastructure in the North of England will be upgraded this summer to support the delivery of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU)...
Transport for Wales completes further Metro works Transport for Wales has reopened the railway lines north of Radyr following a successful three-week blockade to push forward with building the South...
What is next for the Werrington tunnel? Following the UK engineering first, at Werrington, where an 11,000-tonne curved concrete box was successfully pushed under the East Coast Main Line...
Emergency track repairs continue at Ingatestone Critical works to stabilise the embankment at Ingatestone on the Great Eastern Main Line will proceed for the rest of this week (27 Jan) after further...
Eurostar will receive support according to the French gove... Eurostar is set to receive aid from France and the UK to safeguard its future in a post-pandemic world, according to the French government. The open...
Snow stopping the railways thanks to Network Rail helicopt... The heavy snowfall has caused numerous issues and delays over the past couple of weeks and Network Rail (NR) has worked to innovate around this...
Network Rail installs UK-first 11,000 tonne railway tunnel In a first for UK engineering, an 11,000 tonne curved concrete box has been successfully pushed under the East Coast Main Line near Peterborough. Part...
Major £794m boost for rail links in the North and South A major £794m investment package is set to reopen two important rail routes closed more than 50 years ago has been announced today (23 Jan) by...
HS2 Minister issues Eastern Leg spot safeguarding statemen... A statement has been issued from Andrew Stephenson, HS2 Minister, following the publication of additional safeguarding directions for the West...
RIA respond to the Transport Committee’s Major Projects in... The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has published its response to the Transport Committee’s inquiry into Major Transport Projects. The UK has a...
Rail Forum Midlands launch virtual Infra Talk event Rail Forum Midlands (RFM) held their virtual Infra Talk networking event yesterday (21 Jan) which involved 8 floors of networking space, 21 Tier 1...
Bombardier export deal secures $2.3bn from UK Government A major $2.3bn financing deal for the Cairo Monorail project in Egypt has been granted by the UK Government. This will help support an English plant...
Revolutionary technology used to develop thousands of mile... As part of Network Rail’s new action plan for sustainable vegetation management, scientists are using ground-breaking technology along with Britain’s...
Railway engineers battle against Storm Christoph Railway engineers across the North West are working to combat the effects of Storm Christoph as they continue to keep passengers and freight safely on...
Caterham station footbridge receives major safety upgrade... The footbridge at Caterham station has received a vital £765,000 upgrade to improve its safety for passengers, as part of Network Rail’s Railway...
ORR proposes new guidance on level crossing safety The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today (20 Jan) released simpler guidance on level crossing safety to support the rail industry, traffic...
Going forward from mechanical levers We have come a long way since the era of Victorian signallers pulling heavy metal levers to provide safe passage for trains rolling into and out of...
Greater investment in rail research could help level up th... A report commissioned by the University of Huddersfield and the University of Leeds, details how greater investment in rail research could be used to...
Plans for £42m Leeds Bradford Airport Parkway Station open... The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has launched a public consultation into plans to build a new rail station on the existing Harrogate line...
Rail industry responds to Transport for the North funding ... Following last week’s announcement (14 Jan) that the Transport budget for the North (TfN) is to be cut by 40%, the trade body for the UK rail supply...
Eurostar should not “fall between cracks” of Government su... Business leaders in London have advised the Government to offer financial assistance to open-access operator Eurostar in a letter, delivered yesterday...
Major accessibility upgrade back on track for Kidsgrove st... After stalling for more than a year, Kidsgrove stations multi-million-pound accessibility upgrade is now underway. From today (18 Jan) work to...
Work to begin on £4.5m essential engineering project in Ke... Essential engineering work, including the replacement of track and points, is set to get underway at Slade Green, near Dartford in Kent. Work on the...
Transport budget for the North slashed by 40% Despite Government commitments to continue to “level up” the North of England by investing in northern transport schemes, it has opted to cut 40% of...
West Yorkshire CA stresses importance of rail investment f... A government review has been told that improving connections between the UK’s four devolved nations relies on investment into rail infrastructure in...
TfN backs new consultation aimed at improving rail in Manc... Transport for the North (TfN) has backed a newly-launched consultation bringing together the key general public and key organisations in the North...
Xrail Group secure 4-year maintenance contract in Spain Over the next 4 years, commencing from the 1st of January 2021, Xrail has been sub-contracted to deliver around the clock Corrective and Preventive...
Network Rail named in Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards... Network Rail has been ranked 29th in the top 50 best places to work in the UK by Glassdoor, one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites, as...
Alstom publish report as to how the UK can decarbonise the... Alstom has today published a report titled, ‘The UK’s New Green Age; A Step Change in Transport Decarbonisation.’ The report calls for a £10bn...
Huge upgrade to passengers lifts at Macclesfield station Improvement work as part of the Great North Rail Project continues this week at Macclesfield station. The station's lifts are set to be replaced as a...
New opportunities arising in HS2 for those returning to wo... To coincide with HS2’s continued drive to create employment opportunities for local people and those from disadvantaged and underrepresented groups...
State-of-the-art signalling to be installed at Birmingham ... Major works are set to take place throughout 2021 at Birmingham New Street, starting on the 24th of January. A rolling programme of platform closures...
Tram Train Pilot Learning Hub launched South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE), Stagecoach Supertram and Network Rail have partnered together to launch the Tram Train Pilot...
A UK engineering first as 11,000 tonne tunnel is installed... A UK engineering first is set to take place as a huge 11,000-tonne curved concrete box is to be pushed under the East Coast Main Line (ECML). The...
Vital work continues on East Coast Upgrade Work on the £1.2bn East Coast Upgrade is set to continue throughout January with people intending to travel at the weekends reminded to check before...
HS2 to launch innovative project-wide health and safety pa... A major step has been taken by HS2 and its contractors in developing health and safety assurance across sites between London and the West Midlands by...
Scotland’s Railway sees £16m of major investment works Scotland’s Railway has received £16m of enhancement work to bring more reliable services for passengers and freight customers. Network Rail engineers...
Hydrogen rail on track for Scotland’s railways A game-changing project has been launched in hopes of delivering a production-ready hydrogen train in Scotland by November this year. A rail...
Brand-new platform unveiled at Leeds station The highly anticipated brand-new platform 0 at Leeds station has been revealed today by Network Rail. Images of the new platform have been released...
Transport for the North say 2021 must be a major year for ... Transport for the North (TfN) have detailed, in their submission to the Union Connectivity Review chaired by Sir Peter Hendy, how a more joined-up...
Gatwick Airport Station: How is the £150m project progress... Gatwick Airport station is undergoing a momentous £150m transformation to relieve crowding, improve accessibility and reduce delays for commuters and...
Hull Trains suspend services for a third time For a third time, Hull Trains from the 9th of Jan temporarily suspending all services in response to the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak. The decision comes...
Reliability improvements across Harwich branch line Upgrade works to make train services more reliable on the Harwich branch line have begun. Track, sleepers and ballast will be replaced by Network Rail...
Ep.24 Cyber security on our rail network, Paul Appleton & ... On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by two guests. Paul Appleton, Deputy Director of Railway Safety and HM Deputy...
HS2 continues recruitment drive for 2021 In the final months of 2020, September through to December, HS2 Ltd recruited 300 people out of the 500 they anticipated filling their new job...
Network Rail engineers deliver vast improvements across th... Throughout the Christmas and New Year period Network Rail’s engineers continued to work tenaciously to deliver a huge package of upgrades throughout...
Bring in the WaveWalker In February 2014, severe storms battered England’s southern coast and the sea-front railway running through Dawlish, Devon, felt the full force of the...
Major milestone reached on new Northern Line Extension Over the Christmas break, the Northern Line Extension passed a key milestone after completing a journey through the new tunnels from Kennington to...
RIA: The wider Very Light Rail System Throughout this week, the Railway Industry Association (RIA) has held its latest Unlocking Innovation series, covering the UK light rail sector. In...
A festive ‘thank you’ to railway workers Big names from politics, showbiz and sport have today (18 Nov) expressed their tanks to frontline railway workers for keeping Britain moving during...
Report reveals the environmental benefits HS2 will deliver... A significant report from the High-Speed Rail Group has been published today and details how the environmental team working on HS2 are delivering...
Halo Shield keeping Covid-19 at bay this Christmas An automated army will be keeping Covid-19 at bay at rail projects across the UK this Christmas. The innovative Halo Shield System is creating Covid...
RIA: Restoring Your Railway and Coventry Shuttle The third day of RIA’s latest Unlocking Innovation event series covered two exciting areas for the industry, the Coventry Shuttle and the Department...
Great Eastern Main Line works to commence in early 2021 Vital upgrade works are set to take place on the Great Eastern Main Line early next year. The work will take place between January and February...
Major investment in Glasgow’s railway this Christmas Momentous work is set to take place throughout the festive period to improve journeys from 2021 for rail passengers in Glasgow. Engineers will be...
New safety initiative launched by Community Rail Partnersh... The Bittern Line and Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnerships have teamed up with Network Rail to promote safe use of level crossings. Children in...
Rail fares to rise by 2.6% next year Fares are set to rise next year by 2.6% from a delayed start date of March 1st. An average increase across all fares will still be the lowest since...
RIA: Tram/train and light rail schemes in the UK Day two of RIA’s Unlocking Innovation series on Light Rail featured discussions surrounding tram/train and light rail schemes across the UK, with...
EMR use driver training bubbles to fast-track new fleet in... East Midlands Railway has successfully innovated around social distancing guidelines in order to deliver two new trains into the EMR fleet. After...
RIA: The Latest Innovations in Light Rail The Railway Industry Association’s (RIA) final Unlocking Innovation series of 2020 is focusing on the Light Weight and Low-Cost Railway, examining the...
HS2 awarded disability confident recruitment award HS2 Ltd.’s resourcing team have been crowned Recruitment Team of the Year award by The Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI), a not-for...
RBF continues to support families over Christmas Christmas will arrive early this year for hundreds of rail families with children thanks to the UK based rail charity, the Railway Benefit Fund (RBF)...
Social distancing solutions: Occupancy monitoring applicat... Assisting businesses to implement social distancing rules Hanwha Techwin has always been able to rapidly respond to changing market demands and with...
Space and seats doubled on Great Northern Fen Line Passengers on the Fen Line between Cambridge and King’s Lynn, starting from yesterday (13 Dec), were treated to their new twice-longer eight-carriage...
FirstGroup to lose two franchises FirstGroup has reached an agreement with the Government over the close of two rail franchises, the multi-national transport group has said. The...
£5m platform extension at Milngavie station A platform extension at Milngavie station in a £5 investment that will help advance the reliability of services for passengers. Network Rail began...
HS2: Work experience for students who deferred university ... HS2 is supporting the government’s initiative for students who had planned to study this year, but who were offered a deferred university place, would...
Network Rail plan to alter Croydon railway bottleneck Network Rail’s plans to fix railway bottleneck in Croydon have been met with strong support from passengers and the community following a widespread...
Scotland’s largest freight hub invests £3 million in growi... Today (10 Dec) the Port of Grangemouth, the largest container port in Scotland, has announced a £3 million investment in its rail freight offering...
Over 1.5m Christmas cards & more to be delivered by freigh... As the demand for goods increases around Christmas time, you would think you’re like for seeing an increase in lorries on the road, contributing to...
Major resignalling work set for Birmingham New Street Birmingham New Street passengers are being asked to double-check their platforms, throughout 2021, before travelling as work continues to replace...
‘Sunflower’ Christmas tree highlights support for those wi... A Christmas tree decorated in sunflowers has been made by staff at Euston station to promote its support for passengers with non-visible disabilities...
Ep.23 The North and its railways, Jim McMahon MP On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by Jim McMahon MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport. Jim divulges why we...
Multi-million-pound upgrade complete on North Yorkshire ra... Network Rail has completed a humongous £9.8 million upgrade to the rail route between Knaresborough and Poppleton which will advance services for...
HS2’s huge tunnelling machines arrive in the UK High Speed Two’s (HS2) first two humongous Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) have arrived in the UK and will be ready to start work on the UK’s largest...
NRIL: Decarbonisation of the North’s network is key to ‘le... The Northern Rail Industry Leaders (NRIL) have published a White Paper setting out how the region can decarbonise its railways. The report details...
Crossrail confirm Farringdon station construction is compl... The Farringdon Elizabeth line station has successfully reached a momentous milestone with the completion of construction activity, Crossrail has...
Network Rail invest in a new footbridge for Goring-by-Sea Goring-by-Sea is currently receiving regenerative work from Network Rail as part of their Railway Upgrade Plan. The footbridge is set to be...
HS2 to boost tourism in Cumbria The Lake District’s 2040 Visitor Travel Vision is set to receive a welcome boost through the proposed High Speed Two passenger service travelling...
Vital £4m track upgrade in Buckinghamshire Network Rail has carried out track renewal works between Bourne End and Marlow to enable smoother, quieter, and more reliable journeys for passengers...
Community Rail groups and the rail industry must work toge... Following the recent Transport for the North Community and Rail User group event, an agreement was reached between attendees that they must work in...
Ep.22 Building back better, faster, greener, Steve White On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by Steve White, Chief Operating Officer at Govia Thameslink Railway. Steve...
Restoration work completed at Scarborough station Network Rail has successfully completed work to protect a Grade II listed bench at Scarborough railway station, safeguarding it to allow passengers to...
£29 million pledged to Stoke-on-Trent and Longton train st... Longton train stations and other transport networks around Stoke-on-Trent are set to receive £29 million of funding. The funding is part of the...
Stations light up purple to celebrate disabled people worl... Purple lights will beam across railway stations throughout the country today (3rd Dec) as the rail industry joins the global #PurpleLightUp movement...
Vital track work across West Cornwall The railway through Penzance is set to receive track improvements, commencing this weekend, with amended train services and bus replacement services...
Parts of Crossrail may be “parked” to speed up completion During a meeting yesterday (1st Dec) The London Assembly Transport Committee were told by Transport for London (TfL) commissioner Andy Byford that non...
Ep. 21 The green rail revolution, Maria Machancoses On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by Maria Machancoses, Director of Midlands Connect. Maria talks about the...
Funding agreement confirmed for Crossrail project The Department for Transport (DfT), the Mayor of London, Transport for London and HM Treasury have confirmed an agreed funding and financing package...
Major work completed on the London Overground Gospel Oak t... Services are set to run more efficiently for passengers on the London Overground Gospel Oak to Barking line following track upgrades and bridge...
EMR continue cleaning efforts as lockdown eases As lockdown restrictions set to ease over the coming days, East Midlands Railway has brought in further measures to keep its trains and stations clean...
Why is now the time for electrification? The coronavirus pandemic has forced changes of an unprecedented scale across the UK’s commuting networks. COVID-19 has given us all the space to pause...
Funding announced to restore Beeching rail links and stati... 15 projects across England are set to be awarded £50,000 each to progress plans to reinstate historic stations and restore passenger services, as...
£16m Christmas upgrade for Scotland’s Railway Scotland’s Railway is set to receive more than £16 million of investment over Christmas and the New Year. Network Rail will be working across various...
HS2 and WMCA agree enabling works for extension In one of the first steps to enable the planned Birmingham Eastside extension, which will serve the new HS2 Curzon Street Station, the West Midlands...
Ep. 20 Responding to a crisis & bee gardens, Tom Moran On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by Tom Moran, Managing Director of Thameslink & Great Northern. Tom spoke about...
Two of London’s busiest railways receive improvement work Engineers at Network Rail have taken advantage of the lack of passengers during the second lockdown and are using the extra-time for improvement works...
Spending Review 2020: £2bn for transport Today (25 Nov) Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his Spending Review 2020 speech. Within his speech he said that over £2 billion is to be used to keep...
RIA publish ’10 reason to continue to invest in rail’ docu... The Railway Industry Association (RIA), has called upon Government to consider the long-term importance of the rail network, publishing 10 reasons why...
TfW welcomes new member to Community Rail Network Transport for Wales has welcomed the election of Lisa Denison to the board of directors of the Community Rail Network (CRN). The CRN is an association...
Network Rail invests £350,000 to prevent flooding on Derby... Network Rail are working alongside Derby and Sandiacre Canal Trust by investing £350,000 to help restore a section of the historic Draycott canal...
Rail Supply Group set out new 'Act Now' priorities Earlier this year, the Rail Supply Group, as the leadership body for the UK rail supply sector, established a Coronavirus Taskforce to understand and...
Restoration works see iconic rail infrastructure recreated... As restoration works continue to be carried out on the iconic Ribblehead viaduct in North Yorkshire, as part of the £2.1m Great North Rail Project...
The £2.4bn underinvestment in Welsh rail the UK must addre... Calls have been raised to use the recently-announced ‘Union Connectivity Review’ as an opportunity to address what the Welsh Government have...
Vital freight route receives £4.5m upgrade Network Rail have replaced two railway bridges through Cheshire to allow for more reliable freight services. The Middlewich brand line reopened today...
NPR sends recommendations to Grant Shapps for new rail net... Leaders in the North have agreed an initial preferred way forward for a new railway network that will transform the region’s economy by creating...
Ep 19. The future of our railways, Ed Akers On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by Ed Akers, Principal Programme Sponsor for Network Rail’s East Coast Upgrade...
Network Rail partners with Southern Water and local commun... Network Rail are working in collaboration with the Southeast Communities Rail Partnership and Southern Water to recycle rainwater for use by station...
West Coast main line and Euston HS2 upgrades in 2021 Network Rail has announced vital upgrades on the West Coast main line and at London Euston in spring/summer 2021. The work, part of Britain’s Railway...
TfL: Major work at South Kensington tube station in Feb 20... Transport for London (TfL) has today advised passengers who use South Kensington Tube station that vital work to replace escalators starts in late...
PM publishes Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolut... Today the Prime Minister has published and set out his ten-point plan for a green industrial revolution which will create and support up to 250,000...
Government injects £1.2m to accelerate digital signalling Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris has today (18 Nov) announced that the roll out of digital signalling, which is set to progress safety and slash...
Ilford station's new entrance steelwork complete The steelwork for the new station entrance at Ilford on Cranbrook Road has been completed. The steel framework makes up a new, modern and spacious...
Welsh Government publishes new draft of their Transport St... The Welsh Government has today (17 Nov) published its new initial Transport Strategy, which pledges a major reduction in carbon emissions from the...
'HS2 Midlands Voices' call for HS2 eastern leg not to be l... Key voices from across the Midlands have come together in a new report published today (12 Nov), arguing that the full ‘Y shaped’ HS2 network must be...
ORR launch market study into rail signalling systems The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today (12 Nov) begun a market study into the supply of rail signalling systems to ensure the signalling supply...
Sheffield freight train derailment to affect services over... At around 02:45am yesterday (11 Nov), a freight service carrying cement derailed at the north end of Sheffield station whilst on route from Hope to...
Dawlish sea wall second section underway Network Rail have begun working on the second section of the new, larger sea wall at Dawlish, in Devon, which will allow for greater protection of the...
East Coast Upgrade continues ahead of six-day Christmas cl... Network Rail are pushing on with work just outside of King’s Cross station which is part of the £1.2 billion East Coast Main Line upgrade, the route...
Local firm to design East Midlands Railway Aurora fleet in... East Midlands Railway (EMR) has selected a Derby supplier to create the interiors for its new Aurora fleet. DGDESIGN has worked with a vast array of...
Network Rail in the top 20 apprentice employers in England... Network Rail has been recognised as one of the top 20 apprentice employers in England in the National Apprenticeship Service’s Top 100 Apprenticeship...
Department for Transport confirms HS2 northern bills will ... The Department for Transport (DfT) have confirmed that Phase 2b of High Speed 2 (HS2) will be divided into numerous bills which will be passed through...
Network Rail launches ‘Lorries Can’t Limbo’ campaign With more large vehicles expected on Britain’s roads in the run up to Christmas, Network Rail has revealed the most-struck bridges in the country to...
Huge passenger information display goes live at Victoria S... Britain’s biggest and clearest single passenger information display has gone live at Victoria Statin this week. The new display is part of Network...
‘Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Charter’ launched The Railway Industry Association (RIA) and Women in Rail (WR) have announced the launch of a Charter to champion and showcase equality, diversity and...
RIA Conference Day 3 – This industry is alive, vibrant & g... The final day of the RIA Conference 2020 began with a panel discussion surrounding rebooting exports for the UK. Louis Taylor, Chief Executive, UK...
RIA Conference Day 2 - The railway is part of British life Despite numerous events being cancelled this year, RIA’s Annual Conference has still found its way into our calendars. Although, this year it's...
How are GTR building back better, greener and faster? Steve White, Govia Thameslink CEO, spoke to RTM’s Editorial Lead, Ailsa Cowen, about their recent awards, how they will continue to work to prevent...
First stage of Barmouth Viaduct £25m upgrade is complete The first stage of the £25 million upgrade to Barmouth Viaduct has been completed by Network Rail. The restoration works are to protect it for local...
RIA Conference Day 1 - Build Back Rail Despite numerous events being cancelled this year, RIA’s Annual Conference has still found its way into our calendars. Although, this year it's...
East Suffolk Line improvement work enhances reliability fo... The East Suffolk Line is set to benefit from improved reliability following track replacement after a nine-day closure of the line. Network Rail have...
Why is the East Coast Main Line Upgrade so vital to passen... The East Coast Upgrade. One of the biggest programme’s our railway has ever undertaken. With £1.2bn being spent on the revolutionary upgrade to allow...
New station building at Gatwick Airport underway Work began yesterday (1 Nov) on Gatwick Airport’s huge, modern railway station concourse, as the first train arrived at one of the platforms that has...
Avanti West Coast set to transform Motherwell cross-border... Motherwell is set to see a transformation in services as Avanti West Coast announces plans for a major timetable boost on its Anglo-Scottish route...
Aberdeen-Dundee rail line to reopen tomorrow The railway line between Aberdeen and Dundee will reopen on Tuesday (3 Nov) following the completion of work to repair the line following August’s...
£1.7bn bailout for TfL from Government A secondary funding and financing package for Transport for London, worth up to £1.7bn, has been agreed by the Government. The package will deliver...
Greener and brighter stations across Hampshire and Surrey Network Rail hope to save 25% in electricity by rewiring and relighting their Wessex Route stations. Worcester Park and Andover stations are two of...
Network Rail releases world-first targets to tackle global... Network Rail have today announced a world first, they are set to become the first rail company in the world to set the most ambitious Science-Based...
Progress continues on £100m Taff’s Well Metro Depot Another milestone has been reached by Transport for Wales with South Wales Metro as the steel frame for the new Control Centre at Taff’s Well takes...
West Coast main line passengers warned of disruption today... With heavy-rain forecast today (29th Oct) passengers travelling through Lancashire and Cumbria are being warned of slower-than-usual journeys and...
Tunnelling project complete at Bank Tube station Since 2017, 1.3km of tunnels have been constructed as part of the modernization and expansion of Bank Underground station. The tunnelling work is now...
HS2 Canterbury Works vent shaft and headhouse designs reve... HS2 have published updates designs for the Canterbury Works vent shaft headhouse and compound, in South Kilburn, London. It will be one of four...
Eastbourne station receives £5m renovation Network Rail have invested £5 million in regenerative works at Eastbourne station in East Sussex. They have completed work on the station that...
ScotRail launches new engagement panel Scotland’s Railway has reformed its Stakeholder Panel as it continues to engage with the railway’s key stakeholders. The original Stakeholder Panel...
Multi-million-pound track upgrades in Cumbria Rail passengers in Cumbria are being advised to plan ahead next month when travelling due to Network Rail upgrading track near Bootle station. On five...
Crewe bridge refurb set to improve journeys for rail passe... Following a five-month revamp, a vital road bridge which spans the railway between Crewe and Chester has reopened to make it more reliable for road...
HS2: 914 tonne bridge placed in 45 minutes HS2’s new Interchange Station at the heart of the new high-speed network has reached another milestone. The second of four bridges have now been...
RIA: Routes to Zero Carbon Rail via Generation Decarbonisa... The final day of the Railway Industry’s Association’s (RIA) Unlocking Innovation event series examined how rail can support the wider net-zero agenda...
Restoration work begins on Ribblehead viaduct Work has begun to improve passenger and freight journeys over the 144-year-old Ribblehead viaduct. The momentous North Yorkshire landmark is...
East Coast Upgrade continues at London King’s Cross Progress continues on the £1.2 billion East Coast Upgrade as passengers are encouraged not to travel or from London on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22...
RIA: Routes to Zero Carbon Rail via operations The third day of the Unlocking innovation Routes to Zero Carbon Rail series focused on delivering carbon reductions in construction and operation...
HS2 will enhance rail freight usage at UK ports HS2 Ltd has today (Oct 22nd) released a new video showcasing the benefits UK ports and distribution centres will see through the additional capacity...
Bridge renewals in North Yorkshire this weekend From this weekend, multi-million-pound bridge upgrades are taking place on the Settle to Carlisle line in North Yorkshire, to make the railway more...
RIA: Routes to Zero Carbon Rail via rolling stock At such a vital time for the UK and the rail industry, with the UK’s Net Zero target less than 30 years away and the impact that Covid-19 has and will...
TfN: Global competition for the future of rail and other t... Today (20th Oct) Transport for the North has launched a procurement to notify the development of a ‘Smart North Ecosystem’ to join the region’s rail...
HS2 publishes viaduct designs for Edgcote and Lower Thorpe... HS2 have revealed the latest designs for the Edgcote and Lower Thorpe Viaducts as the project began a four-week online engagement event for...
Major upgrades in the Lewisham area this festive season Rail passengers in Kent and South East London are advised to plan ahead for their travel around the Christmas and New Year period as work to advance...
Network Rail to begin replacement work on Norfolk railway ... Replacement work is set to begin at the end of this month on a bridge in Eccles Heath, Norfolk, after it was damaged in a road traffic incident in...
RIA: Routes to Zero Carbon Rail via electrification At such a vital time for the UK and the rail industry, with the UK’s Net Zero target less than 30 years away and the impact that Covid-19 has and will...
Network Rail spending with SMEs surpasses £2.5bn in 2019-2... Britain’s rail industry has a key part to play in its economic growth, and in light of current Covid-19 outbreak, also its recovery. The railway...
2020 worst summer in five years for trespassing on the rai... Recent statistics from Network Rail and British Transport Police show that there were 5,100 trespass incidents over the summer months, with the total...
Glasgow Queen Street wins World Cup of Stations 2020 The results are in and Glasgow Queen Street has been named Britain’s favourite station in the World Cup of Stations 2020. Out of 2,579 stations across...
Track repairs begin at Stonehaven site Following the Stonehaven derailment on August 12th, the latest stage in extensive recovery and reinstatement works has begun. Network Rail engineers...
£1.7m invested by TransPennine Express into further cleani... An efficient cleaning programme is already in place, but the extra uplift will see more than 9,400 further cleaning hours, allowing a dedicated team...
New £15m Kintore station rejoins Scottish railway Kintore re-joined Scotland’s Railway this morning (Oct 15th) with the opening of the town’s new station, following an absence of 56 years. Funded by...
Network Rail’s ‘open data’ programme begins The working condition of 1,500 lifts and 300 escalators across nearly 500 stations will soon be available for passengers to view in aid of helping...
HS2 welcomes over 400 new apprentices Within HS2’s Skills, Employment and Education Strategy released back in 2018, they committed to creating at least 2,000 apprenticeships during the...
Cumbrian river restored to original path to protect West C... Network Rail is working with the Eden Rivers Trust, Environment Agency, Natural England and landowners to return the River Leith near Thrimby back to...
Captain Tom Moore presented with first ever Veterans’ Rail... Military veterans of every generation will soon benefit from discounted rail travel, Transport Secretary announced today, as he presented Captain Sir...
Britons called to vote in World Cup of Stations 2020 Local railway stations across towns and cities this week are calling for community support to compete in an online poll to be awarded winner of the...
HS2 announces plans to improve air quality across the proj... In light of Clean Air Day 2020, HS2 released ten ways it is working to raise the bar on air quality during construction and operation. Once...
£3.5m investment installs step-free access at Selhurst sta... Three new lifts have been installed at Selhurst station thanks to Network Rail, making access between the station entrance, ticket office and...
TfW celebrates their decreasing carbon footprint on Clean ... The railway contributes to 1% of Wales’ transport carbon emissions, the majority of which comes from diesel-powered trains throughout the Wales and...
Major works begin on the Great Eastern Main Line An array of vital upgrades is planned in the run-up to Christmas to make rail services between Norwich and London more reliable. Works are taking...
Rail industry and charities join together to tackle homele... A first of its kind industry homelessness charter has been signed by Andrew Haines, Chief Executive of Network Rail, Grant Shapps, Transport Secretary...
Upgraded Workington railway bridge to bring vital local be... A multi-million-pound railway bridge is to be replacement in Workington in order to benefit passengers and the local economy in Cumbria. The £4m Great...
Consultation launched to strengthen links between HS2 and ... A public consultation has been launched today by HS2 Ltd to help the development of better journeys between the North and Midlands. The government are...
Delays reduced at Liverpool Street through new engineering... A revolutionary 12-month programme of electrical works, infrastructure upgrades and operational changes to boost reliability on a critical section of...
Momentous refurbishment underway for Barmouth Viaduct The historic landmark Barmouth Viaduct is set to be protected following a £25m upgrade from Network Rail. Over the next three years, Network Rail will...
Union connectivity review, terms of reference released by ... Earlier this year, on the 30th of June, the Prime Minister announced the launch of a review that would look into the union of connectivity by...
Second round of public consultation on Cambridge South sta... Second round of public consultation on Cambridge South station launches Later this month, Network Rail are set to launch the second round of public...
Employment and Skills Hub for West London set up with HS2 ... A new Employment and Skills Hub has been formed through HS2 funding and is set to benefit businesses and residents in West London. The funding was...
£20m bid for a new Midland-wide travel card scheme Plans for a system which is expected to cost £20m, similar to what is used by Transport for London, has been proposed where passengers would pay via a...
The UK’s first hydrogen train trial begins today Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, has announced today, on his visit to the trials in Warwickshire, the UK’s first revolutionary hydrogen powered...
Rail Minister opens first phase of Dawlish seawall Passengers across the South West are to benefit from their integral rail link being protected following the completion of the first phase of a new...
Rail Delivery Group announce leadership changes The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has announced changes to its leadership that will certify the organisation is prepared to support probable reforms...
£1.8m improvement work this weekend near Manchester Piccad... Passengers are being asked by Network Rail to check before they travel this weekend during essential railway improvement work on a busy route into...
Ep.17 Becoming a data-driven railway, Kelley Quirk and Mar... This week host Ailsa Cowen is joined by two guests from Network Rail. Martin Mason, Programme Manager, at Network Rail’s Digital Railway and Kelley...
Ely rail capacity upgrade open for public consultation Network Rail have today opened their first round of public consultation for proposals to upgrade the railway in and around Ely and will run for six...
Flood-damaged Edinburgh-Glasgow line to reopen The Edinburgh-Glasgow, via Falkirk High, railway line will reopen for passengers on Monday (21st Sept.) Network Rail engineers have worked tenaciously...
East Coast Main Line: £216.2m contract to increase power s... Following a £216.2m contract awarded by the Rail Electrification Alliance, The East Coast Main Line Power Supply Upgrade can move forward into its...
Network Rail and Highways England publish ‘New Station Gui... Network Rail and Highways England have collaborated to improve Britain’s transport infrastructure for rail passengers and road users, making it easier...
£800k new footbridge delivered by Network Rail Westgate-on-Sea station has received a £800,000 replacement footbridge with stepped access between the station’s two platforms over the tracks of the...
£10m boost for Gatwick Airport station upgrade Platform extensions, across three stations in West and East Sussex, have now been completed by Network Rail through funding from the Department for...
Heart of Wales line to partially reopen following storm da... From November, passengers will again be able to travel on a section of the Heart of Wales line, which runs from Shrewsbury to Swansea, as Network Rail...
HS2’s biggest tunnel site reaches milestone HS2 has reached another significant milestone at the high-speed rail project’s first tunnel site, with the completion of structural work on the...
Major rail upgrades completed across August bank holiday Across the West Coast main line over the August bank holiday weekend, Network Rail successfully completed numerous essential upgrades. The multi...
Major £1.2bn East Coast Main Line works confirmed With improving journeys for passengers as soon as possible a priority, Network Rail have today (3 Sept) confirmed dates for key works on the East...
Aldrington station refurbished ahead of schedule Passengers at Aldrington station, in East Sussex, are to set benefit from newly improved platforms following a £500k investment. Engineers have...
Electrification plans for line between Fife and Clackmanna... The next stage of development work is due to begin for Network Rail engineers between Alloa and Longannet, which could see passenger services return...
HS2 construction begins with 22,000 jobs expected Europe’s largest infrastructure project has today (4 Sept) reached a momentous milestone with the start of construction on the project, highlighting...
LNER boost services as passengers return As many people begin their usual commute again today, whether that’s back to work or back to school, many rail franchisers have increased their...
Hitachi Rail: Five years at flagship factory in the North ... September marks five years of operation for Hitachi Rail’s North East home in Newton Aycliffe. Since then, the team has since built 192 trains, which...
Major investment for signalling upgrade in Manchester Manchester’s railway signalling system is set to be brought into the 21st century as part of the Great North Rail Project. Tens of millions of pounds...
Network Rail begin work to recover railway at Stonehaven This week Network Rail are beginning the careful procedure of recovering the carriages involved in the tragic accident that occurred on the 12th of...
Network Rail engineers reopen bridge ahead of schedule Following a fast response by Network Rail engineers, a Cambridgeshire bridge has reopened to rail services ahead of schedule after it was hit by a...
Contract awarded by Network Rail to strengthen bridges Three contracts have been awarded by Network Rail to carry out strengthening work to three railway bridges across the Wessex route in the South of...
Transport Secretary commits to a resilient railway Network Rail’s provisional report on the Stonehaven tragedy, commissioned by the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps immediately after the event, has...
Work begins to restore passenger services to Leven The first phase of work by Network Rail is set to begin as part of the restoration of passenger services to Leven. Engineers will be carrying out...
TfW launches Supply Chain Platform events Transport for Wales are launching a series of bi-monthly interactive Supply Chain Platform events alongside Business Wales to help them deliver and...
HS2 Ltd: Five tech firms join Innovation Accelerator initi... HS2 Ltd have announced today (11 Sept) the first five revolutionary tech firms that will join HS2 Ltd’s Innovation Accelerator programme. The chosen...
London trials ultraviolet technology to tackle Covid-19, L... London Euston has recently completed its very first trial of using ultraviolet technology for the health and safety of commuters. Following the Prime...
Applications open for Network Rail apprenticeship programm... Network Rail’s engineering apprenticeship programme has opened to applicants, with roles available in Inverness and Helmsdale. Between 2019 and 2024...
Network Rail launches Rail Investment Centre of Excellence In order to better support regional business and improve delivery on major projects and investment, Network Rail has launched its new Rail Investment...
HS2 north portal site ready for tunnel boring machine Excavation of HS2’s north portal site of Long Itchington Wood Tunnel is now complete and ready for the launch of the tunnel boring machine that will...
Proposals submitted for rockfall shelter extension in Devo... Network Rail has submitted plans, to Teignbridge District Council, for the extension of the rockfall shelter which shields a key stretch of railway in...
Vital £3.5m upgrades at Dover Priory station complete Refurbishment work at Dover Priory station has been completed thanks to a £3.5m investment from Network Rail. The footbridge’s life span has been...
Historic bridge to be replaced with a stronger replica in ... Worcester Shrub Hill station is set to have a turn back time moment when their bridge, which was removed last year, is replaced by an identical...
Major £17m Southampton Freight Train Lengthening project c... On the 19th of Feb, engineers finished a series of improvements on the lines used by freight trains between Southampton Central and Redbridge...
ORR confirm John Larkinson as their new Chief Executive Of... The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has confirmed John Larkinson as their new Chief Executive Officer, following a public competition. As is the...
South Wales Metro continues to lift the local economy The South Wales Metro project that is being delivered by Transport for Wales is continuing to boost the local economy by providing more opportunities...
Network Rail awards £900k design contract for Edinburgh Wa... Network Rail has awarded a £900,000 design contract to Mott MacDonald for the Edinburgh Waverley Masterplan. The contract will involve design work to...
Network Rail teams continue to tackle graffiti Network Rail has deployed teams at London Euston and Liverpool to remove graffiti visible to residents and passengers. At London Euston special teams...
ORR: 74.7% of trains arrived on time between Oct/Dec 2020 The Office of Rail and Road has today (18 Feb) published its passenger rail performance statistics 2020-21 Q3. That numbers show that between October...
HS2 launches innovative approach to tackling biodiversity ... HS2 has announced a new approach to tackling Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS), saving time, money and carbon output by minimising soil excavation...
Stonehaven-Montrose railway to reopen The rail route between Stonehaven and Montrose will reopen for passenger and freight customers next Monday (22 Feb) following the successful...
Millions invested into West Midlands railway developments As part of Network Rail’s £3 million investment to renew track along key routes, the West Midlands is having 6km of track replaced. The works form...
Transport for the North told to hold off on NPR business p... Transport Minister, Grant Shapps, has instructed Transport for the North, to hold off on submitting the business plan for Northern Powerhouse Rail...
Designs for HS2 Euston tunnel headhouse revealed HS2 have revealed the final design for the headhouse that will provide emergency access to the high speed railway’s tunnels as they approach Euston...
The role of placemaking in High Speed Two Talk to a local about the reopening of London’s St Pancras station in 2008, and you’re more likely to hear feedback about the food court and shopping...
Britannia Bridge restoration works to protect vital rail l... The three land towers on Britannia Bridge are set to receive refurbishment works from Feb 17th. Designed and built by Robert Stephenson in 1850, the...
Harwich branch line reliability improved Track, sleepers and ballast have been replaced by Network Rail on the Harwich branch line, following renewals and maintenance. The programme of works...
Signalling renewal up for public consultation in Cambridge... A public consultation has been launched by Network Rail on proposals to renew the railway’s signalling system and upgrade seven level crossings across...
Ribblehead viaduct repairs continue One of the country’s most iconic and treasured railway structures, the Ribblehead viaduct, has been receiving restoration work from specialists for...
Transport industry praised for their work in vaccination r... Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, has thanked transport operators for their ongoing work on the frontline to help people get their Covid-19...
Building back better with apprentices High Speed 2 and Skills Minister Andrew Stephenson has paid tribute to apprentices and their employers around the country during National...
Race to fix West Coast main line landslip complete Railway engineers had to work against the clock to prevent the West Coast main line between Milton Keynes and Birmingham from being damaged by...
HS2 departing northwards with Phase 2a Act confirmed The HS2 Phase 2a: High-Speed Rail (West Midlands to Crewe) Bill has been given Royal Assent (11 Feb) signifying the Government’s commitment to bring...
Network Rail tackle snow across West Yorkshire With more wintery weather forecast across West Yorkshire over the next few days, Network Rail’s teams are working tenaciously to keep train services...
Siemens award £40m contract to put Goole on the map Siemens has awarded a huge £40m contract to Yorkshire-based GMI Construction Group PLC to build its new rail manufacturing site at Goole. The contract...
Key track works planned between Ely and Kings Lynn Vital track works are set to be carried out by Network Rail between Ely and Kings Lynn to make services more reliable for passengers this month...
One of the country’s most hit railway bridges to reopen A Cambridgeshire bridge has reopened this week after one of the country’s most hit railway bridges was repaired and strengthened, following a crash...
East Coast Upgrade works at King’s Cross incoming Network Rail teams are preparing to carry out a major stage of the £1.2bn upgrades to the East Coast Main Line, which is the largest investment into...
Railway innovators invited to bid on £9m FOAK fund Rail Minister, Chris Heaton-Harris, has announced the fifth round of the First of a Kind (FOAK) competition, inviting cutting-edge ideas that will...
Rail Technology Magazine launches RTM:365 Rail Technology Magazine are proud to announce the launch of our 365 virtual events platform. When building our platform, we set out with goals to...
South London’s 1980s railway track and signalling to be mo... A major four-year package of work to modernise 1980s track and signalling on the lines into London Victoria station is about to begin. The upgrades...
Huge £3m track upgrade in Cornwall complete The biggest track investment in Cornwall since the 1950s has been completed by Network Rail. Over the past five weeks, the track has been renewed on...
Esk Valley line 1940’s track to be replaced Network Rail is set to upgrade sections of track on the Esk Valley Line, which date back to the 1940s, to bring smoother journeys for passengers...
New sea wall helping defend railway seven years on In February 2014, a huge storm struck the south Devon coastline at Dawlish cutting off the only railway line to the south-west. Seven years later, a...
Feltham station £31m upgrade complete Rail Minister, Chris Heaton-Harris, has today (5 Feb) announced the £31 million upgrades to improve accessibility, local connections and capacity at...
Scottish investment to support decarbonisation and modal s... Transport for Scotland has published their second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2) to help deliver the vision, priorities and outcomes for...
Railway reliability increased following a £1.4m Merseyside... A major railway bridge in St Helens has been refurbished following a £1.4m Network Rail investment as part of the Great North Rail Project. The bridge...
Progress continues on the Dawlish sea wall This Friday (5th) is the 7 year anniversary of the Dawlish storms and major work has taken place since to protect the wall and it's railway line. The...
Major signalling upgrade pending at Clacton-on-Sea Passengers are being reminded of the significant upgrade work taking place across 23-days around Clacton-on-Sea. The new computer-based signalling...
HS2 Ltd Chair Allan Cook resigns Chairman of HS2 Ltd, Allan Cook CBE, has handed in his resignation to the Department for Transport, meaning he will leave his role at the end of July...
Network Rail replace two bridges in Norfolk Two new bridges have been replaced in Norfolk this weekend (31st of January), making them stronger and safer than before, to preserve a safe and...
Major £3m refurb of Stirling station roof to begin Network Rail will shortly begin work on a 10-month programme at Stirling station to deliver a £3 million investment to refurbish the non-glazed roofs...
HS2 new jobs board showcases thousands of upcoming opportu... HS2 Ltd has launched a new digital platform to promote the estimated 20,000 job roles coming up as part of phase one. The platform offers those...
RTM Track Talk Podcast nominated for 3 awards Here at RTM, we are thrilled to announce our podcast Track Talk has been shortlisted in two categories as part of the Publisher Podcast Awards 2021...
Huge rail upgrades incoming for Greater Manchester and Yor... Vital rail infrastructure in the North of England will be upgraded this summer to support the delivery of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU)...
Transport for Wales completes further Metro works Transport for Wales has reopened the railway lines north of Radyr following a successful three-week blockade to push forward with building the South...
What is next for the Werrington tunnel? Following the UK engineering first, at Werrington, where an 11,000-tonne curved concrete box was successfully pushed under the East Coast Main Line...
Emergency track repairs continue at Ingatestone Critical works to stabilise the embankment at Ingatestone on the Great Eastern Main Line will proceed for the rest of this week (27 Jan) after further...
HS2 to begin construction on huge Victoria Road Crossover ... Momentous sheet piling work has been completed by HS2 contractors Skanska Costain STRABAG Railways Joint Venture (SCS Railways) in Acton, West London...
Network Rail installs UK-first 11,000 tonne railway tunnel In a first for UK engineering, an 11,000 tonne curved concrete box has been successfully pushed under the East Coast Main Line near Peterborough. Part...
Kent station boosted by £4m accessibility work Passengers using a station in Kent are set to soon benefit from greater accessibility, after a £4m scheme to improve convenient access to St Mary Cray...
Major £794m boost for rail links in the North and South A major £794m investment package is set to reopen two important rail routes closed more than 50 years ago has been announced today (23 Jan) by...
HS2 Minister issues Eastern Leg spot safeguarding statemen... A statement has been issued from Andrew Stephenson, HS2 Minister, following the publication of additional safeguarding directions for the West...
RIA respond to the Transport Committee’s Major Projects in... The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has published its response to the Transport Committee’s inquiry into Major Transport Projects. The UK has a...
Rail Forum Midlands launch virtual Infra Talk event Rail Forum Midlands (RFM) held their virtual Infra Talk networking event yesterday (21 Jan) which involved 8 floors of networking space, 21 Tier 1...
Bombardier export deal secures $2.3bn from UK Government A major $2.3bn financing deal for the Cairo Monorail project in Egypt has been granted by the UK Government. This will help support an English plant...
Caterham station footbridge receives major safety upgrade... The footbridge at Caterham station has received a vital £765,000 upgrade to improve its safety for passengers, as part of Network Rail’s Railway...
Going forward from mechanical levers We have come a long way since the era of Victorian signallers pulling heavy metal levers to provide safe passage for trains rolling into and out of...
Greater investment in rail research could help level up th... A report commissioned by the University of Huddersfield and the University of Leeds, details how greater investment in rail research could be used to...
Plans for £42m Leeds Bradford Airport Parkway Station open... The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has launched a public consultation into plans to build a new rail station on the existing Harrogate line...
Eurostar should not “fall between cracks” of Government su... Business leaders in London have advised the Government to offer financial assistance to open-access operator Eurostar in a letter, delivered yesterday...
Major accessibility upgrade back on track for Kidsgrove st... After stalling for more than a year, Kidsgrove stations multi-million-pound accessibility upgrade is now underway. From today (18 Jan) work to...
Work to begin on £4.5m essential engineering project in Ke... Essential engineering work, including the replacement of track and points, is set to get underway at Slade Green, near Dartford in Kent. Work on the...
West Yorkshire CA stresses importance of rail investment f... A government review has been told that improving connections between the UK’s four devolved nations relies on investment into rail infrastructure in...
Xrail Group secure 4-year maintenance contract in Spain Over the next 4 years, commencing from the 1st of January 2021, Xrail has been sub-contracted to deliver around the clock Corrective and Preventive...
Network Rail named in Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards... Network Rail has been ranked 29th in the top 50 best places to work in the UK by Glassdoor, one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites, as...
Alstom publish report as to how the UK can decarbonise the... Alstom has today published a report titled, ‘The UK’s New Green Age; A Step Change in Transport Decarbonisation.’ The report calls for a £10bn...
Huge upgrade to passengers lifts at Macclesfield station Improvement work as part of the Great North Rail Project continues this week at Macclesfield station. The station's lifts are set to be replaced as a...
New opportunities arising in HS2 for those returning to wo... To coincide with HS2’s continued drive to create employment opportunities for local people and those from disadvantaged and underrepresented groups...
State-of-the-art signalling to be installed at Birmingham ... Major works are set to take place throughout 2021 at Birmingham New Street, starting on the 24th of January. A rolling programme of platform closures...
Tram Train Pilot Learning Hub launched South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE), Stagecoach Supertram and Network Rail have partnered together to launch the Tram Train Pilot...
A UK engineering first as 11,000 tonne tunnel is installed... A UK engineering first is set to take place as a huge 11,000-tonne curved concrete box is to be pushed under the East Coast Main Line (ECML). The...
Vital work continues on East Coast Upgrade Work on the £1.2bn East Coast Upgrade is set to continue throughout January with people intending to travel at the weekends reminded to check before...
HS2 to launch innovative project-wide health and safety pa... A major step has been taken by HS2 and its contractors in developing health and safety assurance across sites between London and the West Midlands by...
Scotland’s Railway sees £16m of major investment works Scotland’s Railway has received £16m of enhancement work to bring more reliable services for passengers and freight customers. Network Rail engineers...
Brand-new platform unveiled at Leeds station The highly anticipated brand-new platform 0 at Leeds station has been revealed today by Network Rail. Images of the new platform have been released...
Transport for the North say 2021 must be a major year for ... Transport for the North (TfN) have detailed, in their submission to the Union Connectivity Review chaired by Sir Peter Hendy, how a more joined-up...
Gatwick Airport Station: How is the £150m project progress... Gatwick Airport station is undergoing a momentous £150m transformation to relieve crowding, improve accessibility and reduce delays for commuters and...
Reliability improvements across Harwich branch line Upgrade works to make train services more reliable on the Harwich branch line have begun. Track, sleepers and ballast will be replaced by Network Rail...
HS2 continues recruitment drive for 2021 In the final months of 2020, September through to December, HS2 Ltd recruited 300 people out of the 500 they anticipated filling their new job...
Network Rail engineers deliver vast improvements across th... Throughout the Christmas and New Year period Network Rail’s engineers continued to work tenaciously to deliver a huge package of upgrades throughout...
Bring in the WaveWalker In February 2014, severe storms battered England’s southern coast and the sea-front railway running through Dawlish, Devon, felt the full force of the...
Major milestone reached on new Northern Line Extension Over the Christmas break, the Northern Line Extension passed a key milestone after completing a journey through the new tunnels from Kennington to...
RIA: The wider Very Light Rail System Throughout this week, the Railway Industry Association (RIA) has held its latest Unlocking Innovation series, covering the UK light rail sector. In...
A festive ‘thank you’ to railway workers Big names from politics, showbiz and sport have today (18 Nov) expressed their tanks to frontline railway workers for keeping Britain moving during...
Report reveals the environmental benefits HS2 will deliver... A significant report from the High-Speed Rail Group has been published today and details how the environmental team working on HS2 are delivering...
RIA: Restoring Your Railway and Coventry Shuttle The third day of RIA’s latest Unlocking Innovation event series covered two exciting areas for the industry, the Coventry Shuttle and the Department...
Great Eastern Main Line works to commence in early 2021 Vital upgrade works are set to take place on the Great Eastern Main Line early next year. The work will take place between January and February...
Major investment in Glasgow’s railway this Christmas Momentous work is set to take place throughout the festive period to improve journeys from 2021 for rail passengers in Glasgow. Engineers will be...
Rail fares to rise by 2.6% next year Fares are set to rise next year by 2.6% from a delayed start date of March 1st. An average increase across all fares will still be the lowest since...
RIA: Tram/train and light rail schemes in the UK Day two of RIA’s Unlocking Innovation series on Light Rail featured discussions surrounding tram/train and light rail schemes across the UK, with...
HS2 awarded disability confident recruitment award HS2 Ltd.’s resourcing team have been crowned Recruitment Team of the Year award by The Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI), a not-for...
RBF continues to support families over Christmas Christmas will arrive early this year for hundreds of rail families with children thanks to the UK based rail charity, the Railway Benefit Fund (RBF)...
Space and seats doubled on Great Northern Fen Line Passengers on the Fen Line between Cambridge and King’s Lynn, starting from yesterday (13 Dec), were treated to their new twice-longer eight-carriage...
£5m platform extension at Milngavie station A platform extension at Milngavie station in a £5 investment that will help advance the reliability of services for passengers. Network Rail began...
HS2: Work experience for students who deferred university ... HS2 is supporting the government’s initiative for students who had planned to study this year, but who were offered a deferred university place, would...
Network Rail plan to alter Croydon railway bottleneck Network Rail’s plans to fix railway bottleneck in Croydon have been met with strong support from passengers and the community following a widespread...
Scotland’s largest freight hub invests £3 million in growi... Today (10 Dec) the Port of Grangemouth, the largest container port in Scotland, has announced a £3 million investment in its rail freight offering...
Over 1.5m Christmas cards & more to be delivered by freigh... As the demand for goods increases around Christmas time, you would think you’re like for seeing an increase in lorries on the road, contributing to...
Major resignalling work set for Birmingham New Street Birmingham New Street passengers are being asked to double-check their platforms, throughout 2021, before travelling as work continues to replace...
Ep.23 The North and its railways, Jim McMahon MP On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by Jim McMahon MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport. Jim divulges why we...
Multi-million-pound upgrade complete on North Yorkshire ra... Network Rail has completed a humongous £9.8 million upgrade to the rail route between Knaresborough and Poppleton which will advance services for...
HS2’s huge tunnelling machines arrive in the UK High Speed Two’s (HS2) first two humongous Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) have arrived in the UK and will be ready to start work on the UK’s largest...
NRIL: Decarbonisation of the North’s network is key to ‘le... The Northern Rail Industry Leaders (NRIL) have published a White Paper setting out how the region can decarbonise its railways. The report details...
Crossrail confirm Farringdon station construction is compl... The Farringdon Elizabeth line station has successfully reached a momentous milestone with the completion of construction activity, Crossrail has...
Network Rail invest in a new footbridge for Goring-by-Sea Goring-by-Sea is currently receiving regenerative work from Network Rail as part of their Railway Upgrade Plan. The footbridge is set to be...
Vital £4m track upgrade in Buckinghamshire Network Rail has carried out track renewal works between Bourne End and Marlow to enable smoother, quieter, and more reliable journeys for passengers...
Community Rail groups and the rail industry must work toge... Following the recent Transport for the North Community and Rail User group event, an agreement was reached between attendees that they must work in...
Ep.22 Building back better, faster, greener, Steve White On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by Steve White, Chief Operating Officer at Govia Thameslink Railway. Steve...
Restoration work completed at Scarborough station Network Rail has successfully completed work to protect a Grade II listed bench at Scarborough railway station, safeguarding it to allow passengers to...
£29 million pledged to Stoke-on-Trent and Longton train st... Longton train stations and other transport networks around Stoke-on-Trent are set to receive £29 million of funding. The funding is part of the...
Stations light up purple to celebrate disabled people worl... Purple lights will beam across railway stations throughout the country today (3rd Dec) as the rail industry joins the global #PurpleLightUp movement...
Vital track work across West Cornwall The railway through Penzance is set to receive track improvements, commencing this weekend, with amended train services and bus replacement services...
Parts of Crossrail may be “parked” to speed up completion During a meeting yesterday (1st Dec) The London Assembly Transport Committee were told by Transport for London (TfL) commissioner Andy Byford that non...
Funding agreement confirmed for Crossrail project The Department for Transport (DfT), the Mayor of London, Transport for London and HM Treasury have confirmed an agreed funding and financing package...
Major work completed on the London Overground Gospel Oak t... Services are set to run more efficiently for passengers on the London Overground Gospel Oak to Barking line following track upgrades and bridge...
Why is now the time for electrification? The coronavirus pandemic has forced changes of an unprecedented scale across the UK’s commuting networks. COVID-19 has given us all the space to pause...
Funding announced to restore Beeching rail links and stati... 15 projects across England are set to be awarded £50,000 each to progress plans to reinstate historic stations and restore passenger services, as...
£16m Christmas upgrade for Scotland’s Railway Scotland’s Railway is set to receive more than £16 million of investment over Christmas and the New Year. Network Rail will be working across various...
HS2 and WMCA agree enabling works for extension In one of the first steps to enable the planned Birmingham Eastside extension, which will serve the new HS2 Curzon Street Station, the West Midlands...
Ep. 20 Responding to a crisis & bee gardens, Tom Moran On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by Tom Moran, Managing Director of Thameslink & Great Northern. Tom spoke about...
Two of London’s busiest railways receive improvement work Engineers at Network Rail have taken advantage of the lack of passengers during the second lockdown and are using the extra-time for improvement works...
TfW welcomes new member to Community Rail Network Transport for Wales has welcomed the election of Lisa Denison to the board of directors of the Community Rail Network (CRN). The CRN is an association...
Network Rail invests £350,000 to prevent flooding on Derby... Network Rail are working alongside Derby and Sandiacre Canal Trust by investing £350,000 to help restore a section of the historic Draycott canal...
Rail Supply Group set out new 'Act Now' priorities Earlier this year, the Rail Supply Group, as the leadership body for the UK rail supply sector, established a Coronavirus Taskforce to understand and...
Network Rail Wessex staff receive beak-spoke training Leaves and branches on the line are the usual suspects for delays, but swans disrupting rail services are more common than you would initially think...
Vital freight route receives £4.5m upgrade Network Rail have replaced two railway bridges through Cheshire to allow for more reliable freight services. The Middlewich brand line reopened today...
NPR sends recommendations to Grant Shapps for new rail net... Leaders in the North have agreed an initial preferred way forward for a new railway network that will transform the region’s economy by creating...
Ep 19. The future of our railways, Ed Akers On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by Ed Akers, Principal Programme Sponsor for Network Rail’s East Coast Upgrade...
TfL: Major work at South Kensington tube station in Feb 20... Transport for London (TfL) has today advised passengers who use South Kensington Tube station that vital work to replace escalators starts in late...
PM publishes Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolut... Today the Prime Minister has published and set out his ten-point plan for a green industrial revolution which will create and support up to 250,000...
Government injects £1.2m to accelerate digital signalling Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris has today (18 Nov) announced that the roll out of digital signalling, which is set to progress safety and slash...
Ilford station's new entrance steelwork complete The steelwork for the new station entrance at Ilford on Cranbrook Road has been completed. The steel framework makes up a new, modern and spacious...
DfT: A fairer deal for communities on HS2 property schemes... Transport Minister Andrew Stephenson has announced today (17 Nov) the publication of a range of recommendations that illustrate how land and property...
Welsh Government publishes new draft of their Transport St... The Welsh Government has today (17 Nov) published its new initial Transport Strategy, which pledges a major reduction in carbon emissions from the...
Fire near Bradford railway lines to cause delays Northern Rail passengers are being urged to check before they travel in light of a large fire close to the railway in Bradford. The fire, which was...
Severn Tunnel road-to-rail emergency vehicle revealed Ambulance crews and firefighters will now be able to reach emergency situations in the Severn Tunnel much faster as a new, dedicated road-to-rail...
'HS2 Midlands Voices' call for HS2 eastern leg not to be l... Key voices from across the Midlands have come together in a new report published today (12 Nov), arguing that the full ‘Y shaped’ HS2 network must be...
ORR launch market study into rail signalling systems The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today (12 Nov) begun a market study into the supply of rail signalling systems to ensure the signalling supply...
Sheffield freight train derailment to affect services over... At around 02:45am yesterday (11 Nov), a freight service carrying cement derailed at the north end of Sheffield station whilst on route from Hope to...
Dawlish sea wall second section underway Network Rail have begun working on the second section of the new, larger sea wall at Dawlish, in Devon, which will allow for greater protection of the...
East Coast Upgrade continues ahead of six-day Christmas cl... Network Rail are pushing on with work just outside of King’s Cross station which is part of the £1.2 billion East Coast Main Line upgrade, the route...
Local firm to design East Midlands Railway Aurora fleet in... East Midlands Railway (EMR) has selected a Derby supplier to create the interiors for its new Aurora fleet. DGDESIGN has worked with a vast array of...
Greater Anglia continue to test new fleet of commuter trai... Greater Anglia are continuing diligent testing of their new fleet of commuter trains in the build-up to them entering passenger service later this...
Department for Transport confirms HS2 northern bills will ... The Department for Transport (DfT) have confirmed that Phase 2b of High Speed 2 (HS2) will be divided into numerous bills which will be passed through...
University of Leeds signs East Coast Main Line research ag... The University of Leeds has signed a £10 million co-investment agreement with companies involved in the power supply upgrade of the East Coast Main...
Network Rail accredited as Real Living Wage employer Network Rail have received approval to become an accredited Real Living Wage employer. The real Living Wage rates for 2020/21 have been announced as...
Network Rail launches ‘Lorries Can’t Limbo’ campaign With more large vehicles expected on Britain’s roads in the run up to Christmas, Network Rail has revealed the most-struck bridges in the country to...
Huge passenger information display goes live at Victoria S... Britain’s biggest and clearest single passenger information display has gone live at Victoria Statin this week. The new display is part of Network...
RIA Conference Day 3 – This industry is alive, vibrant & g... The final day of the RIA Conference 2020 began with a panel discussion surrounding rebooting exports for the UK. Louis Taylor, Chief Executive, UK...
RIA Conference Day 2 - The railway is part of British life Despite numerous events being cancelled this year, RIA’s Annual Conference has still found its way into our calendars. Although, this year it's...
How are GTR building back better, greener and faster? Steve White, Govia Thameslink CEO, spoke to RTM’s Editorial Lead, Ailsa Cowen, about their recent awards, how they will continue to work to prevent...
First stage of Barmouth Viaduct £25m upgrade is complete The first stage of the £25 million upgrade to Barmouth Viaduct has been completed by Network Rail. The restoration works are to protect it for local...
RIA Conference Day 1 - Build Back Rail Despite numerous events being cancelled this year, RIA’s Annual Conference has still found its way into our calendars. Although, this year it's...
East Suffolk Line improvement work enhances reliability fo... The East Suffolk Line is set to benefit from improved reliability following track replacement after a nine-day closure of the line. Network Rail have...
Why is the East Coast Main Line Upgrade so vital to passen... The East Coast Upgrade. One of the biggest programme’s our railway has ever undertaken. With £1.2bn being spent on the revolutionary upgrade to allow...
New station building at Gatwick Airport underway Work began yesterday (1 Nov) on Gatwick Airport’s huge, modern railway station concourse, as the first train arrived at one of the platforms that has...
Aberdeen-Dundee rail line to reopen tomorrow The railway line between Aberdeen and Dundee will reopen on Tuesday (3 Nov) following the completion of work to repair the line following August’s...
A boost of £1.5m for Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle new stati... Plans to build a new £1.5m station in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle area have begun to progress following investment from the Liverpool City Region...
Greener and brighter stations across Hampshire and Surrey Network Rail hope to save 25% in electricity by rewiring and relighting their Wessex Route stations. Worcester Park and Andover stations are two of...
Network Rail releases world-first targets to tackle global... Network Rail have today announced a world first, they are set to become the first rail company in the world to set the most ambitious Science-Based...
Progress continues on £100m Taff’s Well Metro Depot Another milestone has been reached by Transport for Wales with South Wales Metro as the steel frame for the new Control Centre at Taff’s Well takes...
Tunnelling project complete at Bank Tube station Since 2017, 1.3km of tunnels have been constructed as part of the modernization and expansion of Bank Underground station. The tunnelling work is now...
HS2 Canterbury Works vent shaft and headhouse designs reve... HS2 have published updates designs for the Canterbury Works vent shaft headhouse and compound, in South Kilburn, London. It will be one of four...
Eastbourne station receives £5m renovation Network Rail have invested £5 million in regenerative works at Eastbourne station in East Sussex. They have completed work on the station that...
ScotRail launches new engagement panel Scotland’s Railway has reformed its Stakeholder Panel as it continues to engage with the railway’s key stakeholders. The original Stakeholder Panel...
Multi-million-pound track upgrades in Cumbria Rail passengers in Cumbria are being advised to plan ahead next month when travelling due to Network Rail upgrading track near Bootle station. On five...
Crewe bridge refurb set to improve journeys for rail passe... Following a five-month revamp, a vital road bridge which spans the railway between Crewe and Chester has reopened to make it more reliable for road...
HS2: 914 tonne bridge placed in 45 minutes HS2’s new Interchange Station at the heart of the new high-speed network has reached another milestone. The second of four bridges have now been...
RIA: Routes to Zero Carbon Rail via Generation Decarbonisa... The final day of the Railway Industry’s Association’s (RIA) Unlocking Innovation event series examined how rail can support the wider net-zero agenda...
Restoration work begins on Ribblehead viaduct Work has begun to improve passenger and freight journeys over the 144-year-old Ribblehead viaduct. The momentous North Yorkshire landmark is...
East Coast Upgrade continues at London King’s Cross Progress continues on the £1.2 billion East Coast Upgrade as passengers are encouraged not to travel or from London on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22...
RIA: Routes to Zero Carbon Rail via operations The third day of the Unlocking innovation Routes to Zero Carbon Rail series focused on delivering carbon reductions in construction and operation...
Wales and Borders rail franchise put under public control Transport Minister, Ken Skates, has today (Oct 22nd) announced in light of significant decline in passenger numbers the Welsh Government has decided...
HS2 will enhance rail freight usage at UK ports HS2 Ltd has today (Oct 22nd) released a new video showcasing the benefits UK ports and distribution centres will see through the additional capacity...
Bridge renewals in North Yorkshire this weekend From this weekend, multi-million-pound bridge upgrades are taking place on the Settle to Carlisle line in North Yorkshire, to make the railway more...
RIA: Routes to Zero Carbon Rail via rolling stock At such a vital time for the UK and the rail industry, with the UK’s Net Zero target less than 30 years away and the impact that Covid-19 has and will...
GTR doubles the number of female train driver applicants The UK’s biggest rail operator, Govia Thameslink Railway, which runs the Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express services, has...
HS2 publishes viaduct designs for Edgcote and Lower Thorpe... HS2 have revealed the latest designs for the Edgcote and Lower Thorpe Viaducts as the project began a four-week online engagement event for...
Major upgrades in the Lewisham area this festive season Rail passengers in Kent and South East London are advised to plan ahead for their travel around the Christmas and New Year period as work to advance...
Network Rail to begin replacement work on Norfolk railway ... Replacement work is set to begin at the end of this month on a bridge in Eccles Heath, Norfolk, after it was damaged in a road traffic incident in...
Glasgow Queen Street wins World Cup of Stations 2020 The results are in and Glasgow Queen Street has been named Britain’s favourite station in the World Cup of Stations 2020. Out of 2,579 stations across...
Track repairs begin at Stonehaven site Following the Stonehaven derailment on August 12th, the latest stage in extensive recovery and reinstatement works has begun. Network Rail engineers...
New contract signed for Arriva CrossCountry A new contract has been announced today (16th Oct) by Rail Minister, Chris Heaton-Harris, between the Government and Arriva CrossCountry. Arriva...
Network Rail collaborate to highlight shocking abuse towar... Network Rail and Co-op have joined forces with Channel 4 and Nationwide Building Society to highlight the abuse and violence carried out against...
£1.7m invested by TransPennine Express into further cleani... An efficient cleaning programme is already in place, but the extra uplift will see more than 9,400 further cleaning hours, allowing a dedicated team...
HS2 welcomes over 400 new apprentices Within HS2’s Skills, Employment and Education Strategy released back in 2018, they committed to creating at least 2,000 apprenticeships during the...
Cumbrian river restored to original path to protect West C... Network Rail is working with the Eden Rivers Trust, Environment Agency, Natural England and landowners to return the River Leith near Thrimby back to...
£17m Government boost for Southampton’s rail freight capac... Rail Minister, Chris Heaton-Harris, has today announced a further £17 million is to be invested into a major rail upgrade to freight services in...
London rail stations brought to life with new architectura... A series of eye-catching benches by up-and-coming architects have been revealed at some of London’s largest railway stations, following a design...
Britons called to vote in World Cup of Stations 2020 Local railway stations across towns and cities this week are calling for community support to compete in an online poll to be awarded winner of the...
Network Rail’s leaf-buster trains on the move Wet and windy autumns cause problems for our railway across the country every year. Network Rail’s Southern Region leaf-busting team are on hand to...
Network Rail employees featured in Queen’s Birthday Honour... Two former and five current Network Rail have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, which was published on the 10th of October. Simon...
LNER raises £230,000 for CALM charity London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has reached a significant milestone in their fundraising target for charity partner Campaign Against Living...
HS2 announces plans to improve air quality across the proj... In light of Clean Air Day 2020, HS2 released ten ways it is working to raise the bar on air quality during construction and operation. Once...
£3.5m investment installs step-free access at Selhurst sta... Three new lifts have been installed at Selhurst station thanks to Network Rail, making access between the station entrance, ticket office and...
TfW celebrates their decreasing carbon footprint on Clean ... The railway contributes to 1% of Wales’ transport carbon emissions, the majority of which comes from diesel-powered trains throughout the Wales and...
Major works begin on the Great Eastern Main Line An array of vital upgrades is planned in the run-up to Christmas to make rail services between Norwich and London more reliable. Works are taking...
Upgraded Workington railway bridge to bring vital local be... A multi-million-pound railway bridge is to be replacement in Workington in order to benefit passengers and the local economy in Cumbria. The £4m Great...
Consultation launched to strengthen links between HS2 and ... A public consultation has been launched today by HS2 Ltd to help the development of better journeys between the North and Midlands. The government are...
Delays reduced at Liverpool Street through new engineering... A revolutionary 12-month programme of electrical works, infrastructure upgrades and operational changes to boost reliability on a critical section of...
Network Rail using world-first innovative technology for r... Rail projects across Britain could be potentially transformed as Network Rail begin working with technology start-up nPlan to use Machine Learning...
£161m upgrade at Leeds station continues Passengers in Yorkshire are being asked by Network Rail to check before they travel on Saturday 31st October and Sunday 1st of November as major...
Momentous refurbishment underway for Barmouth Viaduct The historic landmark Barmouth Viaduct is set to be protected following a £25m upgrade from Network Rail. Over the next three years, Network Rail will...
Siemens Energy and Siemens Mobility join together to devel... Siemens Mobility and Siemens Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop and offer hydrogen systems for trains. The...
Union connectivity review, terms of reference released by ... Earlier this year, on the 30th of June, the Prime Minister announced the launch of a review that would look into the union of connectivity by...
Second round of public consultation on Cambridge South sta... Second round of public consultation on Cambridge South station launches Later this month, Network Rail are set to launch the second round of public...
Plans available to view of major railway upgrade in West Y... Residents in the Huddersfield area and across the wider region are invited by Network Rail to view the latest online proposals for major upgrades to...
Crossrail governance handed over to TfL The Elizabeth line has reached its complex final stages with Crossrail Ltd working to complete the remaining Infrastructure so it can fully test the...
Employment and Skills Hub for West London set up with HS2 ... A new Employment and Skills Hub has been formed through HS2 funding and is set to benefit businesses and residents in West London. The funding was...
First ever Rail Wellbeing Live event to launch this Novemb... As an industry first, Rail Wellbeing Live will take place on the 4th and 5th of November. The event is aiming to tackle historic issues around...
The UK’s first hydrogen train trial begins today Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, has announced today, on his visit to the trials in Warwickshire, the UK’s first revolutionary hydrogen powered...
ORR: New guidelines to help disabled passengers The Office of Rail and Road have released new safeguarding measures to improve reliability of over a million requests for passenger assistance...
Booth Industries wins HS2 tunnel safety doors contract Bolton-based Booth Industries have today (29th Sept) been awarded a major contract to deliver high-pressure safety doors for the inner passages...
HS2: Webinar to discuss new habitats and wetlands in the W... HS2 are to host a webinar explaining the new habitats created for local wildlife in the West Midlands and Warwickshire. Around 250,000 trees will be...
Rail Minister opens first phase of Dawlish seawall Passengers across the South West are to benefit from their integral rail link being protected following the completion of the first phase of a new...
£1.8m improvement work this weekend near Manchester Piccad... Passengers are being asked by Network Rail to check before they travel this weekend during essential railway improvement work on a busy route into...
Wales’ Transport Minister criticises funding for Welsh rai... Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales Ken Skates has written to Grant Shapps MP, the Secretary of State for Transport, highlighting his...
Further work on £1.2bn East Coast Upgrade in October No trains in or out of London King’s Cross, or on Thameslink services to or from St Pancras International via Finsbury Park, on Saturday 17th and...
£1.8m improvement work this weekend near Manchester Piccad... Passengers are being asked by Network Rail to check before they travel this weekend during essential railway improvement work on a busy route into...
HS2: Low carbon concrete to be used to reduce carbon emiss... As part of HS2’s goal of constructing the most sustainable high-speed railway in the world, HS2 contractors in London have commenced using a new low...
Ep.17 Becoming a data-driven railway, Kelley Quirk and Mar... This week host Ailsa Cowen is joined by two guests from Network Rail. Martin Mason, Programme Manager, at Network Rail’s Digital Railway and Kelley...
Ely rail capacity upgrade open for public consultation Network Rail have today opened their first round of public consultation for proposals to upgrade the railway in and around Ely and will run for six...
Rail franchises to end, making way for a new railway After 24 years, the Department for Transport (DfT) has today (21st Sept) announced that rail franchising is to end, forming the early steps towards...
Alstom set to purchase Bombardier Transportation Alstom’s move to takeover Bombardier Transportation has progressed following the announcement that Alstom has signed the sale and purchase agreement...
Flood-damaged Edinburgh-Glasgow line to reopen The Edinburgh-Glasgow, via Falkirk High, railway line will reopen for passengers on Monday (21st Sept.) Network Rail engineers have worked tenaciously...
East Coast Main Line: £216.2m contract to increase power s... Following a £216.2m contract awarded by the Rail Electrification Alliance, The East Coast Main Line Power Supply Upgrade can move forward into its...
Network Rail and Highways England publish ‘New Station Gui... Network Rail and Highways England have collaborated to improve Britain’s transport infrastructure for rail passengers and road users, making it easier...
£800k new footbridge delivered by Network Rail Westgate-on-Sea station has received a £800,000 replacement footbridge with stepped access between the station’s two platforms over the tracks of the...
£10m boost for Gatwick Airport station upgrade Platform extensions, across three stations in West and East Sussex, have now been completed by Network Rail through funding from the Department for...
Heart of Wales line to partially reopen following storm da... From November, passengers will again be able to travel on a section of the Heart of Wales line, which runs from Shrewsbury to Swansea, as Network Rail...
HS2’s biggest tunnel site reaches milestone HS2 has reached another significant milestone at the high-speed rail project’s first tunnel site, with the completion of structural work on the...
Scotland’s greener train project progresses Scotland’s goals of a greener railway are coming ever closer with the next stage of a hydrogen train demonstration project underway. As part of the...
Major rail upgrades completed across August bank holiday Across the West Coast main line over the August bank holiday weekend, Network Rail successfully completed numerous essential upgrades. The multi...
DfT ‘Access for All’ programme has transformed Cadoxton st... As part of the Department for Transport’s ‘Access for All’ programme, a range of new multi-million-pound developments have been done at Cadoxton...
Major £1.2bn East Coast Main Line works confirmed With improving journeys for passengers as soon as possible a priority, Network Rail have today (3 Sept) confirmed dates for key works on the East...
Electrification plans for line between Fife and Clackmanna... The next stage of development work is due to begin for Network Rail engineers between Alloa and Longannet, which could see passenger services return...
HS2 construction begins with 22,000 jobs expected Europe’s largest infrastructure project has today (4 Sept) reached a momentous milestone with the start of construction on the project, highlighting...
Hitachi Rail: Five years at flagship factory in the North ... September marks five years of operation for Hitachi Rail’s North East home in Newton Aycliffe. Since then, the team has since built 192 trains, which...
Major investment for signalling upgrade in Manchester Manchester’s railway signalling system is set to be brought into the 21st century as part of the Great North Rail Project. Tens of millions of pounds...
Network Rail engineers reopen bridge ahead of schedule Following a fast response by Network Rail engineers, a Cambridgeshire bridge has reopened to rail services ahead of schedule after it was hit by a...
Contract awarded by Network Rail to strengthen bridges Three contracts have been awarded by Network Rail to carry out strengthening work to three railway bridges across the Wessex route in the South of...
Welsh Government call for backing of South Wales Main Line... Plans for new train services and stations in south-east Wales have been outlined by the Welsh Government, who have called on the UK Government to...
HS2 trials AI solution to diminish carbon emissions HS2’s plans to reduce its carbon emissions are forming as part of a new carbon and cost estimating solution powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
Network Rail & Bombardier offering work experience for stu... In response to numerous students deferring their higher education place this year, due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the government have assembled the...
HS2 Ltd: Five tech firms join Innovation Accelerator initi... HS2 Ltd have announced today (11 Sept) the first five revolutionary tech firms that will join HS2 Ltd’s Innovation Accelerator programme. The chosen...
Network Rail publish Decarbonisation Plan Network Rail have released their interim Traction Decarbonisation Network Strategy, illustrating its preliminary recommendations for decarbonising the...
Trains kept moving by AWC despite damaged overhead wires Avanti West Coast have taken an unlikely option to allow their timetable to run, without delays, despite damaged overhead wires. The operator...
Proposals submitted for rockfall shelter extension in Devo... Network Rail has submitted plans, to Teignbridge District Council, for the extension of the rockfall shelter which shields a key stretch of railway in...
Vital £3.5m upgrades at Dover Priory station complete Refurbishment work at Dover Priory station has been completed thanks to a £3.5m investment from Network Rail. The footbridge’s life span has been...
ORR confirm John Larkinson as their new Chief Executive Of... The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has confirmed John Larkinson as their new Chief Executive Officer, following a public competition. As is the...
Esk Valley line track upgrade in -17oC Upgrades to the track on the Esk Valley line were not halted despite the heavy snow in North Yorkshire. In freezing temperatures, Network Rail teams...
Network Rail save £40m thanks to revolutionary electric re... In a revolutionary world-first, electric resistant paint combined with voltage-controlled clearance (VCC) has helped make a Victorian railway bridge...
Bacteria busting technology being used on Euston station e... At London Euston station a new ultra-violet light is being used on escalator handrails in a new trial to keep passengers protected from harmful germs...
The rail industry continues to support victims of domestic... Support for domestic abuse victims has been extended by Network Rail following the implementation of an Online Safe Spaces service portal on its...
Network Rail continues commitment to increase biodiversity... Network Rail is carrying out vital work to remove trees and plants close to the railway in Market Harborough, whilst working to protect the...
East Kilbride electrification works to begin Preliminary works will soon begin to lay foundations for overhead powerlines along the East Kilbride-Glasgow Central railway as part of a multi...
Network Rail awards £900k design contract for Edinburgh Wa... Network Rail has awarded a £900,000 design contract to Mott MacDonald for the Edinburgh Waverley Masterplan. The contract will involve design work to...
Network Rail teams continue to tackle graffiti Network Rail has deployed teams at London Euston and Liverpool to remove graffiti visible to residents and passengers. At London Euston special teams...
ORR: 74.7% of trains arrived on time between Oct/Dec 2020 The Office of Rail and Road has today (18 Feb) published its passenger rail performance statistics 2020-21 Q3. That numbers show that between October...
HS2 launches innovative approach to tackling biodiversity ... HS2 has announced a new approach to tackling Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS), saving time, money and carbon output by minimising soil excavation...
Millions invested into West Midlands railway developments As part of Network Rail’s £3 million investment to renew track along key routes, the West Midlands is having 6km of track replaced. The works form...
Transport for the North told to hold off on NPR business p... Transport Minister, Grant Shapps, has instructed Transport for the North, to hold off on submitting the business plan for Northern Powerhouse Rail...
Britannia Bridge restoration works to protect vital rail l... The three land towers on Britannia Bridge are set to receive refurbishment works from Feb 17th. Designed and built by Robert Stephenson in 1850, the...
Harwich branch line reliability improved Track, sleepers and ballast have been replaced by Network Rail on the Harwich branch line, following renewals and maintenance. The programme of works...
Transport industry praised for their work in vaccination r... Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, has thanked transport operators for their ongoing work on the frontline to help people get their Covid-19...
Building back better with apprentices High Speed 2 and Skills Minister Andrew Stephenson has paid tribute to apprentices and their employers around the country during National...
Race to fix West Coast main line landslip complete Railway engineers had to work against the clock to prevent the West Coast main line between Milton Keynes and Birmingham from being damaged by...
HS2 departing northwards with Phase 2a Act confirmed The HS2 Phase 2a: High-Speed Rail (West Midlands to Crewe) Bill has been given Royal Assent (11 Feb) signifying the Government’s commitment to bring...
Network Rail tackle snow across West Yorkshire With more wintery weather forecast across West Yorkshire over the next few days, Network Rail’s teams are working tenaciously to keep train services...
Key track works planned between Ely and Kings Lynn Vital track works are set to be carried out by Network Rail between Ely and Kings Lynn to make services more reliable for passengers this month...
GTR’s first train in £55m fleet modernisation programme ba... The first of 270 trains in Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR’s) £55m fleet modernisation programme have returned to service. The revolutionary programme...
Railway innovators invited to bid on £9m FOAK fund Rail Minister, Chris Heaton-Harris, has announced the fifth round of the First of a Kind (FOAK) competition, inviting cutting-edge ideas that will...
Rail Technology Magazine launches RTM:365 Rail Technology Magazine are proud to announce the launch of our 365 virtual events platform. When building our platform, we set out with goals to...
South London’s 1980s railway track and signalling to be mo... A major four-year package of work to modernise 1980s track and signalling on the lines into London Victoria station is about to begin. The upgrades...
Reston village set for new rail station for the first time... For the first time in more than half a century, a train station is set to open in the Scottish Borders village of Reston. The Scottish Borders Council...
Huge £3m track upgrade in Cornwall complete The biggest track investment in Cornwall since the 1950s has been completed by Network Rail. Over the past five weeks, the track has been renewed on...
Don’t Cut Here: Why HS2 East should reach Chesterfield and... A report released by Chesterfield Borough Council, titled ‘Don’t Cut Here!’ has detailed the benefits of HS2 East reaching the borough, which was...
Scottish investment to support decarbonisation and modal s... Transport for Scotland has published their second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2) to help deliver the vision, priorities and outcomes for...
Railway reliability increased following a £1.4m Merseyside... A major railway bridge in St Helens has been refurbished following a £1.4m Network Rail investment as part of the Great North Rail Project. The bridge...
Progress continues on the Dawlish sea wall This Friday (5th) is the 7 year anniversary of the Dawlish storms and major work has taken place since to protect the wall and it's railway line. The...
Major signalling upgrade pending at Clacton-on-Sea Passengers are being reminded of the significant upgrade work taking place across 23-days around Clacton-on-Sea. The new computer-based signalling...
Network Rail replace two bridges in Norfolk Two new bridges have been replaced in Norfolk this weekend (31st of January), making them stronger and safer than before, to preserve a safe and...
Major £3m refurb of Stirling station roof to begin Network Rail will shortly begin work on a 10-month programme at Stirling station to deliver a £3 million investment to refurbish the non-glazed roofs...
Huge step taken as Greater Manchester takes over first rai... Today (1 Feb) marks a significant moment for Manchester’s long-term vision for rail as Transport for Greater Manchester takes over operation of...
North East railway upgrade continues with signalling revam... Rail passengers in the North East are set to benefit from a better, more reliable rail service as a major project to modernise signalling continues...
Hitachi Rail reaches major milestone with first battery-po... Hitachi Rail has reached a significant milestone following successful tests of its first battery-powered tram in Florence. While traditional tram...
WYCA to discuss latest plans for £24.2m White Rose rail st... Discussions around plans for a £24.2m rail station at White Rose in Leeds is due to be discussed by West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Investment...
Ep. 25 The industry needs to take matters into its own han... On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by Gareth Dennis, a Railway engineer and writer. Gareth dissects the strong...
Stonehaven-Montrose recovery works underway The railway line between Stonehaven and Montrose is to remain closed until Monday, February 22 as engineers work to carry out repairs on a damaged...
Huge rail upgrades incoming for Greater Manchester and Yor... Vital rail infrastructure in the North of England will be upgraded this summer to support the delivery of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU)...
Transport for Wales completes further Metro works Transport for Wales has reopened the railway lines north of Radyr following a successful three-week blockade to push forward with building the South...
What is next for the Werrington tunnel? Following the UK engineering first, at Werrington, where an 11,000-tonne curved concrete box was successfully pushed under the East Coast Main Line...
HS2 to begin construction on huge Victoria Road Crossover ... Momentous sheet piling work has been completed by HS2 contractors Skanska Costain STRABAG Railways Joint Venture (SCS Railways) in Acton, West London...
Snow stopping the railways thanks to Network Rail helicopt... The heavy snowfall has caused numerous issues and delays over the past couple of weeks and Network Rail (NR) has worked to innovate around this...
Major £794m boost for rail links in the North and South A major £794m investment package is set to reopen two important rail routes closed more than 50 years ago has been announced today (23 Jan) by...
HS2 Minister issues Eastern Leg spot safeguarding statemen... A statement has been issued from Andrew Stephenson, HS2 Minister, following the publication of additional safeguarding directions for the West...
Bombardier export deal secures $2.3bn from UK Government A major $2.3bn financing deal for the Cairo Monorail project in Egypt has been granted by the UK Government. This will help support an English plant...
Railway engineers battle against Storm Christoph Railway engineers across the North West are working to combat the effects of Storm Christoph as they continue to keep passengers and freight safely on...
ORR proposes new guidance on level crossing safety The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today (20 Jan) released simpler guidance on level crossing safety to support the rail industry, traffic...
Network Rail donates laptops to pupils to help with remote... Over 70 children at St. Willibrord’s R.C. Primary School in Clayton, East Manchester, have received a donation of refurbished laptops from Network...
Greater investment in rail research could help level up th... A report commissioned by the University of Huddersfield and the University of Leeds, details how greater investment in rail research could be used to...
Plans for £42m Leeds Bradford Airport Parkway Station open... The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has launched a public consultation into plans to build a new rail station on the existing Harrogate line...
Rail industry responds to Transport for the North funding ... Following last week’s announcement (14 Jan) that the Transport budget for the North (TfN) is to be cut by 40%, the trade body for the UK rail supply...
Major accessibility upgrade back on track for Kidsgrove st... After stalling for more than a year, Kidsgrove stations multi-million-pound accessibility upgrade is now underway. From today (18 Jan) work to...
Xrail Group secure 4-year maintenance contract in Spain Over the next 4 years, commencing from the 1st of January 2021, Xrail has been sub-contracted to deliver around the clock Corrective and Preventive...
Network Rail named in Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards... Network Rail has been ranked 29th in the top 50 best places to work in the UK by Glassdoor, one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites, as...
Huge upgrade to passengers lifts at Macclesfield station Improvement work as part of the Great North Rail Project continues this week at Macclesfield station. The station's lifts are set to be replaced as a...
New opportunities arising in HS2 for those returning to wo... To coincide with HS2’s continued drive to create employment opportunities for local people and those from disadvantaged and underrepresented groups...
State-of-the-art signalling to be installed at Birmingham ... Major works are set to take place throughout 2021 at Birmingham New Street, starting on the 24th of January. A rolling programme of platform closures...
Tram Train Pilot Learning Hub launched South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE), Stagecoach Supertram and Network Rail have partnered together to launch the Tram Train Pilot...
A UK engineering first as 11,000 tonne tunnel is installed... A UK engineering first is set to take place as a huge 11,000-tonne curved concrete box is to be pushed under the East Coast Main Line (ECML). The...
Vital work continues on East Coast Upgrade Work on the £1.2bn East Coast Upgrade is set to continue throughout January with people intending to travel at the weekends reminded to check before...
HS2 to launch innovative project-wide health and safety pa... A major step has been taken by HS2 and its contractors in developing health and safety assurance across sites between London and the West Midlands by...
ORR: Ticketing & refunds policy deemed biggest complaints ... Office of Rail and Road has published their statistics on passenger rail service complaints about the second quarter of 2020-21 (July, August...
Scotland’s Railway sees £16m of major investment works Scotland’s Railway has received £16m of enhancement work to bring more reliable services for passengers and freight customers. Network Rail engineers...
Hydrogen rail on track for Scotland’s railways A game-changing project has been launched in hopes of delivering a production-ready hydrogen train in Scotland by November this year. A rail...
Brand-new platform unveiled at Leeds station The highly anticipated brand-new platform 0 at Leeds station has been revealed today by Network Rail. Images of the new platform have been released...
Transport for the North say 2021 must be a major year for ... Transport for the North (TfN) have detailed, in their submission to the Union Connectivity Review chaired by Sir Peter Hendy, how a more joined-up...
Gatwick Airport Station: How is the £150m project progress... Gatwick Airport station is undergoing a momentous £150m transformation to relieve crowding, improve accessibility and reduce delays for commuters and...
Hull Trains suspend services for a third time For a third time, Hull Trains from the 9th of Jan temporarily suspending all services in response to the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak. The decision comes...
Reliability improvements across Harwich branch line Upgrade works to make train services more reliable on the Harwich branch line have begun. Track, sleepers and ballast will be replaced by Network Rail...
Ep.24 Cyber security on our rail network, Paul Appleton & ... On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by two guests. Paul Appleton, Deputy Director of Railway Safety and HM Deputy...
HS2 continues recruitment drive for 2021 In the final months of 2020, September through to December, HS2 Ltd recruited 300 people out of the 500 they anticipated filling their new job...
Bring in the WaveWalker In February 2014, severe storms battered England’s southern coast and the sea-front railway running through Dawlish, Devon, felt the full force of the...
End of an era for 82-year-old Isle of Wight trains The residents of the Isle of Wight bid farewell to their iconic trains yesterday (Jan 3rd), which are estimated to have travelled in excess of 3...
RIA: Restoring Your Railway and Coventry Shuttle The third day of RIA’s latest Unlocking Innovation event series covered two exciting areas for the industry, the Coventry Shuttle and the Department...
Major investment in Glasgow’s railway this Christmas Momentous work is set to take place throughout the festive period to improve journeys from 2021 for rail passengers in Glasgow. Engineers will be...
New safety initiative launched by Community Rail Partnersh... The Bittern Line and Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnerships have teamed up with Network Rail to promote safe use of level crossings. Children in...
Rail fares to rise by 2.6% next year Fares are set to rise next year by 2.6% from a delayed start date of March 1st. An average increase across all fares will still be the lowest since...
RIA: Tram/train and light rail schemes in the UK Day two of RIA’s Unlocking Innovation series on Light Rail featured discussions surrounding tram/train and light rail schemes across the UK, with...
EMR use driver training bubbles to fast-track new fleet in... East Midlands Railway has successfully innovated around social distancing guidelines in order to deliver two new trains into the EMR fleet. After...
RIA: The Latest Innovations in Light Rail The Railway Industry Association’s (RIA) final Unlocking Innovation series of 2020 is focusing on the Light Weight and Low-Cost Railway, examining the...
HS2 awarded disability confident recruitment award HS2 Ltd.’s resourcing team have been crowned Recruitment Team of the Year award by The Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI), a not-for...
RBF continues to support families over Christmas Christmas will arrive early this year for hundreds of rail families with children thanks to the UK based rail charity, the Railway Benefit Fund (RBF)...
Space and seats doubled on Great Northern Fen Line Passengers on the Fen Line between Cambridge and King’s Lynn, starting from yesterday (13 Dec), were treated to their new twice-longer eight-carriage...
FirstGroup to lose two franchises FirstGroup has reached an agreement with the Government over the close of two rail franchises, the multi-national transport group has said. The...
HS2: Work experience for students who deferred university ... HS2 is supporting the government’s initiative for students who had planned to study this year, but who were offered a deferred university place, would...
Network Rail plan to alter Croydon railway bottleneck Network Rail’s plans to fix railway bottleneck in Croydon have been met with strong support from passengers and the community following a widespread...
Over 1.5m Christmas cards & more to be delivered by freigh... As the demand for goods increases around Christmas time, you would think you’re like for seeing an increase in lorries on the road, contributing to...
Major resignalling work set for Birmingham New Street Birmingham New Street passengers are being asked to double-check their platforms, throughout 2021, before travelling as work continues to replace...
‘Sunflower’ Christmas tree highlights support for those wi... A Christmas tree decorated in sunflowers has been made by staff at Euston station to promote its support for passengers with non-visible disabilities...
Multi-million-pound upgrade complete on North Yorkshire ra... Network Rail has completed a humongous £9.8 million upgrade to the rail route between Knaresborough and Poppleton which will advance services for...
NRIL: Decarbonisation of the North’s network is key to ‘le... The Northern Rail Industry Leaders (NRIL) have published a White Paper setting out how the region can decarbonise its railways. The report details...
Crossrail confirm Farringdon station construction is compl... The Farringdon Elizabeth line station has successfully reached a momentous milestone with the completion of construction activity, Crossrail has...
HS2 to boost tourism in Cumbria The Lake District’s 2040 Visitor Travel Vision is set to receive a welcome boost through the proposed High Speed Two passenger service travelling...
Community Rail groups and the rail industry must work toge... Following the recent Transport for the North Community and Rail User group event, an agreement was reached between attendees that they must work in...
£29 million pledged to Stoke-on-Trent and Longton train st... Longton train stations and other transport networks around Stoke-on-Trent are set to receive £29 million of funding. The funding is part of the...
Ep. 21 The green rail revolution, Maria Machancoses On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by Maria Machancoses, Director of Midlands Connect. Maria talks about the...
Impact of the pandemic felt in ORR rail finance report It’s not a surprising statement to suggest the Covid-19 pandemic has had a sizeable impact on the rail industry and it’s financial situation, but a...
Ep. 20 Responding to a crisis & bee gardens, Tom Moran On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by Tom Moran, Managing Director of Thameslink & Great Northern. Tom spoke about...
Rail Minister and industry members join forces to tackle s... Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris has sworn to lead the ongoing battle to tackle suicide on Britain’s railways, during a virtual event with industry...
Spending Review 2020: £2bn for transport Today (25 Nov) Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his Spending Review 2020 speech. Within his speech he said that over £2 billion is to be used to keep...
Network Rail to work with White Ribbon UK to help tackle d... Network Rail has been approved as a White Ribbon UK accredited organization, demonstrating its commitment to encouraging collective action to change...
Students to avoid changing journey fees this Christmas Students who may have already booked their train tickets to travel home for Christmas, before the recent announcement of the student travel window...
Fridays now ‘off peak’ on Avanti West Coast Friday morning peak restrictions has been removed on Avanti West Coast long distance journeys to and from London Euston starting from today, 20...
Ep 19. The future of our railways, Ed Akers On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by Ed Akers, Principal Programme Sponsor for Network Rail’s East Coast Upgrade...
Greater Anglia trains test negative for Covid-19 Greater Anglia have been working alongside a provider of testing, inspection and compliance service to test for Covid-19 on its trains, and every test...
Network Rail partners with Southern Water and local commun... Network Rail are working in collaboration with the Southeast Communities Rail Partnership and Southern Water to recycle rainwater for use by station...
West Coast main line and Euston HS2 upgrades in 2021 Network Rail has announced vital upgrades on the West Coast main line and at London Euston in spring/summer 2021. The work, part of Britain’s Railway...
TfL: Major work at South Kensington tube station in Feb 20... Transport for London (TfL) has today advised passengers who use South Kensington Tube station that vital work to replace escalators starts in late...
PM publishes Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolut... Today the Prime Minister has published and set out his ten-point plan for a green industrial revolution which will create and support up to 250,000...
Ilford station's new entrance steelwork complete The steelwork for the new station entrance at Ilford on Cranbrook Road has been completed. The steel framework makes up a new, modern and spacious...
Improving communication for disabled passengers on the rai... Using public transport has always been a source of frustration and anxiety, and sometimes outright impossible, for disabled people with obstacles such...
East West Railway begins second phase of rolling stock pro... East West Railway Company, (EWR Co), is set to resume market engagement with possible train suppliers, as its rolling stock procurement process enters...
Severn Tunnel road-to-rail emergency vehicle revealed Ambulance crews and firefighters will now be able to reach emergency situations in the Severn Tunnel much faster as a new, dedicated road-to-rail...
Dawlish sea wall second section underway Network Rail have begun working on the second section of the new, larger sea wall at Dawlish, in Devon, which will allow for greater protection of the...
East Coast Upgrade continues ahead of six-day Christmas cl... Network Rail are pushing on with work just outside of King’s Cross station which is part of the £1.2 billion East Coast Main Line upgrade, the route...
Local firm to design East Midlands Railway Aurora fleet in... East Midlands Railway (EMR) has selected a Derby supplier to create the interiors for its new Aurora fleet. DGDESIGN has worked with a vast array of...
Greater Anglia continue to test new fleet of commuter trai... Greater Anglia are continuing diligent testing of their new fleet of commuter trains in the build-up to them entering passenger service later this...
Network Rail in the top 20 apprentice employers in England... Network Rail has been recognised as one of the top 20 apprentice employers in England in the National Apprenticeship Service’s Top 100 Apprenticeship...
Department for Transport confirms HS2 northern bills will ... The Department for Transport (DfT) have confirmed that Phase 2b of High Speed 2 (HS2) will be divided into numerous bills which will be passed through...
University of Leeds signs East Coast Main Line research ag... The University of Leeds has signed a £10 million co-investment agreement with companies involved in the power supply upgrade of the East Coast Main...
Network Rail accredited as Real Living Wage employer Network Rail have received approval to become an accredited Real Living Wage employer. The real Living Wage rates for 2020/21 have been announced as...
How are GTR building back better, greener and faster? Steve White, Govia Thameslink CEO, spoke to RTM’s Editorial Lead, Ailsa Cowen, about their recent awards, how they will continue to work to prevent...
Why is the East Coast Main Line Upgrade so vital to passen... The East Coast Upgrade. One of the biggest programme’s our railway has ever undertaken. With £1.2bn being spent on the revolutionary upgrade to allow...
Progress continues for Inclusive Transport Strategy As today (3 Nov) marks Purple Tuesday 2020, an initiative that aims to improve the customer experience for disabled people, Rail and Accessible...
EMR introduces first of new regional train fleet East Midlands Railway have introduced their first, highly anticipated, train as per of their new regional fleet. The Class 170 “Turbostars”, which...
New station building at Gatwick Airport underway Work began yesterday (1 Nov) on Gatwick Airport’s huge, modern railway station concourse, as the first train arrived at one of the platforms that has...
Avanti West Coast set to transform Motherwell cross-border... Motherwell is set to see a transformation in services as Avanti West Coast announces plans for a major timetable boost on its Anglo-Scottish route...
Aberdeen-Dundee rail line to reopen tomorrow The railway line between Aberdeen and Dundee will reopen on Tuesday (3 Nov) following the completion of work to repair the line following August’s...
£1.7bn bailout for TfL from Government A secondary funding and financing package for Transport for London, worth up to £1.7bn, has been agreed by the Government. The package will deliver...
Rail Wellbeing Live has 9,000 sign ups and counting With Rail Wellbeing Live taking place next week, more than 9,000 people have now signed up, making the event the largest ever dedicated to health and...
A boost of £1.5m for Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle new stati... Plans to build a new £1.5m station in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle area have begun to progress following investment from the Liverpool City Region...
Greener and brighter stations across Hampshire and Surrey Network Rail hope to save 25% in electricity by rewiring and relighting their Wessex Route stations. Worcester Park and Andover stations are two of...
Network Rail releases world-first targets to tackle global... Network Rail have today announced a world first, they are set to become the first rail company in the world to set the most ambitious Science-Based...
West Coast main line passengers warned of disruption today... With heavy-rain forecast today (29th Oct) passengers travelling through Lancashire and Cumbria are being warned of slower-than-usual journeys and...
ScotRail launches new engagement panel Scotland’s Railway has reformed its Stakeholder Panel as it continues to engage with the railway’s key stakeholders. The original Stakeholder Panel...
Multi-million-pound track upgrades in Cumbria Rail passengers in Cumbria are being advised to plan ahead next month when travelling due to Network Rail upgrading track near Bootle station. On five...
Covid-19 disrupted rail journeys to avoid admin fees on Ad... Extra protections have been to put in place for rail passengers to ensure they are not left out of pocket from Covid-19 related local restrictions...
Wales and Borders rail franchise put under public control Transport Minister, Ken Skates, has today (Oct 22nd) announced in light of significant decline in passenger numbers the Welsh Government has decided...
Bridge renewals in North Yorkshire this weekend From this weekend, multi-million-pound bridge upgrades are taking place on the Settle to Carlisle line in North Yorkshire, to make the railway more...
TfN: Global competition for the future of rail and other t... Today (20th Oct) Transport for the North has launched a procurement to notify the development of a ‘Smart North Ecosystem’ to join the region’s rail...
HS2 publishes viaduct designs for Edgcote and Lower Thorpe... HS2 have revealed the latest designs for the Edgcote and Lower Thorpe Viaducts as the project began a four-week online engagement event for...
Major upgrades in the Lewisham area this festive season Rail passengers in Kent and South East London are advised to plan ahead for their travel around the Christmas and New Year period as work to advance...
RIA: Routes to Zero Carbon Rail via electrification At such a vital time for the UK and the rail industry, with the UK’s Net Zero target less than 30 years away and the impact that Covid-19 has and will...
Network Rail spending with SMEs surpasses £2.5bn in 2019-2... Britain’s rail industry has a key part to play in its economic growth, and in light of current Covid-19 outbreak, also its recovery. The railway...
Glasgow Queen Street wins World Cup of Stations 2020 The results are in and Glasgow Queen Street has been named Britain’s favourite station in the World Cup of Stations 2020. Out of 2,579 stations across...
Track repairs begin at Stonehaven site Following the Stonehaven derailment on August 12th, the latest stage in extensive recovery and reinstatement works has begun. Network Rail engineers...
New contract signed for Arriva CrossCountry A new contract has been announced today (16th Oct) by Rail Minister, Chris Heaton-Harris, between the Government and Arriva CrossCountry. Arriva...
£1.7m invested by TransPennine Express into further cleani... An efficient cleaning programme is already in place, but the extra uplift will see more than 9,400 further cleaning hours, allowing a dedicated team...
New £15m Kintore station rejoins Scottish railway Kintore re-joined Scotland’s Railway this morning (Oct 15th) with the opening of the town’s new station, following an absence of 56 years. Funded by...
Network Rail’s ‘open data’ programme begins The working condition of 1,500 lifts and 300 escalators across nearly 500 stations will soon be available for passengers to view in aid of helping...
HS2 welcomes over 400 new apprentices Within HS2’s Skills, Employment and Education Strategy released back in 2018, they committed to creating at least 2,000 apprenticeships during the...
Cumbrian river restored to original path to protect West C... Network Rail is working with the Eden Rivers Trust, Environment Agency, Natural England and landowners to return the River Leith near Thrimby back to...
£17m Government boost for Southampton’s rail freight capac... Rail Minister, Chris Heaton-Harris, has today announced a further £17 million is to be invested into a major rail upgrade to freight services in...
London rail stations brought to life with new architectura... A series of eye-catching benches by up-and-coming architects have been revealed at some of London’s largest railway stations, following a design...
Dog saves owner from oncoming train in East Yorkshire A pedestrian had a narrow escape with an oncoming train in East Yorkshire after his dog alerted him to the oncoming train. Network Rail and Northern...
Rail Delivery Group announce leadership changes The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has announced changes to its leadership that will certify the organisation is prepared to support probable reforms...
Further work on £1.2bn East Coast Upgrade in October No trains in or out of London King’s Cross, or on Thameslink services to or from St Pancras International via Finsbury Park, on Saturday 17th and...
Rail Delivery Group announce leadership changes The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has announced changes to its leadership that will certify the organisation is prepared to support probable reforms...
Ep.17 Becoming a data-driven railway, Kelley Quirk and Mar... This week host Ailsa Cowen is joined by two guests from Network Rail. Martin Mason, Programme Manager, at Network Rail’s Digital Railway and Kelley...
Rail franchises to end, making way for a new railway After 24 years, the Department for Transport (DfT) has today (21st Sept) announced that rail franchising is to end, forming the early steps towards...
East Coast Main Line: £216.2m contract to increase power s... Following a £216.2m contract awarded by the Rail Electrification Alliance, The East Coast Main Line Power Supply Upgrade can move forward into its...
Network Rail and Highways England publish ‘New Station Gui... Network Rail and Highways England have collaborated to improve Britain’s transport infrastructure for rail passengers and road users, making it easier...
Nexus’ new £362m Metro fleet keeps infamous yellow Metro’s £362m new train fleet have been revealed to be bright yellow, as Nexus launches a major public consultation on its interior design. Nexus, the...
£10m boost for Gatwick Airport station upgrade Platform extensions, across three stations in West and East Sussex, have now been completed by Network Rail through funding from the Department for...
Heart of Wales line to partially reopen following storm da... From November, passengers will again be able to travel on a section of the Heart of Wales line, which runs from Shrewsbury to Swansea, as Network Rail...
Grant Shapps calls on Network Rail to help tackle graffiti Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has published a letter to Network Rail in regards to the prevalence of graffiti on Britain’s rail network. The letter...
Scotland’s greener train project progresses Scotland’s goals of a greener railway are coming ever closer with the next stage of a hydrogen train demonstration project underway. As part of the...
New collaboration between DfT and East Midlands transport ... Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, has today (3 Sept) set out a new collaboration agreement between local leaders in the East Midlands in order to...
Aldrington station refurbished ahead of schedule Passengers at Aldrington station, in East Sussex, are to set benefit from newly improved platforms following a £500k investment. Engineers have...
ORR and the rail industry are working together to improve ... The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and the rail industry are working together to develop passenger information. Following ORR’s call earlier this year...
LNER boost services as passengers return As many people begin their usual commute again today, whether that’s back to work or back to school, many rail franchisers have increased their...
Major investment for signalling upgrade in Manchester Manchester’s railway signalling system is set to be brought into the 21st century as part of the Great North Rail Project. Tens of millions of pounds...
New electric train fleet revealed for Birmingham’s Cross-C... The electric train fleet set to transform travel on Birmingham’s Cross-City Line has been revealed to rail passengers in the West Midlands. A sneak...
Welsh Government call for backing of South Wales Main Line... Plans for new train services and stations in south-east Wales have been outlined by the Welsh Government, who have called on the UK Government to...
Transport Secretary commits to a resilient railway Network Rail’s provisional report on the Stonehaven tragedy, commissioned by the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps immediately after the event, has...
Work begins to restore passenger services to Leven The first phase of work by Network Rail is set to begin as part of the restoration of passenger services to Leven. Engineers will be carrying out...
HS2 trials AI solution to diminish carbon emissions HS2’s plans to reduce its carbon emissions are forming as part of a new carbon and cost estimating solution powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
Network Rail & Bombardier offering work experience for stu... In response to numerous students deferring their higher education place this year, due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the government have assembled the...
Leaders agree final Northern Powerhouse Rail plan The North’s leaders have agreed a final preferred route for Northern Powerhouse Rail and have called on the government to be ambitious when publishing...
Doncaster Mayor urges government to prioritise existing in... The Mayor of Doncaster, Ros Jones is calling for the government to prioritise investment in existing rail infrastructure and improved regional and...
Almost 30,000 railway staff to undertake disability awaren... Tens of thousands of railway staff are being trained to communicate more effectively with disabled passengers, understand challenges they may face and...
Network Rail launches Rail Investment Centre of Excellence In order to better support regional business and improve delivery on major projects and investment, Network Rail has launched its new Rail Investment...
ORR confirm John Larkinson as their new Chief Executive Of... The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has confirmed John Larkinson as their new Chief Executive Officer, following a public competition. As is the...
The rail industry continues to support victims of domestic... Support for domestic abuse victims has been extended by Network Rail following the implementation of an Online Safe Spaces service portal on its...
Transport for the North told to hold off on NPR business p... Transport Minister, Grant Shapps, has instructed Transport for the North, to hold off on submitting the business plan for Northern Powerhouse Rail...
Rail Technology Magazine launches RTM:365 Rail Technology Magazine are proud to announce the launch of our 365 virtual events platform. When building our platform, we set out with goals to...
Captain Sir Tom Moore: ‘An inspiration to all of us’ Everyone at Rail Technology Magazine acknowledges the legacy of Captain Sir Tom Moore, who through his actions inspired the country in a most...
HS2 Ltd Chair Allan Cook resigns Chairman of HS2 Ltd, Allan Cook CBE, has handed in his resignation to the Department for Transport, meaning he will leave his role at the end of July...
Eurostar will receive support according to the French gove... Eurostar is set to receive aid from France and the UK to safeguard its future in a post-pandemic world, according to the French government. The open...
RIA respond to the Transport Committee’s Major Projects in... The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has published its response to the Transport Committee’s inquiry into Major Transport Projects. The UK has a...
Revolutionary technology used to develop thousands of mile... As part of Network Rail’s new action plan for sustainable vegetation management, scientists are using ground-breaking technology along with Britain’s...
Network Rail donates laptops to pupils to help with remote... Over 70 children at St. Willibrord’s R.C. Primary School in Clayton, East Manchester, have received a donation of refurbished laptops from Network...
Transport budget for the North slashed by 40% Despite Government commitments to continue to “level up” the North of England by investing in northern transport schemes, it has opted to cut 40% of...
West Yorkshire CA stresses importance of rail investment f... A government review has been told that improving connections between the UK’s four devolved nations relies on investment into rail infrastructure in...
TfN backs new consultation aimed at improving rail in Manc... Transport for the North (TfN) has backed a newly-launched consultation bringing together the key general public and key organisations in the North...
Rail standards changes to enable £5.5m of benefits for ind... Recent changes to rail standards, including the simplifying of introducing new rolling stock and requirements for more consistent signage, are...
ORR: Ticketing & refunds policy deemed biggest complaints ... Office of Rail and Road has published their statistics on passenger rail service complaints about the second quarter of 2020-21 (July, August...
Halo Shield keeping Covid-19 at bay this Christmas An automated army will be keeping Covid-19 at bay at rail projects across the UK this Christmas. The innovative Halo Shield System is creating Covid...
New safety initiative launched by Community Rail Partnersh... The Bittern Line and Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnerships have teamed up with Network Rail to promote safe use of level crossings. Children in...
HS2 awarded disability confident recruitment award HS2 Ltd.’s resourcing team have been crowned Recruitment Team of the Year award by The Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI), a not-for...
RBF continues to support families over Christmas Christmas will arrive early this year for hundreds of rail families with children thanks to the UK based rail charity, the Railway Benefit Fund (RBF)...
FirstGroup to lose two franchises FirstGroup has reached an agreement with the Government over the close of two rail franchises, the multi-national transport group has said. The...
Community Rail groups and the rail industry must work toge... Following the recent Transport for the North Community and Rail User group event, an agreement was reached between attendees that they must work in...
Stations light up purple to celebrate disabled people worl... Purple lights will beam across railway stations throughout the country today (3rd Dec) as the rail industry joins the global #PurpleLightUp movement...
Parts of Crossrail may be “parked” to speed up completion During a meeting yesterday (1st Dec) The London Assembly Transport Committee were told by Transport for London (TfL) commissioner Andy Byford that non...
EMR continue cleaning efforts as lockdown eases As lockdown restrictions set to ease over the coming days, East Midlands Railway has brought in further measures to keep its trains and stations clean...
Impact of the pandemic felt in ORR rail finance report It’s not a surprising statement to suggest the Covid-19 pandemic has had a sizeable impact on the rail industry and it’s financial situation, but a...
Rail Minister and industry members join forces to tackle s... Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris has sworn to lead the ongoing battle to tackle suicide on Britain’s railways, during a virtual event with industry...
Network Rail to work with White Ribbon UK to help tackle d... Network Rail has been approved as a White Ribbon UK accredited organization, demonstrating its commitment to encouraging collective action to change...
Students to avoid changing journey fees this Christmas Students who may have already booked their train tickets to travel home for Christmas, before the recent announcement of the student travel window...
RIA publish ’10 reason to continue to invest in rail’ docu... The Railway Industry Association (RIA), has called upon Government to consider the long-term importance of the rail network, publishing 10 reasons why...
TfW welcomes new member to Community Rail Network Transport for Wales has welcomed the election of Lisa Denison to the board of directors of the Community Rail Network (CRN). The CRN is an association...
The £2.4bn underinvestment in Welsh rail the UK must addre... Calls have been raised to use the recently-announced ‘Union Connectivity Review’ as an opportunity to address what the Welsh Government have...
Fridays now ‘off peak’ on Avanti West Coast Friday morning peak restrictions has been removed on Avanti West Coast long distance journeys to and from London Euston starting from today, 20...
Network Rail Wessex staff receive beak-spoke training Leaves and branches on the line are the usual suspects for delays, but swans disrupting rail services are more common than you would initially think...
NPR sends recommendations to Grant Shapps for new rail net... Leaders in the North have agreed an initial preferred way forward for a new railway network that will transform the region’s economy by creating...
Greater Anglia trains test negative for Covid-19 Greater Anglia have been working alongside a provider of testing, inspection and compliance service to test for Covid-19 on its trains, and every test...
DfT: A fairer deal for communities on HS2 property schemes... Transport Minister Andrew Stephenson has announced today (17 Nov) the publication of a range of recommendations that illustrate how land and property...
Fire near Bradford railway lines to cause delays Northern Rail passengers are being urged to check before they travel in light of a large fire close to the railway in Bradford. The fire, which was...
Thameslink, Great Northern and Southern trains test negati... Independent laboratory results show that Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern trains are testing negative for Covid-19 over three weeks after being...
Improving communication for disabled passengers on the rai... Using public transport has always been a source of frustration and anxiety, and sometimes outright impossible, for disabled people with obstacles such...
Network Rail accredited as Real Living Wage employer Network Rail have received approval to become an accredited Real Living Wage employer. The real Living Wage rates for 2020/21 have been announced as...
Network Rail launches ‘Lorries Can’t Limbo’ campaign With more large vehicles expected on Britain’s roads in the run up to Christmas, Network Rail has revealed the most-struck bridges in the country to...
‘Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Charter’ launched The Railway Industry Association (RIA) and Women in Rail (WR) have announced the launch of a Charter to champion and showcase equality, diversity and...
Progress continues for Inclusive Transport Strategy As today (3 Nov) marks Purple Tuesday 2020, an initiative that aims to improve the customer experience for disabled people, Rail and Accessible...
GTR doubles the number of female train driver applicants The UK’s biggest rail operator, Govia Thameslink Railway, which runs the Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express services, has...
2020 worst summer in five years for trespassing on the rai... Recent statistics from Network Rail and British Transport Police show that there were 5,100 trespass incidents over the summer months, with the total...
New contract signed for Arriva CrossCountry A new contract has been announced today (16th Oct) by Rail Minister, Chris Heaton-Harris, between the Government and Arriva CrossCountry. Arriva...
Network Rail collaborate to highlight shocking abuse towar... Network Rail and Co-op have joined forces with Channel 4 and Nationwide Building Society to highlight the abuse and violence carried out against...
Network Rail employees featured in Queen’s Birthday Honour... Two former and five current Network Rail have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, which was published on the 10th of October. Simon...
LNER raises £230,000 for CALM charity London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has reached a significant milestone in their fundraising target for charity partner Campaign Against Living...
Rail industry and charities join together to tackle homele... A first of its kind industry homelessness charter has been signed by Andrew Haines, Chief Executive of Network Rail, Grant Shapps, Transport Secretary...
LNER: Record cleaning measures continue to keep customers ... A record level of enhanced cleaning procedures, in order to keep people safe onboard trains and at stations, have been carried out by London North...
First ever Rail Wellbeing Live event to launch this Novemb... As an industry first, Rail Wellbeing Live will take place on the 4th and 5th of November. The event is aiming to tackle historic issues around...
ORR: New guidelines to help disabled passengers The Office of Rail and Road have released new safeguarding measures to improve reliability of over a million requests for passenger assistance...
HS2: Webinar to discuss new habitats and wetlands in the W... HS2 are to host a webinar explaining the new habitats created for local wildlife in the West Midlands and Warwickshire. Around 250,000 trees will be...
New pilot has launched with BTP and London rail companies Great Northern, Southeastern, Southern and Thameslink, are working in collaboration with the British Transport Police as part of a new pilot scheme...
Rail Delivery Group announce leadership changes The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has announced changes to its leadership that will certify the organisation is prepared to support probable reforms...
Grant Shapps calls on Network Rail to help tackle graffiti Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has published a letter to Network Rail in regards to the prevalence of graffiti on Britain’s rail network. The letter...
Major rail upgrades completed across August bank holiday Across the West Coast main line over the August bank holiday weekend, Network Rail successfully completed numerous essential upgrades. The multi...
Investment into Wigan North Western station for better rai... As part of the Great North Rail Project, passengers travelling from Wigan North Western station to Manchester and Leeds, will soon be provided with a...
DfT ‘Access for All’ programme has transformed Cadoxton st... As part of the Department for Transport’s ‘Access for All’ programme, a range of new multi-million-pound developments have been done at Cadoxton...
New collaboration between DfT and East Midlands transport ... Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, has today (3 Sept) set out a new collaboration agreement between local leaders in the East Midlands in order to...
HS2 construction begins with 22,000 jobs expected Europe’s largest infrastructure project has today (4 Sept) reached a momentous milestone with the start of construction on the project, highlighting...
Network Rail begin work to recover railway at Stonehaven This week Network Rail are beginning the careful procedure of recovering the carriages involved in the tragic accident that occurred on the 12th of...
SWR awards £5m in community improvement schemes A total of £5m in funding is now set to benefit 67 local schemes supported by the South Western Railway Customer and Communities Improvement Fund...
Transport Secretary commits to a resilient railway Network Rail’s provisional report on the Stonehaven tragedy, commissioned by the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps immediately after the event, has...
TfW launches Supply Chain Platform events Transport for Wales are launching a series of bi-monthly interactive Supply Chain Platform events alongside Business Wales to help them deliver and...
Track works planned between London and Cambridge Vital work to replace worn track on the West Anglia Main Line between London and Cambridge is expected to take place, with passengers set to benefit...
TfL unveils new Piccadilly Line tube train design Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled the design for the new Piccadilly Line underground trains, which will begin operation on the line in 2025...
HS2 north portal site ready for tunnel boring machine Excavation of HS2’s north portal site of Long Itchington Wood Tunnel is now complete and ready for the launch of the tunnel boring machine that will...
Proposals submitted for rockfall shelter extension in Devo... Network Rail has submitted plans, to Teignbridge District Council, for the extension of the rockfall shelter which shields a key stretch of railway in...
Historic bridge to be replaced with a stronger replica in ... Worcester Shrub Hill station is set to have a turn back time moment when their bridge, which was removed last year, is replaced by an identical...
Major £17m Southampton Freight Train Lengthening project c... On the 19th of Feb, engineers finished a series of improvements on the lines used by freight trains between Southampton Central and Redbridge...
ORR confirm John Larkinson as their new Chief Executive Of... The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has confirmed John Larkinson as their new Chief Executive Officer, following a public competition. As is the...
Esk Valley line track upgrade in -17oC Upgrades to the track on the Esk Valley line were not halted despite the heavy snow in North Yorkshire. In freezing temperatures, Network Rail teams...
Network Rail save £40m thanks to revolutionary electric re... In a revolutionary world-first, electric resistant paint combined with voltage-controlled clearance (VCC) has helped make a Victorian railway bridge...
Bacteria busting technology being used on Euston station e... At London Euston station a new ultra-violet light is being used on escalator handrails in a new trial to keep passengers protected from harmful germs...
The rail industry continues to support victims of domestic... Support for domestic abuse victims has been extended by Network Rail following the implementation of an Online Safe Spaces service portal on its...
Network Rail continues commitment to increase biodiversity... Network Rail is carrying out vital work to remove trees and plants close to the railway in Market Harborough, whilst working to protect the...
East Kilbride electrification works to begin Preliminary works will soon begin to lay foundations for overhead powerlines along the East Kilbride-Glasgow Central railway as part of a multi...
South Wales Metro continues to lift the local economy The South Wales Metro project that is being delivered by Transport for Wales is continuing to boost the local economy by providing more opportunities...
Network Rail awards £900k design contract for Edinburgh Wa... Network Rail has awarded a £900,000 design contract to Mott MacDonald for the Edinburgh Waverley Masterplan. The contract will involve design work to...
Network Rail teams continue to tackle graffiti Network Rail has deployed teams at London Euston and Liverpool to remove graffiti visible to residents and passengers. At London Euston special teams...
ORR: 74.7% of trains arrived on time between Oct/Dec 2020 The Office of Rail and Road has today (18 Feb) published its passenger rail performance statistics 2020-21 Q3. That numbers show that between October...
Stonehaven-Montrose railway to reopen The rail route between Stonehaven and Montrose will reopen for passenger and freight customers next Monday (22 Feb) following the successful...
Designs for HS2 Euston tunnel headhouse revealed HS2 have revealed the final design for the headhouse that will provide emergency access to the high speed railway’s tunnels as they approach Euston...
The role of placemaking in High Speed Two Talk to a local about the reopening of London’s St Pancras station in 2008, and you’re more likely to hear feedback about the food court and shopping...
Britannia Bridge restoration works to protect vital rail l... The three land towers on Britannia Bridge are set to receive refurbishment works from Feb 17th. Designed and built by Robert Stephenson in 1850, the...
Signalling renewal up for public consultation in Cambridge... A public consultation has been launched by Network Rail on proposals to renew the railway’s signalling system and upgrade seven level crossings across...
Transport industry praised for their work in vaccination r... Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, has thanked transport operators for their ongoing work on the frontline to help people get their Covid-19...
Building back better with apprentices High Speed 2 and Skills Minister Andrew Stephenson has paid tribute to apprentices and their employers around the country during National...
Race to fix West Coast main line landslip complete Railway engineers had to work against the clock to prevent the West Coast main line between Milton Keynes and Birmingham from being damaged by...
Network Rail tackle snow across West Yorkshire With more wintery weather forecast across West Yorkshire over the next few days, Network Rail’s teams are working tenaciously to keep train services...
Siemens award £40m contract to put Goole on the map Siemens has awarded a huge £40m contract to Yorkshire-based GMI Construction Group PLC to build its new rail manufacturing site at Goole. The contract...
Key track works planned between Ely and Kings Lynn Vital track works are set to be carried out by Network Rail between Ely and Kings Lynn to make services more reliable for passengers this month...
One of the country’s most hit railway bridges to reopen A Cambridgeshire bridge has reopened this week after one of the country’s most hit railway bridges was repaired and strengthened, following a crash...
East Coast Upgrade works at King’s Cross incoming Network Rail teams are preparing to carry out a major stage of the £1.2bn upgrades to the East Coast Main Line, which is the largest investment into...
GTR’s first train in £55m fleet modernisation programme ba... The first of 270 trains in Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR’s) £55m fleet modernisation programme have returned to service. The revolutionary programme...
Railway innovators invited to bid on £9m FOAK fund Rail Minister, Chris Heaton-Harris, has announced the fifth round of the First of a Kind (FOAK) competition, inviting cutting-edge ideas that will...
South London’s 1980s railway track and signalling to be mo... A major four-year package of work to modernise 1980s track and signalling on the lines into London Victoria station is about to begin. The upgrades...
Reston village set for new rail station for the first time... For the first time in more than half a century, a train station is set to open in the Scottish Borders village of Reston. The Scottish Borders Council...
Huge £3m track upgrade in Cornwall complete The biggest track investment in Cornwall since the 1950s has been completed by Network Rail. Over the past five weeks, the track has been renewed on...
Esk Valley line 1940’s track to be replaced Network Rail is set to upgrade sections of track on the Esk Valley Line, which date back to the 1940s, to bring smoother journeys for passengers...
New sea wall helping defend railway seven years on In February 2014, a huge storm struck the south Devon coastline at Dawlish cutting off the only railway line to the south-west. Seven years later, a...
Feltham station £31m upgrade complete Rail Minister, Chris Heaton-Harris, has today (5 Feb) announced the £31 million upgrades to improve accessibility, local connections and capacity at...
Don’t Cut Here: Why HS2 East should reach Chesterfield and... A report released by Chesterfield Borough Council, titled ‘Don’t Cut Here!’ has detailed the benefits of HS2 East reaching the borough, which was...
Scottish investment to support decarbonisation and modal s... Transport for Scotland has published their second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2) to help deliver the vision, priorities and outcomes for...
Major signalling upgrade pending at Clacton-on-Sea Passengers are being reminded of the significant upgrade work taking place across 23-days around Clacton-on-Sea. The new computer-based signalling...
HS2 Ltd Chair Allan Cook resigns Chairman of HS2 Ltd, Allan Cook CBE, has handed in his resignation to the Department for Transport, meaning he will leave his role at the end of July...
Network Rail replace two bridges in Norfolk Two new bridges have been replaced in Norfolk this weekend (31st of January), making them stronger and safer than before, to preserve a safe and...
Major £3m refurb of Stirling station roof to begin Network Rail will shortly begin work on a 10-month programme at Stirling station to deliver a £3 million investment to refurbish the non-glazed roofs...
Huge step taken as Greater Manchester takes over first rai... Today (1 Feb) marks a significant moment for Manchester’s long-term vision for rail as Transport for Greater Manchester takes over operation of...
North East railway upgrade continues with signalling revam... Rail passengers in the North East are set to benefit from a better, more reliable rail service as a major project to modernise signalling continues...
Hitachi Rail reaches major milestone with first battery-po... Hitachi Rail has reached a significant milestone following successful tests of its first battery-powered tram in Florence. While traditional tram...
WYCA to discuss latest plans for £24.2m White Rose rail st... Discussions around plans for a £24.2m rail station at White Rose in Leeds is due to be discussed by West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Investment...
HS2 new jobs board showcases thousands of upcoming opportu... HS2 Ltd has launched a new digital platform to promote the estimated 20,000 job roles coming up as part of phase one. The platform offers those...
Ep. 25 The industry needs to take matters into its own han... On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by Gareth Dennis, a Railway engineer and writer. Gareth dissects the strong...
Stonehaven-Montrose recovery works underway The railway line between Stonehaven and Montrose is to remain closed until Monday, February 22 as engineers work to carry out repairs on a damaged...
Transport for Wales completes further Metro works Transport for Wales has reopened the railway lines north of Radyr following a successful three-week blockade to push forward with building the South...
What is next for the Werrington tunnel? Following the UK engineering first, at Werrington, where an 11,000-tonne curved concrete box was successfully pushed under the East Coast Main Line...
Emergency track repairs continue at Ingatestone Critical works to stabilise the embankment at Ingatestone on the Great Eastern Main Line will proceed for the rest of this week (27 Jan) after further...
Eurostar will receive support according to the French gove... Eurostar is set to receive aid from France and the UK to safeguard its future in a post-pandemic world, according to the French government. The open...
HS2 to begin construction on huge Victoria Road Crossover ... Momentous sheet piling work has been completed by HS2 contractors Skanska Costain STRABAG Railways Joint Venture (SCS Railways) in Acton, West London...
Snow stopping the railways thanks to Network Rail helicopt... The heavy snowfall has caused numerous issues and delays over the past couple of weeks and Network Rail (NR) has worked to innovate around this...
Major £794m boost for rail links in the North and South A major £794m investment package is set to reopen two important rail routes closed more than 50 years ago has been announced today (23 Jan) by...
HS2 Minister issues Eastern Leg spot safeguarding statemen... A statement has been issued from Andrew Stephenson, HS2 Minister, following the publication of additional safeguarding directions for the West...
RIA respond to the Transport Committee’s Major Projects in... The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has published its response to the Transport Committee’s inquiry into Major Transport Projects. The UK has a...
Rail Forum Midlands launch virtual Infra Talk event Rail Forum Midlands (RFM) held their virtual Infra Talk networking event yesterday (21 Jan) which involved 8 floors of networking space, 21 Tier 1...
Bombardier export deal secures $2.3bn from UK Government A major $2.3bn financing deal for the Cairo Monorail project in Egypt has been granted by the UK Government. This will help support an English plant...
Railway engineers battle against Storm Christoph Railway engineers across the North West are working to combat the effects of Storm Christoph as they continue to keep passengers and freight safely on...
Caterham station footbridge receives major safety upgrade... The footbridge at Caterham station has received a vital £765,000 upgrade to improve its safety for passengers, as part of Network Rail’s Railway...
ORR proposes new guidance on level crossing safety The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today (20 Jan) released simpler guidance on level crossing safety to support the rail industry, traffic...
Going forward from mechanical levers We have come a long way since the era of Victorian signallers pulling heavy metal levers to provide safe passage for trains rolling into and out of...
Greater investment in rail research could help level up th... A report commissioned by the University of Huddersfield and the University of Leeds, details how greater investment in rail research could be used to...
Plans for £42m Leeds Bradford Airport Parkway Station open... The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has launched a public consultation into plans to build a new rail station on the existing Harrogate line...
Rail industry responds to Transport for the North funding ... Following last week’s announcement (14 Jan) that the Transport budget for the North (TfN) is to be cut by 40%, the trade body for the UK rail supply...
Eurostar should not “fall between cracks” of Government su... Business leaders in London have advised the Government to offer financial assistance to open-access operator Eurostar in a letter, delivered yesterday...
Major accessibility upgrade back on track for Kidsgrove st... After stalling for more than a year, Kidsgrove stations multi-million-pound accessibility upgrade is now underway. From today (18 Jan) work to...
Xrail Group secure 4-year maintenance contract in Spain Over the next 4 years, commencing from the 1st of January 2021, Xrail has been sub-contracted to deliver around the clock Corrective and Preventive...
Network Rail named in Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards... Network Rail has been ranked 29th in the top 50 best places to work in the UK by Glassdoor, one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites, as...
Alstom publish report as to how the UK can decarbonise the... Alstom has today published a report titled, ‘The UK’s New Green Age; A Step Change in Transport Decarbonisation.’ The report calls for a £10bn...
Huge upgrade to passengers lifts at Macclesfield station Improvement work as part of the Great North Rail Project continues this week at Macclesfield station. The station's lifts are set to be replaced as a...
New opportunities arising in HS2 for those returning to wo... To coincide with HS2’s continued drive to create employment opportunities for local people and those from disadvantaged and underrepresented groups...
State-of-the-art signalling to be installed at Birmingham ... Major works are set to take place throughout 2021 at Birmingham New Street, starting on the 24th of January. A rolling programme of platform closures...
Tram Train Pilot Learning Hub launched South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE), Stagecoach Supertram and Network Rail have partnered together to launch the Tram Train Pilot...
HS2 to launch innovative project-wide health and safety pa... A major step has been taken by HS2 and its contractors in developing health and safety assurance across sites between London and the West Midlands by...
ORR: Ticketing & refunds policy deemed biggest complaints ... Office of Rail and Road has published their statistics on passenger rail service complaints about the second quarter of 2020-21 (July, August...
Scotland’s Railway sees £16m of major investment works Scotland’s Railway has received £16m of enhancement work to bring more reliable services for passengers and freight customers. Network Rail engineers...
Hydrogen rail on track for Scotland’s railways A game-changing project has been launched in hopes of delivering a production-ready hydrogen train in Scotland by November this year. A rail...
Brand-new platform unveiled at Leeds station The highly anticipated brand-new platform 0 at Leeds station has been revealed today by Network Rail. Images of the new platform have been released...
Transport for the North say 2021 must be a major year for ... Transport for the North (TfN) have detailed, in their submission to the Union Connectivity Review chaired by Sir Peter Hendy, how a more joined-up...
Gatwick Airport Station: How is the £150m project progress... Gatwick Airport station is undergoing a momentous £150m transformation to relieve crowding, improve accessibility and reduce delays for commuters and...
Hull Trains suspend services for a third time For a third time, Hull Trains from the 9th of Jan temporarily suspending all services in response to the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak. The decision comes...
Ep.24 Cyber security on our rail network, Paul Appleton & ... On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by two guests. Paul Appleton, Deputy Director of Railway Safety and HM Deputy...
HS2 continues recruitment drive for 2021 In the final months of 2020, September through to December, HS2 Ltd recruited 300 people out of the 500 they anticipated filling their new job...
Network Rail engineers deliver vast improvements across th... Throughout the Christmas and New Year period Network Rail’s engineers continued to work tenaciously to deliver a huge package of upgrades throughout...
Bring in the WaveWalker In February 2014, severe storms battered England’s southern coast and the sea-front railway running through Dawlish, Devon, felt the full force of the...
Major milestone reached on new Northern Line Extension Over the Christmas break, the Northern Line Extension passed a key milestone after completing a journey through the new tunnels from Kennington to...
End of an era for 82-year-old Isle of Wight trains The residents of the Isle of Wight bid farewell to their iconic trains yesterday (Jan 3rd), which are estimated to have travelled in excess of 3...
RIA: The wider Very Light Rail System Throughout this week, the Railway Industry Association (RIA) has held its latest Unlocking Innovation series, covering the UK light rail sector. In...
A festive ‘thank you’ to railway workers Big names from politics, showbiz and sport have today (18 Nov) expressed their tanks to frontline railway workers for keeping Britain moving during...
Report reveals the environmental benefits HS2 will deliver... A significant report from the High-Speed Rail Group has been published today and details how the environmental team working on HS2 are delivering...
RIA: Restoring Your Railway and Coventry Shuttle The third day of RIA’s latest Unlocking Innovation event series covered two exciting areas for the industry, the Coventry Shuttle and the Department...
Great Eastern Main Line works to commence in early 2021 Vital upgrade works are set to take place on the Great Eastern Main Line early next year. The work will take place between January and February...
Major investment in Glasgow’s railway this Christmas Momentous work is set to take place throughout the festive period to improve journeys from 2021 for rail passengers in Glasgow. Engineers will be...
New safety initiative launched by Community Rail Partnersh... The Bittern Line and Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnerships have teamed up with Network Rail to promote safe use of level crossings. Children in...
Rail fares to rise by 2.6% next year Fares are set to rise next year by 2.6% from a delayed start date of March 1st. An average increase across all fares will still be the lowest since...
EMR use driver training bubbles to fast-track new fleet in... East Midlands Railway has successfully innovated around social distancing guidelines in order to deliver two new trains into the EMR fleet. After...
RIA: The Latest Innovations in Light Rail The Railway Industry Association’s (RIA) final Unlocking Innovation series of 2020 is focusing on the Light Weight and Low-Cost Railway, examining the...
HS2 awarded disability confident recruitment award HS2 Ltd.’s resourcing team have been crowned Recruitment Team of the Year award by The Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI), a not-for...
RBF continues to support families over Christmas Christmas will arrive early this year for hundreds of rail families with children thanks to the UK based rail charity, the Railway Benefit Fund (RBF)...
Space and seats doubled on Great Northern Fen Line Passengers on the Fen Line between Cambridge and King’s Lynn, starting from yesterday (13 Dec), were treated to their new twice-longer eight-carriage...
FirstGroup to lose two franchises FirstGroup has reached an agreement with the Government over the close of two rail franchises, the multi-national transport group has said. The...
£5m platform extension at Milngavie station A platform extension at Milngavie station in a £5 investment that will help advance the reliability of services for passengers. Network Rail began...
HS2: Work experience for students who deferred university ... HS2 is supporting the government’s initiative for students who had planned to study this year, but who were offered a deferred university place, would...
Network Rail plan to alter Croydon railway bottleneck Network Rail’s plans to fix railway bottleneck in Croydon have been met with strong support from passengers and the community following a widespread...
Scotland’s largest freight hub invests £3 million in growi... Today (10 Dec) the Port of Grangemouth, the largest container port in Scotland, has announced a £3 million investment in its rail freight offering...
Over 1.5m Christmas cards & more to be delivered by freigh... As the demand for goods increases around Christmas time, you would think you’re like for seeing an increase in lorries on the road, contributing to...
Major resignalling work set for Birmingham New Street Birmingham New Street passengers are being asked to double-check their platforms, throughout 2021, before travelling as work continues to replace...
‘Sunflower’ Christmas tree highlights support for those wi... A Christmas tree decorated in sunflowers has been made by staff at Euston station to promote its support for passengers with non-visible disabilities...
Ep.23 The North and its railways, Jim McMahon MP On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by Jim McMahon MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport. Jim divulges why we...
HS2’s huge tunnelling machines arrive in the UK High Speed Two’s (HS2) first two humongous Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) have arrived in the UK and will be ready to start work on the UK’s largest...
Crossrail confirm Farringdon station construction is compl... The Farringdon Elizabeth line station has successfully reached a momentous milestone with the completion of construction activity, Crossrail has...
Network Rail invest in a new footbridge for Goring-by-Sea Goring-by-Sea is currently receiving regenerative work from Network Rail as part of their Railway Upgrade Plan. The footbridge is set to be...
HS2 to boost tourism in Cumbria The Lake District’s 2040 Visitor Travel Vision is set to receive a welcome boost through the proposed High Speed Two passenger service travelling...
Vital £4m track upgrade in Buckinghamshire Network Rail has carried out track renewal works between Bourne End and Marlow to enable smoother, quieter, and more reliable journeys for passengers...
Ep.22 Building back better, faster, greener, Steve White On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by Steve White, Chief Operating Officer at Govia Thameslink Railway. Steve...
Restoration work completed at Scarborough station Network Rail has successfully completed work to protect a Grade II listed bench at Scarborough railway station, safeguarding it to allow passengers to...
£29 million pledged to Stoke-on-Trent and Longton train st... Longton train stations and other transport networks around Stoke-on-Trent are set to receive £29 million of funding. The funding is part of the...
Stations light up purple to celebrate disabled people worl... Purple lights will beam across railway stations throughout the country today (3rd Dec) as the rail industry joins the global #PurpleLightUp movement...
Vital track work across West Cornwall The railway through Penzance is set to receive track improvements, commencing this weekend, with amended train services and bus replacement services...
Parts of Crossrail may be “parked” to speed up completion During a meeting yesterday (1st Dec) The London Assembly Transport Committee were told by Transport for London (TfL) commissioner Andy Byford that non...
Ep. 21 The green rail revolution, Maria Machancoses On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by Maria Machancoses, Director of Midlands Connect. Maria talks about the...
Funding agreement confirmed for Crossrail project The Department for Transport (DfT), the Mayor of London, Transport for London and HM Treasury have confirmed an agreed funding and financing package...
Major work completed on the London Overground Gospel Oak t... Services are set to run more efficiently for passengers on the London Overground Gospel Oak to Barking line following track upgrades and bridge...
EMR continue cleaning efforts as lockdown eases As lockdown restrictions set to ease over the coming days, East Midlands Railway has brought in further measures to keep its trains and stations clean...
Why is now the time for electrification? The coronavirus pandemic has forced changes of an unprecedented scale across the UK’s commuting networks. COVID-19 has given us all the space to pause...
Funding announced to restore Beeching rail links and stati... 15 projects across England are set to be awarded £50,000 each to progress plans to reinstate historic stations and restore passenger services, as...
£16m Christmas upgrade for Scotland’s Railway Scotland’s Railway is set to receive more than £16 million of investment over Christmas and the New Year. Network Rail will be working across various...
Ep. 20 Responding to a crisis & bee gardens, Tom Moran On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by Tom Moran, Managing Director of Thameslink & Great Northern. Tom spoke about...
Two of London’s busiest railways receive improvement work Engineers at Network Rail have taken advantage of the lack of passengers during the second lockdown and are using the extra-time for improvement works...
Spending Review 2020: £2bn for transport Today (25 Nov) Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his Spending Review 2020 speech. Within his speech he said that over £2 billion is to be used to keep...
Students to avoid changing journey fees this Christmas Students who may have already booked their train tickets to travel home for Christmas, before the recent announcement of the student travel window...
RIA publish ’10 reason to continue to invest in rail’ docu... The Railway Industry Association (RIA), has called upon Government to consider the long-term importance of the rail network, publishing 10 reasons why...
Network Rail invests £350,000 to prevent flooding on Derby... Network Rail are working alongside Derby and Sandiacre Canal Trust by investing £350,000 to help restore a section of the historic Draycott canal...
Rail Supply Group set out new 'Act Now' priorities Earlier this year, the Rail Supply Group, as the leadership body for the UK rail supply sector, established a Coronavirus Taskforce to understand and...
Fridays now ‘off peak’ on Avanti West Coast Friday morning peak restrictions has been removed on Avanti West Coast long distance journeys to and from London Euston starting from today, 20...
Network Rail Wessex staff receive beak-spoke training Leaves and branches on the line are the usual suspects for delays, but swans disrupting rail services are more common than you would initially think...
Vital freight route receives £4.5m upgrade Network Rail have replaced two railway bridges through Cheshire to allow for more reliable freight services. The Middlewich brand line reopened today...
NPR sends recommendations to Grant Shapps for new rail net... Leaders in the North have agreed an initial preferred way forward for a new railway network that will transform the region’s economy by creating...
Ep 19. The future of our railways, Ed Akers On this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk, host Ailsa Cowen is joined by Ed Akers, Principal Programme Sponsor for Network Rail’s East Coast Upgrade...
Greater Anglia trains test negative for Covid-19 Greater Anglia have been working alongside a provider of testing, inspection and compliance service to test for Covid-19 on its trains, and every test...
West Coast main line and Euston HS2 upgrades in 2021 Network Rail has announced vital upgrades on the West Coast main line and at London Euston in spring/summer 2021. The work, part of Britain’s Railway...
Government injects £1.2m to accelerate digital signalling Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris has today (18 Nov) announced that the roll out of digital signalling, which is set to progress safety and slash...
Ilford station's new entrance steelwork complete The steelwork for the new station entrance at Ilford on Cranbrook Road has been completed. The steel framework makes up a new, modern and spacious...
DfT: A fairer deal for communities on HS2 property schemes... Transport Minister Andrew Stephenson has announced today (17 Nov) the publication of a range of recommendations that illustrate how land and property...
Welsh Government publishes new draft of their Transport St... The Welsh Government has today (17 Nov) published its new initial Transport Strategy, which pledges a major reduction in carbon emissions from the...
Fire near Bradford railway lines to cause delays Northern Rail passengers are being urged to check before they travel in light of a large fire close to the railway in Bradford. The fire, which was...
Thameslink, Great Northern and Southern trains test negati... Independent laboratory results show that Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern trains are testing negative for Covid-19 over three weeks after being...
Improving communication for disabled passengers on the rai... Using public transport has always been a source of frustration and anxiety, and sometimes outright impossible, for disabled people with obstacles such...
East West Railway begins second phase of rolling stock pro... East West Railway Company, (EWR Co), is set to resume market engagement with possible train suppliers, as its rolling stock procurement process enters...
Severn Tunnel road-to-rail emergency vehicle revealed Ambulance crews and firefighters will now be able to reach emergency situations in the Severn Tunnel much faster as a new, dedicated road-to-rail...
'HS2 Midlands Voices' call for HS2 eastern leg not to be l... Key voices from across the Midlands have come together in a new report published today (12 Nov), arguing that the full ‘Y shaped’ HS2 network must be...
ORR launch market study into rail signalling systems The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today (12 Nov) begun a market study into the supply of rail signalling systems to ensure the signalling supply...
Sheffield freight train derailment to affect services over... At around 02:45am yesterday (11 Nov), a freight service carrying cement derailed at the north end of Sheffield station whilst on route from Hope to...
Dawlish sea wall second section underway Network Rail have begun working on the second section of the new, larger sea wall at Dawlish, in Devon, which will allow for greater protection of the...
Local firm to design East Midlands Railway Aurora fleet in... East Midlands Railway (EMR) has selected a Derby supplier to create the interiors for its new Aurora fleet. DGDESIGN has worked with a vast array of...
Greater Anglia continue to test new fleet of commuter trai... Greater Anglia are continuing diligent testing of their new fleet of commuter trains in the build-up to them entering passenger service later this...
Network Rail in the top 20 apprentice employers in England... Network Rail has been recognised as one of the top 20 apprentice employers in England in the National Apprenticeship Service’s Top 100 Apprenticeship...
Department for Transport confirms HS2 northern bills will ... The Department for Transport (DfT) have confirmed that Phase 2b of High Speed 2 (HS2) will be divided into numerous bills which will be passed through...
University of Leeds signs East Coast Main Line research ag... The University of Leeds has signed a £10 million co-investment agreement with companies involved in the power supply upgrade of the East Coast Main...
Network Rail accredited as Real Living Wage employer Network Rail have received approval to become an accredited Real Living Wage employer. The real Living Wage rates for 2020/21 have been announced as...
Network Rail launches ‘Lorries Can’t Limbo’ campaign With more large vehicles expected on Britain’s roads in the run up to Christmas, Network Rail has revealed the most-struck bridges in the country to...
Huge passenger information display goes live at Victoria S... Britain’s biggest and clearest single passenger information display has gone live at Victoria Statin this week. The new display is part of Network...
‘Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Charter’ launched The Railway Industry Association (RIA) and Women in Rail (WR) have announced the launch of a Charter to champion and showcase equality, diversity and...
RIA Conference Day 3 – This industry is alive, vibrant & g... The final day of the RIA Conference 2020 began with a panel discussion surrounding rebooting exports for the UK. Louis Taylor, Chief Executive, UK...
RIA Conference Day 2 - The railway is part of British life Despite numerous events being cancelled this year, RIA’s Annual Conference has still found its way into our calendars. Although, this year it's...
How are GTR building back better, greener and faster? Steve White, Govia Thameslink CEO, spoke to RTM’s Editorial Lead, Ailsa Cowen, about their recent awards, how they will continue to work to prevent...
First stage of Barmouth Viaduct £25m upgrade is complete The first stage of the £25 million upgrade to Barmouth Viaduct has been completed by Network Rail. The restoration works are to protect it for local...
RIA Conference Day 1 - Build Back Rail Despite numerous events being cancelled this year, RIA’s Annual Conference has still found its way into our calendars. Although, this year it's...
East Suffolk Line improvement work enhances reliability fo... The East Suffolk Line is set to benefit from improved reliability following track replacement after a nine-day closure of the line. Network Rail have...
Progress continues for Inclusive Transport Strategy As today (3 Nov) marks Purple Tuesday 2020, an initiative that aims to improve the customer experience for disabled people, Rail and Accessible...
EMR introduces first of new regional train fleet East Midlands Railway have introduced their first, highly anticipated, train as per of their new regional fleet. The Class 170 “Turbostars”, which...
New station building at Gatwick Airport underway Work began yesterday (1 Nov) on Gatwick Airport’s huge, modern railway station concourse, as the first train arrived at one of the platforms that has...
Avanti West Coast set to transform Motherwell cross-border... Motherwell is set to see a transformation in services as Avanti West Coast announces plans for a major timetable boost on its Anglo-Scottish route...
Aberdeen-Dundee rail line to reopen tomorrow The railway line between Aberdeen and Dundee will reopen on Tuesday (3 Nov) following the completion of work to repair the line following August’s...
£1.7bn bailout for TfL from Government A secondary funding and financing package for Transport for London, worth up to £1.7bn, has been agreed by the Government. The package will deliver...
A boost of £1.5m for Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle new stati... Plans to build a new £1.5m station in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle area have begun to progress following investment from the Liverpool City Region...
Network Rail releases world-first targets to tackle global... Network Rail have today announced a world first, they are set to become the first rail company in the world to set the most ambitious Science-Based...
West Coast main line passengers warned of disruption today... With heavy-rain forecast today (29th Oct) passengers travelling through Lancashire and Cumbria are being warned of slower-than-usual journeys and...
HS2 Canterbury Works vent shaft and headhouse designs reve... HS2 have published updates designs for the Canterbury Works vent shaft headhouse and compound, in South Kilburn, London. It will be one of four...
ScotRail launches new engagement panel Scotland’s Railway has reformed its Stakeholder Panel as it continues to engage with the railway’s key stakeholders. The original Stakeholder Panel...
Covid-19 disrupted rail journeys to avoid admin fees on Ad... Extra protections have been to put in place for rail passengers to ensure they are not left out of pocket from Covid-19 related local restrictions...
Restoration work begins on Ribblehead viaduct Work has begun to improve passenger and freight journeys over the 144-year-old Ribblehead viaduct. The momentous North Yorkshire landmark is...
East Coast Upgrade continues at London King’s Cross Progress continues on the £1.2 billion East Coast Upgrade as passengers are encouraged not to travel or from London on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22...
RIA: Routes to Zero Carbon Rail via operations The third day of the Unlocking innovation Routes to Zero Carbon Rail series focused on delivering carbon reductions in construction and operation...
Wales and Borders rail franchise put under public control Transport Minister, Ken Skates, has today (Oct 22nd) announced in light of significant decline in passenger numbers the Welsh Government has decided...
HS2 will enhance rail freight usage at UK ports HS2 Ltd has today (Oct 22nd) released a new video showcasing the benefits UK ports and distribution centres will see through the additional capacity...
RIA: Routes to Zero Carbon Rail via rolling stock At such a vital time for the UK and the rail industry, with the UK’s Net Zero target less than 30 years away and the impact that Covid-19 has and will...
GTR doubles the number of female train driver applicants The UK’s biggest rail operator, Govia Thameslink Railway, which runs the Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express services, has...
New contract signed for Arriva CrossCountry A new contract has been announced today (16th Oct) by Rail Minister, Chris Heaton-Harris, between the Government and Arriva CrossCountry. Arriva...
£1.7m invested by TransPennine Express into further cleani... An efficient cleaning programme is already in place, but the extra uplift will see more than 9,400 further cleaning hours, allowing a dedicated team...
New £15m Kintore station rejoins Scottish railway Kintore re-joined Scotland’s Railway this morning (Oct 15th) with the opening of the town’s new station, following an absence of 56 years. Funded by...
£17m Government boost for Southampton’s rail freight capac... Rail Minister, Chris Heaton-Harris, has today announced a further £17 million is to be invested into a major rail upgrade to freight services in...
Network Rail’s leaf-buster trains on the move Wet and windy autumns cause problems for our railway across the country every year. Network Rail’s Southern Region leaf-busting team are on hand to...
LNER raises £230,000 for CALM charity London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has reached a significant milestone in their fundraising target for charity partner Campaign Against Living...
HS2 announces plans to improve air quality across the proj... In light of Clean Air Day 2020, HS2 released ten ways it is working to raise the bar on air quality during construction and operation. Once...
TfW celebrates their decreasing carbon footprint on Clean ... The railway contributes to 1% of Wales’ transport carbon emissions, the majority of which comes from diesel-powered trains throughout the Wales and...
Major works begin on the Great Eastern Main Line An array of vital upgrades is planned in the run-up to Christmas to make rail services between Norwich and London more reliable. Works are taking...
Consultation launched to strengthen links between HS2 and ... A public consultation has been launched today by HS2 Ltd to help the development of better journeys between the North and Midlands. The government are...
Delays reduced at Liverpool Street through new engineering... A revolutionary 12-month programme of electrical works, infrastructure upgrades and operational changes to boost reliability on a critical section of...
Union connectivity review, terms of reference released by ... Earlier this year, on the 30th of June, the Prime Minister announced the launch of a review that would look into the union of connectivity by...
Second round of public consultation on Cambridge South sta... Second round of public consultation on Cambridge South station launches Later this month, Network Rail are set to launch the second round of public...
Plans available to view of major railway upgrade in West Y... Residents in the Huddersfield area and across the wider region are invited by Network Rail to view the latest online proposals for major upgrades to...
Crossrail governance handed over to TfL The Elizabeth line has reached its complex final stages with Crossrail Ltd working to complete the remaining Infrastructure so it can fully test the...
Employment and Skills Hub for West London set up with HS2 ... A new Employment and Skills Hub has been formed through HS2 funding and is set to benefit businesses and residents in West London. The funding was...
Railways ready to tackle leaves on the line Network Rail ready to tackle ‘leaves on the line’ and keep passengers moving safely and reliably this autumn with 61 leaf-busting trains and 80 leaf...
Rail Minister opens first phase of Dawlish seawall Passengers across the South West are to benefit from their integral rail link being protected following the completion of the first phase of a new...
