Carillion rail contracts acquired by Amey Rail Limited
The sale of the contracts ensures security for many jobs across the country whilst reinforcing the developments and projects that are improving the UK’s railway network…
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Rail industry and universities partner to deliver £92 million Centres of Excellence
Four Centres of Excellence will include high quality facilities, research, application and technology testing, helping the development of the rail sector…
New legal panel for Network Rail will be appointed in April 2019
Network Rail are aiming to appoint firms to its legal panel who will support corporate functions and can provide demonstrable expertise across the range of legal disciplines…
Network Rail’s five-year plan illustrates many benefits for the future
A significant investment, more services and fewer delays have been revealed in Network Rail’s five-year plan, improving Britain’s railway and welcoming the digital age…
UK Minister pledges to remove diesel-only trains from tracks by 2040
Jo Johnson, the UK’s Minister of State for the Department for Transport, has announced plans for every diesel train in Britain to be scrapped by 2040...
Clive Roberts brought on board to deliver HS2 Growth Strategy
A professor at University of Birmingham has joined the HS2 programme team to work within the Digital Connectivity workstream…
Free Wi-Fi for customers in London Bridge station
London Bridge is the second Network Rail station to offer free Wi-Fi, enhancing the experience of the station users and improving travel updates…
Virgin Train’s West Coast franchise extension brings Wi-Fi on-board
Virgin Trains is to run the West Coast franchise for another year, bringing station, staffing, ticketing and safety improvements, as well as the promised on-board connectivity…
Quicker direct services from Bristol to London scheduled for 2019
A large signalling upgrade in Bristol will transform the area’s rail transportation system with two new tracks, more frequent trains and faster direct services to London…
Mark Carne is retiring from Network Rail
Network Rail’s Chief Executive since 2014, Mark Carne, has announced his retirement from the company after years of commitment and hard work…
Northern’s modernisation begins with completion of first new train
Northern’s rolling stock is being modernised and refurbished to provide customers with more frequent, more comfortable and more enjoyable services…
£680,000 project is designed to transform the maintenance of rail vehicles
Experts are working on a ‘Smart Maintenance and the Rail Traveller Experience’ project (SMaRTE) with the target to improve rolling stock and increase the number of rail passengers…
Benefits from Elizabeth line exceed predictions
The Elizabeth line is now expected to bring colossal benefits to the surrounding areas, including more jobs, new business hubs and increased property values…
Contractor chosen for the work on London Overground’s East London line
From 1 April 2018, Cleshar Contract Services Limited will begin the maintenance work on London Overground’s East London line…
Britain’s railway will see 7,000 new carriages by 2021
Figures released by the Rail Delivery Group reveal a boost in the number of new train carriages coming on track by 2021…