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UNITED TOOLING SOLUTIONS LAUNCHES PPE VEND
United Tooling Solutions (UTS) Group, part of Troy (UK), is pleased to announce the launch of a new vending solution, PPE Vend. Designed to help the public remain safe and [...]
HS2’s ‘super-hub’ Old Oak Common construction site handed over to contractors Balfour Beatty VINCI SYSTRA
Construction of HS2’s West London interchange station, set to be the UK’s largest newly-built railway station, has reached a new milestone as the Station Construction Partner, Balfour Beatty VINCI SYSTRA [...]
Hither Green resignalling work passes halfway point
The 9-day closure of lines through Hither Green to complete critical signalling upgrades and improve journeys for passengers through South East London is past its halfway point. Network Rail is [...]
Next phase begins to secure moving residential street beside the West Coast main line
The second phase of multi-million-pound work to secure land beside the West Coast main line in Stoke-on-Trent starts next month to make journeys for passengers and freight more reliable. The [...]
Call for UK Government to play its part as Global Centre of Rail Excellence moves closer with business case and initial planning consent
Plans for a world leading rail testing centre in South West Wales have progressed further, with the submission of an Outline Business Case as well as local approval for the [...]
Greater Anglia’s new Stadler trains complete first year of operation on performance high
Today marks one year since Greater Anglia introduced the first of its brand new Stadler bi-mode trains into passenger service. The new trains, which are operating on regional routes in [...]
Farewell to the old and in with the new as London Bridge signalling centre closes and £81m signalling scheme hits halfway point in South London
An £81m scheme by Network Rail to renew infrastructure in the Hither Green area of South London has reached halfway and is on track to hand back a much-improved railway [...]
Clacton rail depot sees biggest investment in years with new train lifting facility
A new train lifting facility has been installed at Greater Anglia’s Clacton rail depot to accommodate the operator’s fleet of Stadler bi-mode trains – even though lockdown almost threw the [...]
First piece of work undertaken on Network Rail Design Services Framework
Mott MacDonald is undertaking its first piece of work for the new Network Rail Design Services Framework. The project is supporting the development of a new system to support degraded [...]
Nationwide scheme to boost disabled people’s confidence in train travel
All train operators and Network Rail are now signed up to the Sunflower scheme, designed to enable people with non-visible disabilities to discreetly let others know that they might require [...]
HS2 demonstrates commitment to preserving natural environment by using hi-tech thermal drone to monitor Skylark
Roadbridge, a contractor working on the HS2 project, has successfully adopted thermal drone imaging to monitor Skylarks in order to protect the species, dramatically increase the accuracy of environmental surveys, and [...]
HS2 reveals final design for first Chiltern tunnel vent shaft headhouse
HS2 today revealed the final design for the Chalfont St Peter vent shaft headhouse – the first of four similar structures that will provide ventilation and emergency access to the [...]
Network Rail introduces range of measures to keep passengers safe from coronavirus
A range of measures – including enhanced cleaning regimes at stations – introduced to help keep passengers safe from the virus while travelling by rail Network Rail has been deploying [...]
Read the latest issue:
The July issue of Rail Professional features…
Women are disproportionately impacted by the pandemic’s economic fallout and the crisis has widened gender inequalities but continuing our efforts to build a gender balanced and diverse workforce will be key to our recovery
Adeline Ginn MBE, Group Strategy and Legal Director at CPMS and Founder and Chair of Women in Rail, explains why [...]
Vertical Integration – the way forward
At privatisation wheel/rail separation was chosen to introduce on-rail competition. Costs have risen and accountability lost. The future requires more [...]
Sustainable campaigning in the Borders
At thirty-five and a half miles it’s certainly the longest. With four million passengers in its first three years it’s [...]
What will post-Covid travel look like?
Chris Richards, Director of Policy at the Institution of Civil Engineers, looks at the changes to how we travel, if [...]
Achieving a green recovery
John Downer, Director of High Speed Rail Group explains why HS2 will be essential to reaching net zero, and catalysing [...]
INTERVIEW: Rosie Illingworth
Sam Sherwood-Hale spoke to Rosie Illingworth, Service Leader for Rolling Stock at engineering professional services consultancy WSP, about rolling stock, [...]
INTERVIEW: Colin Bennie
Sam Sherwood-Hale spoke to Colin Bennie, Associate Director at John McAslan + Partners about their work on Bond Street Station [...]
Community rail looks to the future
The grassroots network connecting people with their local railways and stations can play an important role in helping our communities [...]
Reopening closed railways
A new report says reopening closed railways offers huge potential, but development and other obstacles are a major problem so [...]
Are PPE and social distancing costs recoverable under service contracts?
Caroline Hooton and Suzanne Tarplee of Stephenson Harwood explore the additional costs contractors will face... On 23 March 2020 the [...]