Rail industry welcomes new Parliamentary inquiry into ‘trains fit for the future’ and calls for volatility in the rolling stock market to be considered
Today (23 April) Parliament's Transport Select Committee launched an inquiry into 'trains fit for the future'. Darren Caplan, Chief Executive of the Railway Industry Association (RIA), said: 'The Railway Industry [...]
First ever 385 electric train for Shotts line
ScotRail has reached another milestone in delivering a better service for customers with the introduction of the first ever Hitachi class 385 electric train on the Edinburgh to Glasgow via [...]
Major Easter railway upgrade work completed with more to come in May
Train services on the West Coast main line between Euston and Carlisle resumed as normal today after major engineering work over Easter. Sections of track on Europe’s busiest mixed-use (freight [...]
Significant milestone reached in Midland Main Line Upgrade
A significant milestone in the Midland Main Line Upgrade has been reached as a brand new sub-station has been installed along the route. This is a key step in the [...]
Plans for a new sea wall to protect the railway at Dawlish approved by Teignbridge District Council
This afternoon (Tuesday 16 April) Teignbridge District Council approved Network Rail’s plans to deliver a new sea wall at Dawlish that will provide increased protection from extreme weather and rising [...]
Chorley railway bridges to undergo vital refurbishment work
Two bridges over the West Coast main line in Lancashire are being refurbished to secure the future of the railway crossings for decades to come. The work as part of [...]
GB Railfreight invest in cutting edge training with new simulators
GB Railfreight (GBRf) have today confirmed that they are investing in two new state of the art simulators, which will form part of their new training school at Peterborough. At [...]
Greater Anglia performance amongst best of last 20 years
Punctuality on parts of the Greater Anglia network last month was amongst the best of the last two decades, with performance improving for the fourth month in a row, according [...]
Progress being made with work at height safety, but work remains to be done
On 26 February 2019, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Working at Height launched its landmark report, Staying Alive: Preventing Serious Injury and Fatalities while Working at Height. The report, 12 [...]
‘Green Valley Lines’ scheme to decarbonise South Wales railways wins research funding competition
Climate change charity 10:10 has won a rail industry research competition for a ground-breaking study to explore the use of community-owned renewable energy and storage technologies to provide Welsh railways [...]
Stephenson Harwood promotes thirteen to partnership
Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has promoted thirteen lawyers in its largest round of internal partner promotions. They will take effect on 1 May 2019. 'As we continue to grow [...]
More seats, services and state-of-the-art trains for passengers on new East Midlands Railway
Abellio has today (Wednesday 10 April 2019) been announced as the successful bidder to operate the East Midlands Railway franchise, responsible for delivering new trains, smart ticketing and more frequent [...]
Euston station closed and major engineering work in the West Midlands over Easter and May bank holidays
Network Rail is warning passengers of major changes to train journeys over the Easter and early May bank holiday weekends. With just 10 days until the work begins on Good Friday, people [...]
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Interview: Mark Barry
Sam Sherwood-Hale spoke to Mark Barry, Professor of Practice in Connectivity at Cardiff University’s School of Geography & Planning and [...]
Franchising is dead: long live … er … franchising?
Chris considers the future of passenger rail operation in the wake of the statement by the leader of the Government’s [...]
Getting HS2 funds into the supply chain
Sir Andrew Cook explains why he believes Britain’s domestic supply chain should receive the lion’s share of the money for [...]
How cooperation is critical to delivering transit-oriented development in cities
Clare Linton, Researcher at Urban Transport Group, makes the case for placing public transport at the heart of residential and [...]
Breaking the silo mentality
The productivity gap is one of the most serious and vexing economic problems facing the UK, says Geoff Lippitt of [...]
Franchising – can we fix it?
Yes we can! Railfuture Chair Chris Page agrees with Rail Review Chair Keith Williams that franchising cannot continue in the [...]
Business has high hopes for Britain’s railways
The Williams Rail Review is a timely opportunity for reform at a critical juncture for the UK’s railways, Dan Large [...]
Is rail franchising running out of steam?
Last Autumn’s announcement of a root and branch review by Keith Williams to transform Britain’s railways had an immediate impact [...]
Next stop: Yorkshire
In June an impressive number of colleagues from across the railway community will be embarking upon the annual Three Peaks [...]
Settling the score
In the third of four articles on common areas of dispute in the rail industry, Paul Thwaite and James Hammond [...]