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Work begins to support the electrification of the Core Valley Lines on South Wales Metro
Today (Tuesday 27th July), Van Elle and Keltbray commence piling works on Core Valley Lines in preparation for the electrification of the South Wales Metro. Working together with Amey [...]
RDG responds to national strategy to boost accessibility for disabled passengers
The Department for Transport is today (Wednesday 28th of July) unveiling a range of initiatives to remove barriers and improve confidence for disabled people as they return to trains, buses, [...]
House of Lords Committee calls for “accelerated” rail electrification and “battery and fuel cell trains”
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has published its report following an inquiry on batteries and fuel cells. It has said “the Government must ensure that the railway [...]
Astutis launches enhanced IOSH Managing Safely online course for rail professionals
The risk of injury – or even death – within the rail industry can unfortunately be stark. According to the Office of Rail and Road's annual statistical release, from 2019-2020 [...]
New railway safety centre opens in Kent to teach children and young people how to stay safe around the railway
Image Credits: Network Rail A new dedicated rail safety education facility is opened by Network Rail and Southeastern in Margate railway station, featuring a full-scale railway platform, life-size train front, [...]
Rail Delivery Group offer exciting opportunity as they recruit for a PDF Scheme Research Manager
Opportunity arises from Rail Delivery Group as they recruit for PDF (Passenger Demand Forecasting) Scheme Research Manager. About RDG RDG exists to unify, challenge and change. Rail is fundamental to the [...]
Excavation begins for HS2’s first ‘barn design’ tunnel vent shaft
Image and video credits: HS2 Following the launch of HS2's first two giant tunnelling machines, engineers working on Britain’s new high speed railway have now begun excavating the first of [...]
All aboard: HS2 is coming to London
Image Credits: HS2 Ahead of its arrival into the capital, the team leading the design and construction of Britain’s new railway, High Speed Two (HS2), is hitting the streets with [...]
Multi-million pound investment to prevent railway landslips at Bearsted in Kent continues this weekend
Image Credits: Network Rail Preparatory works for cutting reinforcement project continued this Saturday (24 July). Buses will replace trains between Maidstone East and Ashford International. Passengers are advised to plan [...]
Go-Ahead announces appointment of Group Chief Executive
Image Credits: Go-Ahead Following a thorough selection process, the Board of the Go-Ahead Group plc (“Go-Ahead”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Christian Schreyer as Group Chief Executive with [...]
Report shows HS2 Ltd continues to set the EDI standard in construction and rail engineering
HS2 Ltd’s annual Equality, Diversity and Inclusion report for 2020/21 shows that it continues to play a leading role in driving best practice and quality standards across the industry. In [...]
Network Rail partners with Thales to advance their digital ambitions in the UK
Image Credits: Network Rail Thales will develop and implement a new signaling communications system, known as an Online Key Management System (OKMS), on the East Coast Main Line of Network [...]
RIA’s HS2 Meet the Bidder supports over 100 supplier meetings
Image Credits: HS2 The Railway Industry Association’s (RIA) Meet the Bidder sessions for HS2 have seen over 100 meetings between Tier 1 companies and suppliers, helping support the delivery of [...]
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Changing how you think about your customer
Matthew Lunt and Louise Davies of PA Consulting ask: How can other sectors help infrastructure mega-projects transition their customer journey? [...]
Helping keep our rail bridges safe and open for business
Tony O’Donnell, Engineering Director at Mabey Hire, explores the value of employing intelligent monitoring solutions in conjunction with propping and [...]
Greener manufacturing and transport
Entrance Matting Systems produces entrance mats from higher recycled content and sustainably and ethically sources materials The first product EMS [...]
Perception – The only performance indicator that will matter
The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail looks to not only be the pathway out of COVID but the route to a [...]
Harnessing the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail
Philip Hoare, Chair of the Rail Supply Group and President Atkins – SNC Lavalin explores how the Williams-Shapps’ White paper [...]
Rail and the ride to net zero
Jason Hurst, Director, Public Services Advisory, Grant Thornton UK LLP dives into the details of the government’s emissions targets [...]
CECA and HS2 sign Partnership Agreement
Marie-Claude Hemming, Director of External Affairs at the Civil Engineering Contractors Association explains the importance of their Partnership Agreement with [...]
For rail freight, it’s full steam ahead to freight-zero
John Smith, Managing Director of GB Railfreight explores the consequences of the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail through the lens of [...]
Elaine Clark, CEO of Rail Forum Midlands
Sam Sherwood-Hale spoke to Elaine Clark, CEO of Rail Forum Midlands (RFM), about The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail and what [...]