On the first National Stations Day South Western Railway confirms £90m investment programme
(SWR Image) South Western Railway plans to invest £90 million to improve station facilities October 15 is the first annual National Stations …
Charging my Batteries in Bo’ness.(Paul Salveson)
By a stroke of luck we were able to take advantage of an invitation to travel on the Vivarail battery-powered class 230 …
RAILDATE – your free weekly guide to what’s happening, what’s new and what’s on.(Howard Sprenger,Kestrel Books)
Read online here: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/RAILDATE/conversations/messages Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/1464457607123111/ A reminder that Kestrel Railway Books has refreshed its Mystery Pictures pages – follow the link from …
National Audit Office of Estonia and partners to audit Rail Baltica.(www.railway-technology.com)
CARB awards clean technology pilot programme grant to BNSF California Air Resources Board (CARB) has awarded a $22.6m grant to Burlington Northern Santa …
Next steps confirmed for the transformation of streets around Nine Elms.(TfL)
(TfL Images.) 2.5km stretch of Nine Elms Lane and Battersea Park Road will be completely redesigned to make more people-friendly streets …
Pedestrian’s near miss with train prompts safety warning at Cottonmill Lane crossing.(Network Rail)
Cotton Mill Lane level crossing.(Network Rail Image) Network Rail today released details of 845 dangerous incidents at Cottonmill Lane level crossing in …
New café bar opens at Virgin Trains’ Stoke Station.(Virgin Trains)
Local MPs Ruth Smeeth and Gareth Snell raise a glass with Virgin Trains and Titanic Brewery to mark the launch of bod. …
Network Rail looks to recruit its largest group of apprentices across Wales and Borders.(Network Rail)
(Network Rail Image) Network Rail is urging people with an interest in engineering to apply for its Advanced Engineering Apprenticeship Scheme, starting in March …
EBRD provides funds to upgrade Serbia’s state railways.(www.railway-technology.com)
EBRD provides funds to upgrade Serbia’s state railways European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided a €22m loan to support …
Market Harborough residents invited to find out about latest stage of railway upgrade.(Network Rail)
(Network Rail Image) Network Rail is inviting Market Harborough residents to find out about progress on a project to upgrade the railway in the …
Thousands of young people to benefit from ground breaking engineering programme with global rail giant.(Hitachi Rail Europe)
Hitachi Rail engineering.(Hitachi Rail Europe Image) Almost 3,000 children aged 5-11 from Ashford, Doncaster, Bristol, Newton Aycliffe and West London to learn …
Wellingborough residents invited to find out more about railway bridge upgrade.(Network Rail)
Network Rail is inviting residents in Wellingborough to find out more about work to upgrade Irthlingborough Road bridge as part of the …
Rail freight upgrade between Doncaster and northern Lincolnshire ports to boost local economy.(Network Rail)
(Network Rail Image) Work is underway to upgrade the rail route between Doncaster and Immingham in an exciting new project which looks …
Shuttle Traffic for September 2018.(Getlink)
Best ever third quarter for Le Shuttle Freight thanks to another strong month, with the record level of September 2017 being equalled …
Rail – Europe’s climate solution?(CER/ÖBB)
On 10 October, the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and Austrian Federal Railways ÖBB hosted a roundtable discussing “Rail – …
FIRST NEW COMPONENTS ORDERED FOR NEW GRESLEY CLASS V4 BY THE A1 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TRUST(A1SLT)
(A1SLT Image) The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust (A1SLT), the registered charity behind famous new 100mph steam locomotive No. 60163 Tornado and Britain’s most powerful …
NZ Transport Agency allocates $62m to upgrade Wairarapa rail line.(www.railway-technology.com)
HS2 unveils design concepts for Birmingham and Solihull stations UK high-speed train railway line developer HS2 has unveiled the designs of two stations …
All aboard! ‘The Rookies’ are rolling into stations this holiday.(Virgin Trains)
Virgin Trains launches its half-term ‘Rookies Academy’, giving train fans aged 5-11 the chance to go behind the scenes of the railway.(Virgin …
RE3 as of Friday with shorter travel time.(Deutsche Bahn)
(Deutsche Bahn Image) Regional traffic reaches about new bridges at Karower Cross • Milestone in large-scale construction (Berlin, October 10, 2018) As …
USQ, Austrak and Laing O’Rourke partner for railway sleeper research.(www.railway-technology.com)
Alstom delivers Citadis tram to Caen la Mer in France Alstom has delivered the first in a series of 23 Citadis X05 …