Track monitoring system to be tested on Chiltern line
UK: Network Rail is to undertake in-service trials with DB Systemtechnik’s CTM2·0 continuous track monitoring system on a Chiltern Railways MkIII driving van trailer operating in passenger service between London Marylebone and Birmingham.
Steam locomotive ETCS testing contract awarded
UK: Network Rail has appointed Atkins and Thales to carry out design and trial fitment to determine whether it is a viable to fit ETCS onboard equipment to steam and heritage diesel locomotives, enabling them to continue operating on routes where ETCS is to be rolled out as part of ...
Diesel replaces electric traction in face of rising power costs
UK: Some rail freight operators have temporarily replaced electric haulage with diesel traction, following significant increases in the cost of traction electricity. The increase between September and October is understood to be more than 210%.
Glasgow Queen Street station rebuild completed
UK: The completion of a £120m four-year project to rebuild Glasgow Queen Street station was officially marked on October 4, with a celebration attended by Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
Signal engineering apprenticeships offer route to ‘well-paid, secure’ careers
UK: Randstad Infrastructure is to expand its workforce by 50% and take on apprentices after being awarded a national contract to supply signalling engineers to Network Rail.
Thameslink test confirms ETCS backwards compatibility
UK: A significant milestone has been reached in the East Coast Digital Programme, with the testing of a Great Northern Class 717 EMU over the Thameslink core between London St Pancras and Blackfriars stations using ETCS Level 2.
Network Rail and YRP launch ‘Welcome to Rail’ initiative
UK: Not-for-profit networking body Young Rail Professionals and Network Rail have joined forces to launch what is intended to become an annual induction programme for people new to working in the rail industry.
Transport for London joins project reference scheme
Better Value Rail Toolkit launched to assist project sponsors
Crossrail 2 and major infrastructure investment still required on South West Main Line despite Covid-19 effect, warns Network Rail
Beaver tunnel aims to prevent culvert blockage
ORR calls for Network Rail action on drainage, structures and track worker safety
Network Rail installs recycled plastic sleepers
Bridge raising project completed
We need a simpler, sustainable and more user-centric railway, says Network Rail Chief Executive
London King’s Cross station remodelling completed
Passenger information displays incorporate sign language interpretation
7N Architects wins small station design competition
Inverness Airport station approved
Transpennine Route Upgrade, Oxford remodelling and station funding announced