The Department of Transport has launched a project aimed at halving the time and reducing costs of delivering rail infrastructure projects across the UK. Project SPEED was unveiled by rail minister Chris Heaton-Harris who said: […]
DB Cargo UK and TATA Steel have successfully carried out trials of a class 60 locomotive operated using 100% renewable Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO). The locomotive was used to pull 2500tonnes of steel from Tata […]
East Midlands Railway (EMR) is honouring its High-Speed Train (HST) usage by repainting one of the types into the iconic Intercity Livery. Power car 43302 has returned to its Intercity Swallow colours ahead of its […]
East Midlands Railway (EMR) is set to introduce a new half hourly service between London St Pancras and Luton Airport Parkway stations in a move that has been welcomed by the Airport. The service will […]
A Network Rail track worker has been killed after he was hit by a passing passenger train. The accident happened near Surbiton just after 1130am yesterday. The 30-year old man from Hampshire was struck by […]
Transport for Wales (TfW) is asking the public to choose which one of thee charities will appear in the side of its Driving Van Trailers (DVT) units which will shortly start on the Cardiff to […]
East Midlands Railway (EMR) is searching for the engineers of the future in its latest recruitment drive which will see it offer opportunities for people from across the East Midlands. The rail operator is seeking […]
Feltham Station in London has undergone a £31 million upgrade which includes longer platforms, a new footbridge and step-free access. The longer platforms will allow 10-car trains to stop at the station increasing capacity on […]
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has formally launched an investigation after a rake of 22 wagons ran away from a sidings at Old Bank sidings at Toton, Nottinghamshire. The incident happened in the early […]
The UK Government has announced funding for a section of the new East-West rail line between Oxford and Bletchley/Milton Keynes. The section is the first phase of the East-West railway project which will join Oxford […]
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