GB Railfreight (GBRf), the UK’s largest rail freight operator, has signed a new long-term agreement with 7 Steel UK that will see the company transport steel products to and from the manufacturer’s Cardiff operations for at least the next 11 years. The agreement will see GBRf move scrap steel into 7 Steel UK’s Cardiff facilities […]
Category: General Interest
16 days of TRU improvement works completed in Huddersfield
Major improvement works delivered by the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) in Huddersfield have taken the programme a significant step closer to delivering faster, more frequent and more reliable rail services for customers travelling across the North. Work took place between Saturday 19 September and Sunday 4 October, during which engineers worked around the clock to […]
Loram fits in-cab signalling to second NR On Track Machine
Loram has begun fitment of ETCS digital in-cab signalling equipment to a second of its Rail Grinders that provide precision rail-profile-treatment capabilities to Network Rail’s regions. The C44 Rail Grinder, vehicle C44-02, is being fitted with an Hitachi Rail ETCS system at Loram’s engineering facility in Derby. It is Loram’s first ETCS fitment to be funded […]
Major 26-day tunnel upgrades get underway in Liverpool this weekend
With less than a week until £3.5m of upgrades to tunnels on the Merseyrail network, passengers are being advised to plan their journeys ahead of a 26-day railway closure. From Sunday 11 October, Network Rail will waterproof and strengthen four underground tunnels on the Northern line to secure future rail journeys for years to come. […]
First cohort welcomed under CIRO and Keele University academic partnership
The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators (CIRO) has celebrated a major milestone in its new partnership with Keele University, welcoming the first cohort of learners onto its Academic Programme. The cohort formally began their studies at a launch event held at Keele University on Saturday 3 October, bringing together rail professionals embarking on CIRO’s Certificate, […]
Most Chiltern Railways services to run as normal despite industrial action on 10 and 17 October
The vast majority of train services operated by Chiltern Railways on Saturday 10 and Saturday 17 October are unaffected, despite industrial action being announced on both days by members of the RMT union. Over 93% of services will run as usual on both Saturdays, and the normal number of trains will run into and out […]
ORR authorises Salford Crescent station improvements
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the rail regulator, has today authorised a raft of improvements to busy Salford Crescent station ahead of its opening later this year. ORR’s authorisation covers the station’s new 157m long platform (Platform 3), with canopy and seating, extended the existing footbridge and new lift. There will also be […]
Carlisle Support Services achieves Good Employment Charter membership, cementing its people-first approach
Carlisle Support Services (Carlisle) achieved member status in the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter, in recognition of its sustained commitment to fair, inclusive, and progressive employment practices across its 8,500-strong workforce. The announcement follows several years of Carlisle serving as a Charter Supporter, during which it worked closely with the Charter network to review policies, […]
Carlisle Support Services achieves Good Employment Charter membership, cementing its people-first approach
Carlisle Support Services (Carlisle) achieved member status in the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter, in recognition of its sustained commitment to fair, inclusive, and progressive employment practices across its 8,500-strong workforce. The announcement follows several years of Carlisle serving as a Charter Supporter, during which it worked closely with the Charter network to review policies, […]
Carlisle Support Services achieves Good Employment Charter membership, cementing its people-first approach
Carlisle Support Services (Carlisle) achieved member status in the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter, in recognition of its sustained commitment to fair, inclusive, and progressive employment practices across its 8,500-strong workforce. The announcement follows several years of Carlisle serving as a Charter Supporter, during which it worked closely with the Charter network to review policies, […]