Passengers travelling between Aylesbury and London via Great Missenden are being advised to plan ahead as HS2 work means changes to train services during the Easter bank holiday weekend. Following work by HS2 to build the new 345-metre Small Dean Viaduct at Wendover last year, engineers will be installing 4,000 tonnes of stone where future […]
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ScotRail Moves to Upgrade High-Speed Fleet in Major Overhaul
ScotRail has announced plans to replace its high speed trains (HSTs) following a successful procurement process. A contract has been awarded to Beacon for the provision of twenty-two Class 222 trains, and to Alstom for the associated technical support, spares, and maintenance services. The trains will undergo an extensive £80million overhaul and refurbishment prior to […]
Some ScotRail services resume at Glasgow Central Station high level
ScotRail has started running trains from Glasgow Central high level after a partial reopening of the station following the significant fire on Union Street. Platforms seven to 15 on the west side of the station have been in use from the start of service today (Wednesday 18 March). The train operator is running as many […]
Vital Norwich depot works enter detailed design stage
Planning work to upgrade the roof at Greater Anglia’s Norwich depot has entered the detailed design stage, led by rail infrastructure specialist Spencer Rail Engineering. The project will see the replacement of the depot’s main roof cladding, alongside upgrades to skylights, safe walkways and access arrangements to support future maintenance. New systems will also be […]
New £10 million depot unveiled to maintain Manchester’s railway for passengers
A £10 million new rail maintenance depot has been unveiled to keep passenger and freight trains moving smoothly through Greater Manchester. The high-tech facility at Guide Bridge is the new home for over 120 Network Rail staff who work night and day to make the railway safe and reliable. In just over a year, the […]
Incident response plans tested in major exercise at the Severn Valley Railway
Teams from across the emergency services and the railway played out a full-scale simulated emergency on Thursday 12 March in order to stay as prepared as possible to keep people safe. Passengers and residents close to the Severn Valley Railway’s Kidderminster station will have spotted a major response, with fire crews, police and ambulances involved […]
Progress made improving help points at stations, but more work required, says ORR
Upgraded help point units, more frequent inspections, and improvements to connectivity at unstaffed and remote stations, are among the changes being delivered following the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) 2024 report, which identified weaknesses in reliability and inconsistent monitoring of service quality across the network. For passengers, help points are often the only way to speak to a human for assistance when station staff are unavailable, and it is the responsibility of […]
The Signalling Company’s ETCS wins Railtech Innovation Award
The Signalling Company has announced that it has won the RailTech Europe Innovation Award. During the Railtech ’26 networking dinner, its sofware-defined ETCS system won the Innovation Award by unanimous decision of the jury, reinforced by the public vote. “We would like to thank the Jury, UNIFE director General Enno Wiebe, Karel van Gils, senior […]
PBH Rail bolsters track systems expertise with new appointment
Following two years of growth, PBH Rail is continuing its expansion with the appointment of Alan Quince, who joins the company as joint director of its systems engineering (formally track) division. With a master’s degree in Railway Systems Engineering and Integration, Alan brings 35 years of rail industry experience and a wealth of knowledge in […]
Work underway on £100 million TrainCare Centre in Shipley
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) has this week welcomed Leader of Bradford Council, Susan Hinchcliffe, Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw and Councillor Liz Rowe to its Shipley site, where the programme is investing over £100 million in the construction of a new TrainCare Centre. The rail depot will initially be used to house and maintain Northern’s fleet […]