The rail freight industry has welcomed a pioneering service to help safeguard against future risks thanks to a project initiated by the Freight Safe Programme and delivered by the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB). The Freight Emerging Risks Horizon Scanning service has been developed over 18 months and overseen by the Freight Safe Programme […]
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Last segment rolls off the production line at HS2’s ‘viaduct factory’
The last of more than 2,700 enormous deck segments for HS2’s Delta junction, a complex triangular network of viaducts outside Birmingham, has been manufactured at a purpose-built factory. The deck segments, which each weigh up to 85 tonnes, were made at a temporary outdoor facility alongside the M42 near Kingsbury in Warwickshire. They are then […]
DB Cargo UK and Plasmor mark 40-year relationship with loco-naming
DB Cargo UK has named one of its Class 66 locomotives (66186) in honour of Antony Slater, the late founder of the Plasmor Group, one of the UK’s largest independent manufacturers of concrete products. Plasmor started using rail to transport products in 1986, when new sidings were built to connect the factory to the adjacent […]
Raspberry Software joins Waynova Group to strengthen rail technology platform
Raspberry Software, a specialist in rail revenue protection software, has formally joined Waynova Group, a new rail technology platform created by Arcadea Group. Arcadea, which already owns Raspberry Software, has brought together its rail-focused software businesses – ZEDAS, Railroad Software, Raspberry Software and Automated Rail – under the Waynova banner. While these companies have shared […]
New senior leadership team announced for EDI Charter for Rail Working Group
The EDI Charter for Rail is pleased to announce new additions to its senior leadership group. The Working Group was founded by the Railway Industry Association (RIA) and Women in Rail in 2020 and has now secured over 230 signatories who are committed to playing a role in promoting positive change in the rail industry. […]
Drones delivering range of benefits and keeping trains moving
Network Rail is strengthening its ability to respond quickly and safely to incidents across its East Midlands route thanks to the growing use of drones. Drone flights have saved the route £100,000 since September 2025 through benefits such as improved productivity and avoiding line blocks. The route currently has three trained drone pilots among its […]
Search is on for UK innovators to solve four key challenges
The rail industry is calling on the UK’s brightest minds to help shape the future of transport, inviting creators, problem-solvers and disruptors from every corner of the country to help improve sustainability, safety and accessibility across Britain’s rail network. Through Future Labs, the public ownership flagship innovation programme, Britain’s train operators are seeking pioneering solutions […]
Search is on for UK innovators to solve four key challenges
The rail industry is calling on the UK’s brightest minds to help shape the future of transport, inviting creators, problem-solvers and disruptors from every corner of the country to help improve sustainability, safety and accessibility across Britain’s rail network. Through Future Labs, the public ownership flagship innovation programme, Britain’s train operators are seeking pioneering solutions […]
Interim findings show breakthrough in real-time rail adhesion monitoring
Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems UK and Chiltern Railways presented interim findings from their year-long Low Adhesion Monitoring System trial to attendees at this week’s ADHERE (ADHEsion REsearch) Seminar in Birmingham. Developed by Knorr-Bremse and jointly engineered with Chiltern Railways, with support from Angel Trains, the system has been installed on Class 165 unit 165004 – the first in class (FiC) […]
Interim findings show breakthrough in real-time rail adhesion monitoring
Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems UK and Chiltern Railways presented interim findings from their year-long Low Adhesion Monitoring System trial to attendees at this week’s ADHERE (ADHEsion REsearch) Seminar in Birmingham. Developed by Knorr-Bremse and jointly engineered with Chiltern Railways, with support from Angel Trains, the system has been installed on Class 165 unit 165004 – the first in class (FiC) […]