HS2 Ltd today confirmed that Taylor Woodrow Infrastructure Ltd and Aureos Rail Ltd (TWA JV) will build the high-speed railway’s control centre and rolling stock depot in a deal set to transform a brown field site in Birmingham into a major new business and logistics hub supporting more than a thousand jobs. The contract – […]
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Opening date revealed for Cambridge South station
Passengers will soon be able to take trains from the new Cambridge South station after its opening date was revealed today (Monday 11 May). Services will begin calling at Cambridge South on Sunday 28 June before the station’s official opening ceremony takes place the following day. The first Great British Railways (GBR) branded station in […]
Opening date revealed for Cambridge South station
Passengers will soon be able to take trains from the new Cambridge South station after its opening date was revealed today (Monday 11 May). Services will begin calling at Cambridge South on Sunday 28 June before the station’s official opening ceremony takes place the following day. The first Great British Railways (GBR) branded station in […]
Opening date revealed for Cambridge South station
Passengers will soon be able to take trains from the new Cambridge South station after its opening date was revealed today (Monday 11 May). Services will begin calling at Cambridge South on Sunday 28 June before the station’s official opening ceremony takes place the following day. The first Great British Railways (GBR) branded station in […]
Severn Tunnel upgrade to transform key rail link between South Wales and England
Passengers are being advised to plan ahead as Network Rail carries out major upgrade in the Severn Tunnel and Bristol area, with replacement buses and diversionary routes in place to keep people moving from late May to early June. The project will see Network Rail, and contractors ARQ, complete the transformation of the Severn Tunnel’s […]
Rapid retrofit as classic High Speed Train units go digital
The project to fit equipment for digital in-cab signalling to the iconic High Speed Trains (HSTs), which form a major part of Britain’s railway story, is setting new standards for delivering vehicle retrofitment. The third unit in a schedule of 16 Class 43 power cars being fitted with ETCS (European Train Control System) equipment, has […]
Landmark deal for new Belfast–Dublin Enterprise fleet signed by Ministers
First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly, together with Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Simon Harris, and a senior representative from the UK Government, were in Belfast Grand Central Station yesterday (7th May) to witness the formal signing of a landmark contract with leading Swiss manufacturer Stadler for a new fleet of eight […]
GB Railfreight’s Class 99s move closer to commercial service
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has reached two significant milestones in the introduction of its new Class 99 locomotive, marking an important step towards their entry into commercial service. Network Rail has granted the Class 99 fleet an Interim Network Rail Statement of Compatibility (NRSC). This allows the Class 99 to operate across Britain’s rail network, marking […]
Derby-built monorail enters commercial service in Cairo
This morning (Wednesday 6 May), the Cairo Monorail began carrying fare-paying passengers with trains assembled and tested at Alstom’s Derby Litchurch Lane Works. It is the first time a British factory has exported rolling stock since 2008, when Derby last put trains on a ship, bound for the Gautrain rail network in South Africa’s Gauteng […]
Derby-built monorail enters commercial service in Cairo
This morning (Wednesday 6 May), the Cairo Monorail began carrying fare-paying passengers with trains assembled and tested at Alstom’s Derby Litchurch Lane Works. It is the first time a British factory has exported rolling stock since 2008, when Derby last put trains on a ship, bound for the Gautrain rail network in South Africa’s Gauteng […]