GBR Anglia, which brings together the leadership of c2c, Greater Anglia, and Network Rail Anglia under a single, unified structure, has announced the appointment of Alice Shimali as its new communications director. Alice’s appointment represents another significant step in GBR Anglia’s transition towards Great British Railways and follows the completion of the latest recruitment round […]
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GBR Anglia appoints Alice Shimali as communications director
GBR Anglia, which brings together the leadership of c2c, Greater Anglia, and Network Rail Anglia under a single, unified structure, has announced the appointment of Alice Shimali as its new communications director. Alice’s appointment represents another significant step in GBR Anglia’s transition towards Great British Railways and follows the completion of the latest recruitment round […]
AECOM to deliver depot and sidings feasibility study for Transport for London’s Bakerloo Line Upgrade
The appointment serves as one of the first steps towards the rollout of a new fleet of trains on the Bakerloo line, replacing the existing fleet which currently operates with trains that are more than 50 years old AECOM, the trusted global infrastructure leader, has been appointed by Transport for London (TfL) to deliver a […]
Peak District and Manchester Victoria rail upgrades this August
Multi-million-pound railway upgrades will take place in Greater Manchester and the gateway to the Peak District from this weekend to improve future journeys for passengers and freight. From 8 to 16 August, Network Rail will be carrying out the work in two locations as part of its ongoing summer improvement projects. On the weekends of […]
Track maintenance to impact trains between Cheltenham Spa and Lydney this Sunday
Passengers travelling between Cheltenham Spa and Lydney are being urged to check their journeys before travelling this Sunday (9 August) as Network Rail carries out essential track maintenance work to keep the railway running safely and reliably. Engineers will be working around the clock from 11pm on Saturday 8 August until 6am on Monday 10 […]
Railway reopens through Chipping Sodbury following major resilience upgrade
Direct trains are running again between Bristol Parkway and Swindon this morning after Network Rail completed a four-week programme of work to improve the railway for passengers and freight users. Extensive work has been completed in and around Chipping Sodbury tunnel to improve the reliability and resilience of the railway, including major track renewals, drainage […]
Met Office guide helps industry prepare for severe space weather
New guidance from the Met Office and the Department for Transport highlights how space weather can affect communications, navigation and other technologies used across the transport sector, helping operators better understand and prepare for potential impacts. The newly-published guidance, available for free via a Met Office space weather user account, joins together expertise from the […]
South Western Railway cracks down on ‘short-faring’
South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail Wessex (NR Wessex) have launched a major crackdown on ‘short-faring’ – where customers deliberately buy a ticket only for part of their journey instead of paying the correct fare for the full distance travelled – after identifying widespread misuse of barcode tickets and e-tickets by customers deliberately avoiding […]
South Western Railway cracks down on ‘short-faring’
South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail Wessex (NR Wessex) have launched a major crackdown on ‘short-faring’ – where customers deliberately buy a ticket only for part of their journey instead of paying the correct fare for the full distance travelled – after identifying widespread misuse of barcode tickets and e-tickets by customers deliberately avoiding […]
South Western Railway cracks down on ‘short-faring’
South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail Wessex (NR Wessex) have launched a major crackdown on ‘short-faring’ – where customers deliberately buy a ticket only for part of their journey instead of paying the correct fare for the full distance travelled – after identifying widespread misuse of barcode tickets and e-tickets by customers deliberately avoiding […]