A new £12 million bogie drop has been installed at Canton rail depot in Cardiff to help maintain and service Transport for Wales’s fleet of new trains. The new facility — funded by the Welsh Government through Transport for Wales — allows engineers to remove, repair, and replace the wheel and underframe equipment beneath train […]
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Network Rail Consulting secures $26 million management contract with Sound Transit
Network Rail Consulting, Inc. (NRC), has been awarded a $26 million, three-year Asset Management Support Services contract by the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) to support the enhancement of asset management and maintenance practices across its Link light rail network. NRC will partner with Sound Transit to strengthen asset management capability and […]
Network Rail Consulting secures $26 million management contract with Sound Transit
Network Rail Consulting, Inc. (NRC), has been awarded a $26 million, three-year Asset Management Support Services contract by the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) to support the enhancement of asset management and maintenance practices across its Link light rail network. NRC will partner with Sound Transit to strengthen asset management capability and […]
Mark Hopwood becomes a Patron for TBF
It has been announced that Mark Hopwood CBE, Managing Director of GWR, has become a Patron of the Transport Benevolent Fund CIO, known as TBF. “I am delighted to be joining the team of TBF patrons. The railway is a family, and it is important that we come together to offer support when needed,” says […]
Siemens’s Goole Charity Cricket Day passes £100,000 fundraising milestone
Siemens Mobility has celebrated another successful Charity Cricket Day in Goole, with the fourth annual tournament raising £32,000 for local charities and taking the event’s cumulative total past the £100,000 mark since its launch in 2023. Aglaja Schneider, joint CEO and managing director, rolling stock and customer services at Siemens Mobility UK&I, said: “The Goole […]
New £5 million dry bulk rail terminal at the Port of Middlesbrough
Multimodal freight logistics and port operator AV Dawson has announced a £5 million investment in a new dry bulk rail terminal at the Port of Middlesbrough. The facility will increase unloading speeds by 40% to 500 tonnes per hour, significantly increasing capacity and improving overall operational efficiency. The terminal will also feature five rail lines, […]
New £5 million dry bulk rail terminal at the Port of Middlesbrough
Multimodal freight logistics and port operator AV Dawson has announced a £5 million investment in a new dry bulk rail terminal at the Port of Middlesbrough. The facility will increase unloading speeds by 40% to 500 tonnes per hour, significantly increasing capacity and improving overall operational efficiency. The terminal will also feature five rail lines, […]
ORR: Network Rail improves efficiency but must manage the impact of fewer renewals
The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) annual assessment, published as the railway prepares for its biggest structural change in a generation, has found real progress on efficiency and fewer train cancellations. But with inflationary pressures driving a cut in renewals to 83% of the original plan in England & Wales, the rail regulator finds […]
ORR: Network Rail improves efficiency but must manage the impact of fewer renewals
The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) annual assessment, published as the railway prepares for its biggest structural change in a generation, has found real progress on efficiency and fewer train cancellations. But with inflationary pressures driving a cut in renewals to 83% of the original plan in England & Wales, the rail regulator finds […]
Siemens’ Goole Rail Village inspires the next generation of engineers
Team members at Siemens Mobility’s Goole Rail Village have continued to spark interest among local schoolchildren in careers in engineering. Partnering with national charity Primary Engineer, Siemens Mobility has delivered an engaging programme in primary schools across Goole and the surrounding area, inspiring the next generation of train designers and engineers. Aglaja Schneider, joint CEO […]