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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Peatland restoration project boosts wildlife and climate resilience
Network Rail, in partnership with Forth Rivers Trust and NatureScot, has completed a major project to restore 273 hectares of peatland. The work, at Knoxfauld Farm north of Dunblane, will support flood management, improve wildlife habitats and increase climate resilience. Specialist teams worked with Forth Rivers Trust and local farmer, Vince Janse, to restore the […]
HS2 signs new civil engineering deals
HS2 Ltd has successfully renegotiated contracts with two of the civil engineering joint-ventures building Britain’s new high-speed railway as part of the programme reset. New commercial contracts have been signed with EKFB and Align which collectively account for more than 100km of the HS2 route between London and the West Midlands. This represents a significant step forward in […]
Alstom appoints Cathy Pianon as chief communications officer
Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has announced the appointment of Cathy Pianon as chief communications officer, effective Thursday 1 October 2026. Reporting directly to Alstom’s chief executive officer, Martin Sion, she will lead the Group’s communications function, overseeing corporate, media, internal and digital communications, as well as brand, events and reputation. “Cathy […]
Alstom appoints Cathy Pianon as chief communications officer
Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has announced the appointment of Cathy Pianon as chief communications officer, effective Thursday 1 October 2026. Reporting directly to Alstom’s chief executive officer, Martin Sion, she will lead the Group’s communications function, overseeing corporate, media, internal and digital communications, as well as brand, events and reputation. “Cathy […]