RAIB has today released its report into a pedestrian struck by a train at Bourneview footpath crossing, London Borough of Croydon, 23 January 2025. Summary At about 08:03 on Thursday 23 January 2025, an 11-year-old child was struck and fatally injured by a passenger train at Bourneview footpath crossing, near Kenley in the London Borough […]
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Rail services severely disrupted after train derails in Cumbria
Rail services between northern England and Scotland have been severely disrupted after an Avanti West Coast train derailed near Shap in Cumbria this morning. The 04:28 Glasgow–London Euston service left the tracks at around 06:10 between Penrith and Oxenholme Lake District. Emergency services were quickly on the scene, with the North West Ambulance Service assessing […]
Name of new railway training centre revealed after public vote
Network Rail has announced that Doncaster’s new railway training centre will be named The Gresley Institute. This follows a public vote, held in partnership with City of Doncaster Council, which attracted over 3,500 responses. The three-storey building on Carolina Way near Lakeside is being brought back into use by Network Rail. Formerly home to the […]
Transport Secretary comments on Huntingdon train attack
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has commented after a knife attack aboard a train on Saturday 1 November which left 11 people injured and sparked alarm across the UK rail network. The incident took place aboard the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross, shortly after departing Peterborough railway station. Heidi […]
Rail regulator opens door to future international train services with Temple Mills access approval for Virgin Trains
Rail regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), has today (Thursday 30 October) approved Virgin Trains’ application for access to Temple Mills International depot. Access to Temple Mills is an important first step towards being able to operate cross border train services using the channel tunnel. This decision unlocks plans for around £700mn of investment […]
East West Rail inspires next generation of engineers at live infrastructure site
East West Rail (EWR) is helping shape the future of ground engineering after offering Early Career Professionals (ECPs) a rare opportunity to gain hands-on experience at a live infrastructure site. Seventeen ECPs recently joined the EWR Ground Investigation (GI) team at Chapel Hill in Cambridgeshire, part of some wider survey work, for a full day of immersive learning and practical engagement. Organised by EWR Investigation […]
CIROAO Endorses Groundbreaking Railway Mission Resilience Programme Supporting Rail Workforce Wellbeing
The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators Awarding Organisation (CIROAO) joined industry leaders at the Houses of Parliament this week to celebrate the Railway Mission’s ongoing pastoral support for the rail workforce and the launch of its newly endorsed Paideia Coaching Resilience Training Programme, a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to strengthen wellbeing and resilience across the UK rail […]
LNER enhances driver training app with Velociti Solutions
LNER has developed a driver training (ERTMS DMI) app in collaboration with Velociti Solutions to provide drivers with the most realistic and effective learning experience. This update features more realistic simulations, more accurate screen layouts, additional scenarios and enhanced guidance. The ERTMS DMI app is a key support tool to sit alongside LNER’s training program, […]
Hitachi Rail becomes world’s first transportation firm to adopt new NVIDIA IGX Thor solution for real-time AI
Hitachi Rail announced today that it is to become the first transportation company in the world to include NVIDIA’s latest and most powerful platform – NVIDIA IGX Thor – in its AI-led digital asset management platform, HMAX. The new IGX Thor platform will provide up to 8x higher AI compute and 2x better connectivity for Hitachi Rail’s HMAX products. The […]
Lumo owner bids to turbo-charge UK rail with new routes
FirstGroup plc plans to expand its open access rail operations through its successful Lumo business, boosting connectivity, improving UK productivity and passenger choice across the UK. The expansion aims to replicate the success of Lumo’s Edinburgh to London service in driving material growth on the East Coast Main Line. Lumo operates without government subsidy and […]