Category: Infrastructure

Railway upgrade works between Bridgend and St Fagans, Cardiff

Network Rail (Wales and Borders) is undertaking an essential programme of track renewal and maintenance work between Bridgend and St Fagans. The works – which include renewing rails, sleepers, and stones under the track – are critical to maintaining the safety and reliability of the rail network. The work will involve a combination of day […]

Overnight move as iconic railway artefact finds new home

Oulton Broad North railway station signal box, an iconic piece of railway infrastructure and familiarlandmark to both rail and road users is to be preserved for future generations following a majorovernight exercise to relocate it to a nearby museum. In the early hours of Sunday, 8 June, volunteers from Network Rail, the Wherry Lines Community […]

Passengers advised of rail improvement work affecting Midland Main Line journeys over several weekends

A range of rail improvement projects will be carried out during a series of weekend engineering work affecting London journeys on the Midland Main Line. Passengers are advised to plan ahead as journeys will take longer than usual because of the planned upgrades between Kettering and Leicester. The improvements – taking place on six consecutive […]

FirstGroup ranked in Europe’s 50 Most Sustainable Corporations

FirstGroup plc, a leading private sector provider of public transport, has been awarded a place on the list of Europe’s 50 Most Sustainable Corporations, one of only seven UK companies to be included. This new ranking is produced by sustainable business media group Corporate Knights. The report ranks Europe’s largest publicly listed companies, drawn from […]

Contract from Transport for London shows The Caley is on track for success

Gibson’s Engineering, a leader in the field of train manufacturing, maintenance and repairs, has announced a major new contract with Transport for London (TfL), the largest integrated transport company in the UK. The contract is a significant marker of Gibson’s progress since opening its new engineering facility at the world-famous St Rollox rail depot in Springburn, […]

GB Railfreight regearing 12 of its Class 66s for more power

GB Railfreight (GBRf) is regearing 12 of its Class 66s to increase their power output for a rapidly growing portfolio of heavy trainload work. The regearing will change their gear wheel from traction motor to axle, providing higher torque value and better acceleration to handle heavier loads more efficiently. As part of the conversion, the […]