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Network Rail to Install 16 Sets of Signals on North Downs Line

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June 22, 2025
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From the 14th September to the 27th September, Network Rail will be installing 16 sets of signals between Shalford and Gomshall.

Welsh Station Will be Temporarily Closed to Allow for New Trains

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June 21, 2025
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Ty Glas Station and its level crossing on the Coryton line will be receiving major upgrades from Transport for Wales.

Transpennine Upgrade Will See West Yorkshire Rail Station Close Until 2027

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June 21, 2025
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As part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), Deighton Station will close temporarily from the 30th August until 2027.

Flood Work in Gloucestershire Means Rail Line Closure in July

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June 20, 2025
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Network Rail is soon to undertake the largest stage of their work to mitigate flooding through Gloucestershire.

Telent hits milestone in SCADA rollout

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June 20, 2025
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Telent has reached a significant milestone in its nationwide rollout of its new Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for Network Rail, seeing several sites go live and the UK’s first remote secure test completed. At Rugby, Telent has completed the testing for the country’s first remote securing of electrical infrastructure on the West […]

Key German railway to Rotterdam closes for eight weeks

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June 20, 2025
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A key German rail line near the Dutch border will close for eight weeks. The section undergoing construction work is an extension of the Dutch…

Germany’s Generalsanierung may take twice as long as planned

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June 19, 2025
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The Generalsanierung, Germany’s large-scale rail overhaul project, will likely take many years longer than first anticipated. DB InfraGO has reportedly informed transport companies that it…

Government says HS2 wont be running trains from 2033

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June 19, 2025
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The government has today (Wednesday 18 June) admitted that HS2 will not be running trains from 2033 as planned. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander also announced that she is to accept all the recommendations of the James Stewart Review into the “misma…

Egis appointed to £120 million Transport for Greater Manchester framework

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June 18, 2025
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Global engineering consultancy Egis, as part of a consortium with Pell Frischmann, has been appointed to the design and engineering services for fixed track lot on Transport for Greater Manchester’s (TfGM) Transport Professional Services Framework. Egis will be able to provide professional advice and services related to the design and engineering of fixed track transport […]

‘Germany needs more sidings and dispatch tracks’

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June 18, 2025
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Germany is working on its rail infrastructure big time. Long stretches of rail will get complete overhauls in the coming years. Those are necessary steps…