GWR installs Short-Story Dispensers to keep kids reading through summer

Great Western Railway (GWR) has today introduced Short-Story Dispensers at key stations across its network, encouraging children to continue reading throughout the summer holidays. At the click of a button, the dispensers will print a variety of folklores for free. They will share stories from Line to Legend Land, a collection of much-loved myths and […]

HS2 completes Solihull viaducts

HS2 engineers have completed three major structures on the southern approach to Interchange station, illustrating further progress on the West Midlands section of Britain’s new railway.  The trio of viaducts – Balsall Common, Marsh Farm and River Blythe – are all within the Solihull metropolitan borough. In the coming days, engineers working for HS2’s construction […]

Rolls-Royce supplies mtu engines to modernise Korean freight fleet

Rolls-Royce is expanding its position in the Asian rail market by supplying 33 high-performance mtu Series 4000R engines to the Korea Railroad Corporation (Korail), the state-owned operator of South Korea’s rail network. The engines will be fitted to new freight locomotives by the South Korean rail vehicle manufacturer Romansys. The first 30 engines have already […]