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Wabtec secures locomotive maintenance contract from Indian Railways

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January 18, 2026
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Wabtec Corporation has signed a contract with Indian Railways for the servicing of locomotives at the Siliguri Maintenance Shed in West Bengal, India.

Alstom wins 5-year maintenance service contract in joint venture with Indian Railways

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January 18, 2026
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Rolling stock company Alstom has revealed that it has won a contract to provide maintenance for WAG-12B locomotives at Indian Railways’ Sabarmati locomotive depot.

Colas Rail UK awarded contract for further work on West Midlands Metro extension

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January 17, 2026
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Colas Rail UK has been awarded a further contract for construction work on extensions to the West Midlands Metro network.

Local school adopts new Scottish railway station

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January 17, 2026
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A local primary school and nursery class has adopted the new railway station at East Kilbride in Scotland.

Sampling latest trend people are talking about the New Metro Tunnel & walking to main transfer points

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January 17, 2026
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I stayed on the train and rode again this time toward West Footscray and on arrival I managed to snap the QN Steel train rolling by West Footscray.

Inflation-linked pay rise for Network Rail staff

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January 17, 2026
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The RMT union has secured a pay rise linked to RPI inflation for its members employed by Network Rail.

£6.5m project set to get underway at Greater Manchester railway station

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January 17, 2026
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February will see work at Hindley station to make it more accessible for everyone.

Entry to platforms at Nottingham station to be closed at weekends to boost safety

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January 16, 2026
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East Midlands Railway (EMR) is to close access to platforms from Nottingham station’s footbridge at weekends after data showed that a recent extension of restrictions led to a significant reduction in assaults and abuse towards both staff and customers. In August, EMR restricted access to platforms via the footbridge between 7pm and 6am each day, […]

Rail upgrades between Birmingham and London Marylebone this weekend

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January 16, 2026
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Passengers travelling between Birmingham Moor Street and London Marylebone this weekend are being advised of journey changes while engineering upgrades take place. Across the weekend, Network Rail’s teams will be carrying out track replacement near West Ruislip station, helping to provide better and more reliable journeys for passengers and freight services. It means the Chiltern […]

First trains run across new £60 million bridge as West Coast Main Line reopens

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January 16, 2026
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Network Rail thanked passengers for their patience as the West Coast Main Line fully reopened yesterday (Thursday 15 January) with the completion of multiple journey improving projects carried out since the start of 2026. Train services are now running again along the northern half of Britain’s busiest mixed-use passenger and freight route after 14 days […]