On Wednesday 4 June 2025, a dedicated team of professionals achieved a railway industry first, installing the first offsite constructed lift at the Network Rail Test Track in Melton Mowbray. A product of innovation and collaboration between Laing O’Rourke and KONE, the lift went from the trailer bed of the delivery vehicle to being installed […]
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EMR and Great Central Railway partner on driver training
Driver Apprentices from East Midlands Railway (EMR) are now benefiting from more in-depth and hands-on training thanks to a strengthening partnership with the Great Central Railway (GCR). The GCR heritage line, which runs between Loughborough and Leicester North, was initially used by EMR to simulate key scenarios to train guards and on-board staff in a […]
Maritime Transport welcomes first train to Northampton via East West Rail
Maritime Transport, the UK’s leading provider of integrated road and rail freight logistics, has launched a new rail freight service connecting DP World Southampton with its Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton (SLPN). Maritime Intermodal Six arrived in Northampton on 16 June – the first freight train to enter service at […]
