Amey has secured a new contract with Network Rail to deliver multi-disciplinary railway consultancy services for the Leeds to Sheffield corridor, as part of the Northern Powerhouse Rail programme. Secured under Network Rail’s Development and Design Partnership Framework (DDPF), the new contract will see Amey provide multi-disciplinary railway consultancy services to support connectivity between Sheffield […]
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Vital Norwich depot works enter detailed design stage
Planning work to upgrade the roof at Greater Anglia’s Norwich depot has entered the detailed design stage, led by rail infrastructure specialist Spencer Rail Engineering. The project will see the replacement of the depot’s main roof cladding, alongside upgrades to skylights, safe walkways and access arrangements to support future maintenance. New systems will also be […]
The Signalling Company’s ETCS wins Railtech Innovation Award
The Signalling Company has announced that it has won the RailTech Europe Innovation Award. During the Railtech ’26 networking dinner, its sofware-defined ETCS system won the Innovation Award by unanimous decision of the jury, reinforced by the public vote. “We would like to thank the Jury, UNIFE director General Enno Wiebe, Karel van Gils, senior […]
PBH Rail bolsters track systems expertise with new appointment
Following two years of growth, PBH Rail is continuing its expansion with the appointment of Alan Quince, who joins the company as joint director of its systems engineering (formally track) division. With a master’s degree in Railway Systems Engineering and Integration, Alan brings 35 years of rail industry experience and a wealth of knowledge in […]
DB Cargo UK and Plasmor mark 40-year relationship with loco-naming
DB Cargo UK has named one of its Class 66 locomotives (66186) in honour of Antony Slater, the late founder of the Plasmor Group, one of the UK’s largest independent manufacturers of concrete products. Plasmor started using rail to transport products in 1986, when new sidings were built to connect the factory to the adjacent […]
Raspberry Software joins Waynova Group to strengthen rail technology platform
Raspberry Software, a specialist in rail revenue protection software, has formally joined Waynova Group, a new rail technology platform created by Arcadea Group. Arcadea, which already owns Raspberry Software, has brought together its rail-focused software businesses – ZEDAS, Railroad Software, Raspberry Software and Automated Rail – under the Waynova banner. While these companies have shared […]
Train’d Up appoints Emma Barrett‑Peel as chief executive officer
Train’d Up, provider of rail and engineering apprenticeships, has announced the appointment of Emma Barrett‑Peel as chief executive officer (CEO). Emma joins Train’d Up with extensive leadership experience across the UK skills and training sector. She previously served as chief operating officer at Learning Curve Group and has also worked as an Ofsted inspector for […]
Brodie Engineering going from strength to strength as it turns 30
A leading rail engineering company specialising in maintaining, refurbishing and overhauling passenger and freight trains celebrates its 30th birthday – with the business going from strength to strength. Brodie Engineering operates from two sites in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, employing more than 150 people and boasts an active training and apprenticeship programme. Founded on 26 February, 1996, […]
Hitachi Rail marks 10 years in Scotland
Hitachi Rail is celebrating 10 years of Scottish operations, with its British-built trains and digital maintenance, increasing reliability and modal shift, while also reducing carbon emissions by 82%. As part of ‘Team Scotland’ Hitachi Rail has been developing new solutions to both improve resilience and help decarbonise the railways. Hitachi Rail is sponsoring Rail Scotland […]
TfL selects SSE Energy Solutions to deliver solar power directly to help run the Tube
The sun will soon be powering significant parts of London’s underground network after Transport for London (TfL) appointed SSE Energy Solutions as its delivery partner to build purpose-built solar installations to connect to the Tube network. The move, which followed a competitive procurement process, means that TfL will receive zero-carbon electricity straight from the solar […]