Great Western Railway (GWR) and Network Rail are joining forces by bringing their Control functions together in a single, joint team to bolster collaborative working and service delivery. The move to bring track and train closer together builds on the organisations’ collaborative working and formal alliance agreement originally signed in 2016 – it is designed […]
Category: UK
Geotechnical contractor earns multiple industry award nominations
Ground engineering specialist Geobear has been nominated for several industry awards, including UK Project with a Geotechnical Value of between £500K and £1M Award alongside Network Rail, Ayesa and Murphy. The other shortlistings are for the Small Project Award, up to £5 million, and the Health and Safety Award. The Institute of Civil Engineers North West […]
Passengers advised of Liverpool Lime Street overground closure on Easter Sunday
Railway upgrades in the Liverpool City Region mean there will be no overground services into Liverpool Lime Street station on Sunday 20 April. Passengers intending to travel into Liverpool are advised to plan their journeys in advance over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend as there are changes to train services. Lines between Mossley Hill, Huyton […]
New Passenger Assistance Points installed at 40 Northern stations to give disabled customers the confidence to travel by train
New facilities designed to give disabled customers the confidence to travel by train have been installed at dozens of stations across the North of England. Passenger Assistance Points have been introduced over the last year at 31 stations, including Windermere, Warrington Central, Rotherham Central and Bradford Interchange. Each point is located close to the ticket […]
£5 Million Government Competition Launches to Transform Rail Passenger Experience
The government has launched a £5 million competition to support pioneering technologies aimed at transforming the passenger experience on Britain’s railways. Delivered by Innovate UK in partnership with the Department for Transport, the First of a Kind (FOAK) competition is now open for applications. The programme offers grant funding to help bring new ideas to life on […]
Near-misses at West Sussex level crossing prompts safety review and temporary closure
Video footage of people misusing a level crossing near Goring-by-Sea has led to action by Network Rail A CCTV camera in Ferring, West Sussex has captured footage of children misusing a level crossing – putting their lives in danger. The shocking footage even shows one young person appearing to urinate on a stretch of the […]
Robert Stephenson statue goes on display at the Locomotion Museum, marking 200 years of the British passenger railway
The historic bronze statue of Robert Stephenson, the great railway engineer, has gone on display at the Locomotion Museum in Shildon, County Durham. Since its removal from the piazza at London’s Euston station as part of the HS2 redevelopment in October 2020, the statue of the railway pioneer has been kept by HS2 in safe […]