Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line (WCML) this Easter have been urged to check before they travel as a huge programme of improvement work continues. From 3-20 April the latest stage of £400 million upgrades across Europe’s busiest mixed-use railway will be completed. These improvements will create a more reliable and resilient railway […]
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New Chiltern Railways trains now serving West Midlands
Chiltern Railways has introduced the first of its newest trains into service for customers travelling to and from the West Midlands. This major investment and key milestone is set to deliver 10,000 additional seats for customers each weekday from December 2026. The trains, now running between London and the West Midlands via Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, will transform journeys for […]
Transpennine Route Upgrade accelerates in Ravensthorpe
Significant progress is being made in the delivery of upgrades by the Transpennine Route Upgrade team in Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire following the closure of the station in December, with work on the new Calder Road bridge and Baker Viaduct well underway. TRU will build a new, modernised Ravensthorpe station 200 metres west of the current […]
East West Rail meets ministers to discuss accelerating infrastructure delivery
East West Railway Company (EWR Co) joined key infrastructure providers this week to discuss with Government how the new Planning and Infrastructure Act will help deliver critical infrastructure more quickly and improve public engagement during the planning process. The new Act became law just before Christmas and aims to streamline the planning system, accelerating the […]
Over 4,700 body-worn camera kits in use on publicly owned train operators
Train operators in public ownership say the roll-out of body-worn camera (BWC) kits has become vital to increasing safety, deterring anti-social behaviour and supporting legal investigations into incidents on the rail network. Operators such as c2c, Greater Anglia, LNER, Northern, Southeastern, South Western Railway, and TransPennine Express have deployed thousands of BWC kits across the […]
‘Battle of Britain’ locomotive to visit Cotswolds railway
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) has announced the first confirmed visiting locomotive that will appear at the railway’s award-winning Cotswold Festival of Steam over the bank holiday weekend of 23rd-25th May 2026. The locomotive is a former Southern Railway ‘Battle of Britain’ class Pacific, no. 34070 Manston, and comes with the kind agreement of […]
Alstom honours colleagues with over 50 years’ service
Alstom has marked a rare milestone by honouring two colleagues who have each dedicated over 50 years to the rail industry. Alongside receiving a Long Service Award, Alex W Brown and Nigel Freeman were able to drive an Aventra passenger train along Alstom’s Test Track in Derby. Born in 1953 in Fontainebleau, France, Electrical Engineer […]
BWB Consulting appoints industry veteran Sajjad Akbar as rail director
BWB Consulting has announced the appointment of Sajjad (Sajj) Akbar as its new rail director. With over 33 years of experience in transportation infrastructure, Sajj joins BWB to lead the sector’s vision, strategy, and commercial performance during a pivotal era for UK rail. Sajj is a Chartered Engineer with over 15 years of specialist rail […]
Electro-Wind supports HS2 Water Orton Viaduct with bespoke transformer solution
Electro-Wind Limited is proud to announce the successful deployment of a bespoke 40kVA IP65-rated transformer at the HS2 Water Orton Viaduct, supporting one of the most significant transport infrastructure projects in the United Kingdom. The installation marks another key milestone for the HS2 Delta Junction, one of the most technically challenging and ambitious sections of […]
Electro-Wind supports HS2 Water Orton Viaduct with bespoke transformer solution
Electro-Wind Limited is proud to announce the successful deployment of a bespoke 40kVA IP65-rated transformer at the HS2 Water Orton Viaduct, supporting one of the most significant transport infrastructure projects in the United Kingdom. The installation marks another key milestone for the HS2 Delta Junction, one of the most technically challenging and ambitious sections of […]