The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has delivered its assessment of Great Britain’s railway in its annual reports released today (Thursday 17 July). ORR highlights that Britain’s railway remains one of the safest in Europe and the industry has made good progress in a number of areas, including taking action to address overdue structure […]
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Network Rail continues rollout of geofencing with Western route deployment
Network Rail’s Western route is the latest to deploy Tended’s geofencing technology, marking a significant step in the ongoing rollout of geospatial solutions to enhance operational safety and efficiency. The deployment will initially focus on OLE and off-track teams in Bristol, and a track team in Swindon, with the goal of mapping geofences to establish […]
Trenitalia c2c provides almost £2 million in social value to local communities
Trenitalia c2c has proudly announced that its involvement with the Rail Safe Friendly programme has had a social value impact of over £1.8 million in c2c’s local communities. The Rail Safe Friendly (RSF) programme is dedicated to spreading the vital message of rail safety among young individuals, educators, and parents throughout schools in the UK. […]
Essential improvement work to close railway between Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, and Bexhill this Autumn
Passengers travelling between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings and between Bexhill and Hastings are advised to plan ahead as a major programme of improvement work takes place between Saturday 25 October and Sunday 2 November 2025. Buses will replace Southeastern trains between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, and Southern trains between Bexhill and Hastings for all nine […]
Striking portrait of Network Rail ‘hidden hero’ unveiled on special exhibition train
A striking portrait of a Network Rail employee was unveiled at London Euston station on Tuesday 15 July. Manny Kang was captured on canvas for the exceptional care and commitment he brings to his role as a community safety manager on the Central route, connecting the West Midlands and London. The special portrait, on display […]
Memory man Darren Milligan set to retire after 44 years
A man with an impressive memory, who has been helping engineers find everything they need to keep trains in the North East running for more than 40 years, is about to retire. Darren Milligan, 59, has memorised the names, suppliers and 10-digit catalogue numbers for thousands of items at Heaton TrainCare Centre in Newcastle. He […]
Arriva signs €300 million contract for Czechia’s next-generation electric trains
Arriva Group has today signed a contract with Škoda for €300 million to supply new electric trains in Czech Republic, reinforcing the Group’s commitment to operating modern, sustainable and comfortable passenger transport across Europe. Under the agreement, Škoda will supply 22 modern electric trains capable of reaching speeds of up to 200km/h, helping Arriva deliver […]
Freight digital signalling fitment takes a step forward
A step forward has been taken towards the challenge of fitting ETCS (European Train Control System) digital in-cab signalling equipment to hundreds of Britain’s freight locomotives. GB Railfreight’s 66 784 started fitment work at EMD Longport on Tuesday 15 July. The loco will be the first freight fitment outside the ‘first in class’ process, and […]