Alstom is celebrating after one of its depot teams successfully completed a unique charity challenge on Wednesday 1 July, pulling a 25 tonne historic steam locomotive entirely by hand at Didcot Railway Centre. Sixteen colleagues based at Great Western Railway’s Reading Depot pulled No. 1340 Trojan – built in 1897 – along a 250 metre […]
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Alstom colleagues pull historic steam locomotive for charity
Alstom is celebrating after one of its depot teams successfully completed a unique charity challenge on Wednesday 1 July, pulling a 25 tonne historic steam locomotive entirely by hand at Didcot Railway Centre. Sixteen colleagues based at Great Western Railway’s Reading Depot pulled No. 1340 Trojan – built in 1897 – along a 250 metre […]
Passengers give first impressions of Cambridge South
Customers using Cambridge South station on its first days in operation have given the new station the thumbs up, making their journeys into work better and easier, as well as being a convenient gateway for local residents and visitors. Designed to better serve customers travelling to the largest medical science research facility in Europe, Cambridge […]
Passengers give first impressions of Cambridge South
Customers using Cambridge South station on its first days in operation have given the new station the thumbs up, making their journeys into work better and easier, as well as being a convenient gateway for local residents and visitors. Designed to better serve customers travelling to the largest medical science research facility in Europe, Cambridge […]
East West Rail unearths Roman finds as archaeological work hits milestone
Work on 1,000 trial trenches has now been completed and Roman coins and pottery have been unearthed as part of ongoing archaeological investigations which are supporting plans to build East West Rail. The work, which is taking place in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, is designed to build a detailed understanding of what lies beneath the ground […]
East West Rail unearths Roman finds as archaeological work hits milestone
Work on 1,000 trial trenches has now been completed and Roman coins and pottery have been unearthed as part of ongoing archaeological investigations which are supporting plans to build East West Rail. The work, which is taking place in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, is designed to build a detailed understanding of what lies beneath the ground […]
East West Rail unearths Roman finds as archaeological work hits milestone
Work on 1,000 trial trenches has now been completed and Roman coins and pottery have been unearthed as part of ongoing archaeological investigations which are supporting plans to build East West Rail. The work, which is taking place in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, is designed to build a detailed understanding of what lies beneath the ground […]
Leadership change at First Rail
Mike Nelson has been appointed managing director of First Rail, following Steve Montgomery’s retirement. Mike was formerly finance and strategic development director of the business. Graham Sutherland, CEO of FirstGroup plc, said: “I would like to wish Steve Montgomery all the best for his retirement and to pay tribute to his long and successful career […]
Accessibility upgrades progress at Tenby station
Tenby railway station is moving another step closer to becoming fully accessible for the first time, as Network Rail prepares to install sections of a new pedestrian bridge as part of a major accessibility upgrade. Funded by the Department for Transport’s Access for All programme, the project will provide step-free access to both platforms, making […]