The past fortnight has confirmed Australia’s data centre sector is now a genuinely global story.
16 days of TRU improvement works completed in Huddersfield
Major improvement works delivered by the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) in Huddersfield have taken the programme a significant step closer to delivering faster, more frequent and more reliable rail services for customers travelling across the North. Work took place between Saturday 19 September and Sunday 4 October, during which engineers worked around the clock to […]
Loram fits in-cab signalling to second NR On Track Machine
Loram has begun fitment of ETCS digital in-cab signalling equipment to a second of its Rail Grinders that provide precision rail-profile-treatment capabilities to Network Rail’s regions. The C44 Rail Grinder, vehicle C44-02, is being fitted with an Hitachi Rail ETCS system at Loram’s engineering facility in Derby. It is Loram’s first ETCS fitment to be funded […]
Major 26-day tunnel upgrades get underway in Liverpool this weekend
With less than a week until £3.5m of upgrades to tunnels on the Merseyrail network, passengers are being advised to plan their journeys ahead of a 26-day railway closure. From Sunday 11 October, Network Rail will waterproof and strengthen four underground tunnels on the Northern line to secure future rail journeys for years to come. […]
First cohort welcomed under CIRO and Keele University academic partnership
The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators (CIRO) has celebrated a major milestone in its new partnership with Keele University, welcoming the first cohort of learners onto its Academic Programme. The cohort formally began their studies at a launch event held at Keele University on Saturday 3 October, bringing together rail professionals embarking on CIRO’s Certificate, […]