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Siemens Mobility to invest £100m in state-of-the-art factory in Chippenham, UK

Siemens is embarking on a groundbreaking £100 million investment to establish a cutting-edge rail infrastructure manufacturing, digital engineering and research & development (R&D) center in Chippenham, underscoring its unwavering commitment to innovation, sustainability, excellence, and its campaign ‘to build in Britain with Britain built in’.   The new facility, set to...

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Last HS2 tunnel boring machine in the West Midlands begins dig towards Birmingham

On Tuesday 5 March, HS2 launched the last tunnel boring machine (TBM) to dig tunnels for the new high...

Transpennine Route Upgrade on track to deliver 8,000 jobs

The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) reaffirmed its commitment to creating employment in the Kirklees area as colleagues attended the...

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Emergency work begins on railway bridge to allow Gainsborough road to reopen

Network Rail engineers have begun emergency work to repair a damaged railway bridge which has caused the A159 between...

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Network Rail and the Railway Children raise over £130,000 to help vulnerable children

Network Rail has teamed up with the charity Railway Children to host a fifth annual sleepout event in railway stations across the country, raising...

Alex Hynes appointed DfT’s director general for rail services

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the appointment of Alex Hynes to the role...

First electric train completes test run between Manchester and Stalybridge

An electric train has travelled for the first time between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge, as...

Northern stations win big at Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards

Northern-managed stations have picked up top gongs at the Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards. Alderley Edge...

ORR says passengers need improved reliability and real-time information for station lifts

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) will take a deeper look at Network Rail’s...

Major upgrade promises rail investment for Shipley

The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is investing around £100 million in a new rail depot...

Drone footage shows scale of landslip between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury

Network Rail has released new drone video footage showing the huge operation underway to repair...

Stadler secures fleet acceptance for Greater Anglia trains

Thanks to effective partnership working with Greater Anglia and Rock Rail, Stadler has reached fleet...

Alstom plans to run new direct train services between North Wales, Shropshire, the Midlands and London

Alstom plans to operate a new passenger rail service across England and Wales. Working in...

Thriving railway hedges deliver biodiversity boost for Britain’s railway

A series of traditional “railway hedges” are thriving at a North London station -...

Liz Baldwin named new director for Southern Integrated Delivery

Liz Baldwin has been appointed as the Southern Integrated Delivery (SID) director to deliver...

Industry launches new sustainability campaign to inspire Gen Z to travel by train

Network Rail and rail industry partners have launched a campaign to inspire young people...

AtkinsRéalis awarded five-year framework contract with Northern Ireland rail operator

AtkinsRéalis has been appointed by Translink - Northern Ireland’s main public transport operator -...

Complex environment at site of Baildon landslip forces railway to remain closed

Train services through Baildon will remain suspended for several weeks more after the complex...

Celebrating 20 years of Darwin – the railway’s single source of truth

Jacqueline Starr, Chief Executive Officer, Rail Delivery Group Darwin is 20 years old and at...

Unipart Rail and Thomson Engineering Design Ltd announce partnership

Unipart Rail has formed a strategic partnership with Thomson Engineering Design Ltd, to deliver...

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Alex Hynes appointed DfT’s director general for rail services

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the appointment of Alex Hynes to the role of director general, Rail Services. Alex will join the DfT on a two-year secondment from his current position as managing director of Scotland’s Railway on 15 April 2024. In his current role, Alex has successfully led the Scotland’s Railway team, which has been accountable for devolving more responsibility for rail in Scotland, while working effectively...