Signalling and Telecoms

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has started dynamically testing the latest specification of European Train Control System (ETCS) software on its Great Northern Class 717 fleet. Transitioning into ETCS BL3 R2, also referred to as 3.6.0, just before Finsbury Park, on...

Passengers wishing to travel by rail this Christmas are being encouraged to check before travelling as extensive engineering work will be taking place across the Anglia region. Major station construction programmes, track renewals, overhead line renewals, bridge demolitions and maintenance...

Great Northern commuters yesterday (Monday 27 November) began travelling to the City of London in trains controlled by cutting-edge digital in-cab signalling - European Train Control System (ETCS) - giving them a more reliable, greener service. This is a significant...

Network Rail has successfully completed the first major stage of work to modernise railway signals across Cornwall, with passenger train services resuming yesterday (Monday 13 November) after 13 days of round-the-clock work. Work took place between Tuesday 31 October and...

Network Rail is reminding passengers to check before they travel as the multi-million-pound upgrade of the Ebbw Vale line moves into its final stage. Buses will replace trains between Ebbw Vale Town and Cardiff Central from Wednesday 15 November to...

 A first-of-its-kind partnership between the Severn Valley Railway and Network Rail has been set up signalling the start of an innovative relationship between the past and present railway.  The agreement between the national railway provider and a heritage railway operator...

From Sunday 21 to Saturday 28 October, the railway between Guildford and Petersfield will be closed, extending to Havant on Sunday 29 October only, with buses replacing trains. From Sunday 21 to Sunday 29 October, Network Rail engineers will begin...

Systems integration specialist Sella Controls has been award the contract to deliver the Building Management and SCADA Systems (BMS) for the S1 and S2 Section Tunnels for HS2 (High Speed 2 Limited). The contract has been awarded by the main...

This weekend Network Rail will begin the core phase of work to change the way the railway is run in Cornwall. Major work to install a modern signalling system throughout Cornwall will take place on Sunday 10 September with a...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has set out the next phase of the introduction of high-speed mobile coverage across the Tube network as the first stations in the West End got 4G and 5G mobile coverage. Customers using the...