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SAVE THE DATE – RailStaff Awards 28.11.24

It’s that time again – the countdown to the RailStaff Awards has begun, and although 2023’s event set the bar impossibly high, this year it will be bigger and better than ever! Last year’s extravaganza wowed everyone in attendance. From rail managers to customer service assistants, apprentices to training managers,...

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HS2 moves 1,100-tonne viaduct in weekend operation

HS2 has released timelapse and drone footage showing contractors moving a 1,100 tonne composite viaduct into place over two...

North West rail improvements planned this early May bank holiday

Passengers travelling on the West Coast main line and North West rail routes are being advised to check before...

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GB Railfreight names train after hero signaller Bill Taylor

Logistics operator GB Railfreight yesterday named a locomotive after Signaller Bill (Willie) Taylor, 40 years to the day after...

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Unseen photos from the Coronation released by SWR for the first anniversary

South Western Railway (SWR) has released new, unseen photos ahead of the first anniversary of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and Queen. The...

New chair & vice chair appointed to RIA SME Group

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has announced the appointment of the new chair and vice...

ORR publishes new track access dashboard to hold industry to account on efficient use of the rail network

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published, for the first time the track...

TransPennine Express to refund customers affected by Co-op Live delays

TransPennine Express (TPE) is offering full refunds to customers impacted by delays to the opening...

Rail passengers urged to check their journeys after Scunthorpe landslip

Rail passengers travelling between Doncaster and Cleethorpes are being urged to check before they travel...

GB Railfreight names train after hero signaller Bill Taylor

Logistics operator GB Railfreight yesterday named a locomotive after Signaller Bill (Willie) Taylor, 40 years...

High Speed Rail Group publishes recommendations for Government post HS2 decisions

A comprehensive long-term strategy to develop the UK’s inter urban rail network is essential for...

McGinley’s Jamie Zineldin promoted to operations director

McGinley Support Services has announced the promotion of Jamie Zineldin to operations director. This advancement...

Major milestone reached in improving accessibility at Llanelli station

Network Rail has successfully installed the main span for the footbridge which will provide step-free...

Knottingley line reopens following landslip disruption

Rail passengers in Knottingley are being thanked by Network Rail for their patience and...

Passengers warned of bank holiday disruption between London and Birmingham

Passengers travelling on the West Coast main line between Birmingham and London over the...

Start selling tickets further in advance say passengers

With less than three months until the start of the summer holidays, Campaign for...

Great Northern and Thameslink help SEND teens navigate railway

Cambridge and Peterborough-based teenagers with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have been shown...

Porterbrook to electrify Long Marston test track

Having secured the purchase of the Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre in Warwickshire last...

SAVE THE DATE – RailStaff Awards 28.11.24

It’s that time again – the countdown to the RailStaff Awards has begun, and...

Memorial to WW2 railway hero set at York station

LNER, the British Transport Police (BTP) History Group, ‘Raids Over York’ heritage project, and...

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GB Railfreight names train after hero signaller Bill Taylor

Logistics operator GB Railfreight yesterday named a locomotive after Signaller Bill (Willie) Taylor, 40 years to the day after his quick thinking prevented a catastrophic train crash. At 05:30 on Tuesday 1 May 1984, Bill (a signalman at Carlisle Power Signal Box (PSB) realised that 4S55, a Liverpool (Garston) to Glasgow (Gushetfaulds) freightliner train had become divided south of Carlisle and both portions of the train were rolling downhill towards...