Network Rail awards contracts for £2bn programme of works
Network Rail has awarded six contracts for the delivery of a £2bn programme of works throughout Wales and Western regions over the next 8 years.
Author: Roger Smith
I have had a life-long interest in railways, growing up just a few yards from the complex of sidings at Gloucester docks. My interest continued when I left school and joined the signal department of British Railways.
I am a published author and a a proof-reader for the Railway Correspondence and Travel Society's society’s monthly magazine, the Railway Observer.
I am also a keen photographer, and have had a number of railway photographs published in monthly magazines and books.
Alstom achieves Global Top Employer certification for first time
Alstom has been awarded certification as the Global Top Employer for 2023, having received certificates for being Top Employer in 22 countries.
Grade II-listed Derbyshire railway bridge closed for essential repairs
A road at Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire has had to be closed whilst essential work takes place to replace a Grade II listed bridge.
Oxford to London for just £2.70 in Chiltern Railways January Seat Sale
Chiltern Railways has launched a January Seat Sale, with 50,000 seats on offer at a 50% saving.
Famous faces encourage people to ‘Hop on board’ with Southeastern
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Services resume on closed Metro line after substation rebuilt in Sunderland
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RMT to join protest outside Parliament against Minimum Service Levels bill today
Trades unionists are expected to congregate outside Parliament this evening in a protest against the Minimum Service Levels bill.
Up to 75% savings on Northern’s group travel bookings made this month
Northern Trains has added greatly reduced prices for group travel bookings to the sales of reduced-price tickets that were announced last week.
Fox Group reopens sidings in Lancashire as new aggregates railhead
Fox Group has brought back into use sidings at Leyland that were originally built to support the manufacture of Centurion Tanks in 1953.
Very Light Rail transport system to be demonstrated in Coventry
A Very Light Rail transport system is to be demonstrated on the streets of Coventry as part of a programme to test the system in real-world conditions…