Swiss company orders 20 Vectron locomotives from Siemens Mobility
Siemens Mobility has won a contract to supply SBB Cargo International AG with 20 Vectron multisystem locomotives equipped with an XLoad package.
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.
Platforms 13/14 lift reopens at Manchester Piccadilly railway station
Network Rail has completed the work to upgrade the lift giving access to platforms 13 and 14 at Manchester Piccadilly station.
Derby along with 5 other cities shortlisted for new home of Great British Railways
Derby has taken a step closer in its bid to be the new home of Great British Railways (GBR).
ScotRail issues travel advice ahead of concerts at Glasgow Green
ScotRail is advising people travelling to Glasgow Green for upcoming concerts to plan ahead and to consider their travel options.
Second entrance opened at Hackney Central station
A second entrance has been opened at Hackney Central station to ease congestion, and provide better access to Hackney town centre and Hackney Downs st…
Siemens Mobility to build rail component facility in Goole
Siemens Mobility is expanding its £200m rail village at Goole in Yorkshire with a new £7m component facility that will create up to 30 new jobs.
Kent railway viaduct set for £3.5m makeover
Train services between Oxted and Uckfield will be disrupted as Network Rail carries out refurbishment work on a viaduct at Ashurst in Kent.
Multi-billion-pound upgrade of West Yorkshire line gains approval
Approval has been given for a multi-billion-pound rail upgrade of railways in West Yorkshire as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.
Train operator c2c brings back ‘Try a Train’ day for Essex pupils
After more than two years, c2c has again run a ‘Try a Train’ event to help young people with special needs to travel independently.
Book Review: Whitland to Pembroke Dock by John Hodge
Newly published on 22nd April this year, Whitland to Pembroke Dock is the latest book in the West Wales Railways series from publishers Pen and Sword.