15 September 2023
Irish Rail to trial Europe’s first retrofitted hydrogen freight locomotive
Irish Rail are teaming with DIGAS to test a retrofitted hydrogen locomotive using a cleaner burning renewable fuel.
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14 September 2023
Network Rail to repair world’s oldest railway viaduct ahead of 200th anniversary
Network Rail have begun work to improve passenger and freight journeys between Manchester and Liverpool over the world’s first railway viaduct.
14 September 2023
GWR to upgrade track in Bristol and North Somerset
Great Western Railway have announced essential track replacement and level crossing work between Bristol and Weston-super-Mare.
13 September 2023
Images: HS2 begin work on longest green tunnel
HS2 have begun working on the 2.7km Greatworth green tunnel which will be built on the surface before being covered by earth, trees and shrubs to fit in with the countryside.
13 September 2023
RIA calls for UK Government to make immediate decisions on rolling stock
With train manufacturing jobs threatened and factories at risk of closure, RIA has called for the Government to make immediate decisions on the building of rolling stock.
12 September 2023
Network Rail to invest £1 million to keep Glasgow passengers on track
Network Rail are investing over £1 million to replace ageing track on the line between Dalmuir and Yoker in Glasgow.
12 September 2023
Amtrak award contracts for Frederick Douglass Tunnel Programme
Amtrak have reached a new milestone in the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Programme with the selection of the first of three major construction contractors.
11 September 2023
Transdev awarded rail contract renewal in New Zealand
Transdev have been awarded a rail contract extension until 2031 by New Zealand's Greater Wellington Regional Council.
11 September 2023
Signal upgrade set to modernise Cornwall’s railway
Network Rail have begun the core phase of work to change the way the railway is run in Cornwall.
8 September 2023
RIA Scotland welcome rail decarbonisation funding commitment
RIA Scotland has welcomed announcements by the Scottish Government which commit to rail decarbonisation funding.
8 September 2023
Goldschmidt win contract to supply a rail inspection vehicle for Berlin underground
Goldschmidt have been awarded a contract to supply a rail inspection vehicle with combined testing, measuring and analysis technology for the Berlin underground.
7 September 2023
Caltrain celebrates electrification project milestone
Caltrain, Balfour Beatty and PG&E are celebrating a major electrification milestone with the energisation of the second Traction Power Substation.
7 September 2023
Network Rail to carry out essential track renewals in 170-year-old Dinmore Tunnel
Network Rail are going to renew track and ballast inside the 170-year-old Dinmore Tunnel to boost reliability.
6 September 2023
DB and ÖBB expand cross-border traffic with new Nightjets
Deutsche Bahn and the Austrian Federal Railways are expanding their cross-border long-distance services with new connections in day and night traffic as well as the use of new vehicles.
5 September 2023
Network Rail completes reliability upgrades at London railway junction
Network Rail have completed reliability upgrades at New Cross Junction, a location which controls the movement of trains in and out of London Bridge station.
