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As train passengers are required to wear face coverings while they travel, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has launched three regionally inspired face masks for customers to order. The first three designs to be released are of a thistle, Tyne...

In a bid to reduce the impact of bridge strikes, which cause delay to train services while the bridge is inspected and, if necessary, repaired, the top ten most bashed and at-risk railway bridges across Anglia and East London...

The scheme to open a new station on the Merseyrail network at Headbolt Lane in Kirkby has attracted £3.3 million of funding from the Combined Authority’s Strategic Investment Fund to move to the next stage of Network Rail’s design...

Stobart Group has announced that Bavaria Industries Group (Bavaria) has assumed ownership of Stobart Rail & Civils. The Group had stated in its financial results for the year ended 29 February 2020, that it would withdraw from the Rail &...

Skanska has announced that Jonathan Willcock is to lead its UK infrastructure business from October 2020. Jonathan will be joining from Alstom, where he has led its systems, signalling and infrastructure business for the last seven years. Skanska’s infrastructure business delivers...

The National Railway Museum is reopening after 119 days of lockdown. Locomotion in Shildon, County Durham, will reopen on Tuesday 28 July and the main National Railway Museum site in York the following week, on Tuesday 4 August. Both sites have...

As HS2 enters its construction phase and increases its activity and scale along the route and across the business, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced the appointment of three non-executive directors to the HS2 Board to strengthen oversight and...

Technical recruiter Carrington West has appointed director Nick Rowe to be the head of its rail team and brought in three new consultants in the last three months as the company expands its involvement in the rail industry. Nick, an...

Every year, the railstaff awards attracts more entries, more interest and more companies than ever before, even though it's not a corporate event. why? The rail industry, like almost all other industries, has its fair share of awards evenings. Organised...

A new mural on a railway bridge at the corner of New Spring Gardens Walk in Vauxhall pays homage to a balloon record that stood between 1836-1914. Charles Green, a professional balloonist who had made 200 ascents at the...