Network Rail Commits to UK Freight
Although the rail system in the UK is mainly designed to serve passenger train operating companies, infrastructure operator Network Rail has restated its commitment to the freight sector, just as environmental issues and climate change...Read more
Freight trains fuel up London Heathrow
High octane deliveries by rail are now part of the daily flight plan at London Heathrow. The airport is sky high in all the vital aviation statistics, including passenger numbers and cargo handling, but it...Read more
UK’s hope for electrified Great Western Railway washed away?
For over a century, UK’s Severn Tunnel has been both the engineering marvel and operational nightmare of the arrow-straight line that connects London with Cardiff, the capital of Wales, and Bristol, the one-time capital of...Read more
UK task force to make railway work safer
UK’s infrastructure manager Network Rail has launched a new safety task force in order to improve safety for employees that work on the railway. The work force is backed with a fund of 70 million...Read more
Flooded railway line in UK’s Midlands reopened
The UK railway line between Corby, Oakham and Melton Mowbray has been reopened, after a four-day closure due to floods. On Thursday 13 June a landslip and flooding hit the railway line. As no trains...Read more
Scotland sets aside 25 million to boost rail freight industry
The Scottish government has announced to dedicate 25 million British pounds (28.8 million Euros) of ring-fenced funds to the rail freight industry. This is supposed to support the sector for the next five years. This...Read more
Railway extension boosts rail freight capacity in UK’s north
Network Rail has transformed a disused council tip in High Peak’s Buxton, UK into 430 metres of railway sidings so longer freight trains can serve local quarries. The extension cost 14 million British pounds (16,2...Read more
Railway in British Cumbria protected from landslips
Network Rail is carrying out a preventive measure to protect the railway in the north-western British county of Cumbria from landslips for the next 120 years. Last November a small section of the Victorian-built embankment...Read more
Scottish rail freight community sets plan for growth
The Scottish freight community has launched a joint strategy to grow the amount of freight on the rails, as part of plans to meet a target of 7.5 percent growth set by the Scottish Government...Read moreNext decade of UK railway systems awarded
Network Rail has revealed who is to deliver the next decade of rail systems in Scotland and the south of England. The contracts include “anything needed to make the rail system work including track, points,...Read more
UK government injects 2 billion Euros in railway routes Wales
A government fund of 2 billion Euros has been reserved for the improvement of railway routes through Wales, in the UK. The money will be spent on the maintenance and renewal of the existing infrastructure,...Read more
UK’s 5-year plan approved, track access charges rise
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in the UK has approved the five-year plan of Network Rail, promising to inject 35 billion British pounds to improve and modernise the railway system. The investments will...Read more
Construction extra line Felixstowe branche to commence
Network Rail engineers have installed 2,300 sleepers along with ballast, the stones that form the track bed, in preparation of the construction of an additional line on the Felixstowe branche, the vital railway line connecting...Read more
British Steel to renew railway network Belgium
British Steel has secured a four-year contract awarded by the Belgian infrastructure manager Infrabel. It will renew and maintain the Belgian rail network starting from January 2019. The agreements means that the British manufacturer will supply...Read more
Network Rail extends contract with rail supplier British Steel
Network Rail has extended its contract with rail supplier British Steel for two years. The extension is worth 100 million British pounds (112.9 million Euros) a year and will include the supply of about 200...Read more
Railway services UK Midlands resumed after train accident
Railway services between Birmingham New Street and Nuneaton in the UK have resumed. The line was reopened on Sunday evening, after a 5-day closure due to the derailment of a freight train. Seven wagons of a...Read more