Overcrowding putting Euston passengers in danger – watchdog
They’re not the first to mention it. Passengers at London’s Euston railway station are being put “in danger” by “high levels of overcrowding.” That’s according to one of…
Rail roundup: Alstom’s German overhaul, Proxima’s €850m order, Austria tops EU rail use
It’s your daily update on Europe’s tracks from RailTech. Alstom has been turning heads today with the news that they will indeed shutter their Görlitz plant in a…
UK rail minister’s ex-dealings ‘severely’ hurting supply chain
Last month, RailTech interviewed a rail engineer who was fired after the new UK rail minister demanded his dismissal for raising safety concerns at London’s Euston Station. Peter…
Network Rail hack: insider arrested
The Network Rail public wifi hack was an inside job. An arrest has been made at the suppliers, Global Reach Technology. British Transport Police say that a male…
Network Rail public wifi hacked
The entire public wifi system, covering Britain’s twenty biggest stations, has been hacked. Network Rail, the national infrastructure agency, which also manages the most iconic stations in Britain,…
Severn Tunnel track panels see the light in new life at Global Centre of Rail Excellence
Saved from the scrapheap and put out to pasture. The track that was removed from the Severn Tunnel during the recent renewal of the line will have a…
TRUWest: Network Rail awards ‘largest ever single contract’
Network Rail has awarded BAM a 950-million-euro contract to carry out construction on the next phase of the Transpennine Route Upgrade West (TRUWest) project in the north of…
UK gets new longest rail bridge in major HS2 milestone
The much-maligned HS2 project made UK history this month after the final deck segment of a new viaduct was lowered into place, officially crowning it as Britain’s longest…
Iconic viaduct linking London and Brighton gets facelift
The UK’s Network Rail has launched critical repair work along the iconic Ouse Valley Viaduct between Brighton and London in a bid to maintain the beautiful yet vital…
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‘Appalling’: Engineer fired on UK rail minister’s orders speaks out about ‘farcical’ dismissal
Award-winning railway engineer Gareth Dennis was recently fired for talking to the media about safety issues at London’s Euston Station. That’s after Lord Peter Hendy, the former chair…
‘They made my life hell’: UK rail minister got engineer fired for raising safety concerns
UK rail minister Peter Hendy allegedly got an award-winning railway engineer fired for talking to the media about safety issues at one of the country’s busiest transport hubs.…
UK bank holiday: major rail disruptions, but for a good cause?
As usual during the UK’s summer bank holiday weekend, there are major rail works. And that, of course, means major disruptions. Services to and from London Kings Cross…
Scotland’s climate action plan released amid concerns
Scotland’s Railway has announced an initiative to radically reduce its greenhouse gas emissions over the next five years. It’s part of a comprehensive response to the escalating challenges…
Acting chair Mike Putnam appointed at Network Rail
Following the appointment of Lord Peter Hendy as Minister of State at the Department for Transport, Network Rail’s senior non-executive director, Mike Putnam, has been appointed as acting…
UK warns against a summer of vandalism
The rail industry in the UK is bracing for a sharp rise in vandalism over the summer. The spike in incidents follows a pattern of the traditional summer…