Network Rail, the UK infrastructure management agency, is currently concluding a lengthy protection and maintenance programme on a World Heritage Site. It also happens in one of the most iconic structures across the railway network....Read more
UK transport secretary Grant Shapps is adamant that the strike on the railways of Great Britain will not lead to empty supermarket shelves or disrupted power station fuel deliveries. However, there is nothing good about...Read more
The rail union RMT will stage strike action throughout the UK on June 21, 23 and 25. Up to 50,000 railway workers are expected to join the walkouts, and railway services will be affected throughout...Read more
A ballot for strike action will see the UK government prioritise the movement of freight trains in a way not seen since the general mobilisation at the outbreak the First World War. The stark warning...Read more
The safety of people who work on the track continues to be a matter of considerable concern, writes the UK Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) in its latest 2021 annual report, published last week.Read more
Flat spots, hot boxes, and host of other problems could be tackled by the technology originally developed to keep retail goods safe from light-fingered shop lifters. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is set to be rolled on...Read more
The company formed to build Britain’s high speed rail network has acquired a second major development site in central Manchester. The purchases are said to pave the way for the development of the dedicated HS2...Read more
HS1 stations in the United Kingdom, from London to the Channel tunnel, will adopt passenger flow technology. HS1 Ltd announced a three-year contract with OpenSpace Group, whose technology can pin-point and count every person in...Read more
The UK may be on the verge of what trade union RMT calls the biggest rail strike in modern British history. The union plans to ballot its members in the railway sector, asking to back...Read more
Unlike all different transport modes continuing operations during holidays, this is not the case for the railways of Great Britain. The only movement in the railway network during such days is the scream of the...Read more
Following a construction and disruption-filled Easter bank holiday, Network Rail announces yet more work during the upcoming May bank holiday. While most services will carry on as usual, some lines will be closed or disrupted.Read more
67 percent of Network Rail suppliers have signed up to the Science Based Targets initiative to reduce their carbon footprint. By 2025, three-quarters of suppliers should have set targets to reduce emissions in line with...Read more
It is one of the busiest engineering programmes ever on the UK rail network. The traditional Easter holiday – a four-day period from Friday to Monday – is always used to make running repairs all...Read more
Travellers on the Metropolitan line in London will likely face severe disruptions after routine checks uncovered a fault “on a number of Metropolitan line trains”, necessitating an inspection of the entire fleet and a special...Read more
Network Rail has removed graffiti at more than 450 sites along its routes, the infrastructure manager announced on Monday. Network Rail used some 2 million pounds (2,39 million euros) worth of funding for the works.Read more
