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COVID-19 heroes to be honoured with their names on GWR trains

Community heroes who selflessly helped others during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic will have their names added to the side of Great Western Railway trains in the coming weeks.
East Coast Main Line increases power supply with £216m contract

The East Coast Main Line Power Supply Upgrade is to power forward into its second phase to enhance the East Coast network, bolstered by a £216.2m contract award for the Rail Electrification Alliance.
Network Rail and Highways England publish New Station Guidance

Network Rail and Highways England publish joint document to improve development of parkway stations and help communities access the places most important to them.
UK railway news round-up

Rail bosses have been told to do more to crack down on graffiti on the UK rail network. Here’s this week’s round-up.
Colour scheme for new £362m Tyne and Wear Metro fleet revealed

Nexus has revealed the colourful design for Tyne and Wear Metro’s new £362 million train fleet.
HS2’s biggest tunnel site reaches milestone

HS2 has passed a major milestone at the high speed rail project’s first tunnel site, with the completion of structural work on the temporary pre-cast factory which will produce wall sections for the 10-mile long Chiltern tunnels.
Grant Shapps calls for crackdown on graffiti across UK railway

Rail bosses have been told to do more to crack down on graffiti on the UK’s rail network.
GTR and Porterbrook announce £55 million fleet modernisation programme

Enhancements range from real-time passenger information screens and USB/power points to high-tech on-board operation systems.

COVID-19 heroes to be honoured with their names on GWR trains

18th September 2020 Sam Hewitt

Community heroes who selflessly helped others during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic will have their names added to the side of Great Western Railway trains in the coming weeks.

East Coast Main Line increases power supply with £216m contract

18th September 2020 Sam Hewitt

The East Coast Main Line Power Supply Upgrade is to power forward into its second phase to enhance the East Coast network, bolstered by a £216.2m contract award for the Rail Electrification Alliance.

Network Rail and Highways England publish New Station Guidance

18th September 2020 Sam Hewitt

Network Rail and Highways England publish joint document to improve development of parkway stations and help communities access the places most important to them.

UK railway news round-up

18th September 2020 Sam Hewitt

Rail bosses have been told to do more to crack down on graffiti on the UK rail network. Here’s this week’s round-up.

Colour scheme for new £362m Tyne and Wear Metro fleet revealed

17th September 2020 Sam Hewitt

Nexus has revealed the colourful design for Tyne and Wear Metro’s new £362 million train fleet.

HS2’s biggest tunnel site reaches milestone

16th September 2020 Sam Hewitt

HS2 has passed a major milestone at the high speed rail project’s first tunnel site, with the completion of structural work on the temporary pre-cast factory which will produce wall sections for the 10-mile long Chiltern tunnels.

Five things you didn’t know about Isambard Brunel

15th September 2020 Sam Hewitt

Engineering great Isambard Kingdom Brunel has continued to inspire and influence generations of architects long after his death in 1859.

161 years ago: Death of Isambard Kingdom Brunel

15th September 2020 Sam Hewitt

Young Isambard was not only to follow in his father’s footsteps as one of the greatest engineers of his day, but with his big railway from London to Bristol, and the seaward ‘extension’ by which steamships would continue the journey to New York, would soon eclipse his fame.