Network Rail has been fined £135,000 after a teenager suffered serious burns in an incident on tracks in East Lothian, according to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
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Network Rail has been fined £135,000 after a teenager suffered serious burns in an incident on tracks in East Lothian, according to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
Read moreLong-distance trains will run on battery power in a UK first, manufacturer Hitachi Rail has announced.
Read moreThe roll-out of digital signalling – set to improve safety and slash delays – has been accelerated through £1.2 million of new government funding announced by Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris.
Read moreImprovements to Britain’s railways must speed up as new figures show less than 40% of the network is electrified, the Campaign for Better Transport charity has claimed.
Read morePlans have been approved for a North Lanarkshire rail station to become a major calling point for the Avanti West Coast train service.
Read moreEast Midlands Railway’s new Intercity fleet will be known as Aurora after the name was chosen from more than 2,000 competition entries.
Read moreA new report from leading rail industry professionals calls for the government to put rail at the heart of a green post-pandemic economic recovery.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreHS2 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.
Read moreEnhancements range from real-time passenger information screens and USB/power points to high-tech on-board operation systems.
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