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Grant awarded for repairs to bridge abutments

Historic England has awarded Durham County Council a £161,000 grant to repair the remains of the world’s first iron railway bridge. 

Consultation begins on minimum service levels

A 12-week consultation on setting minimum service levels for the rail industry was launched on February 20.

Outreach events to promote Samaritans campaign

TOCs, BTP and Network Rail have joined with Samaritans to remind people that we all have the potential to be lifesavers, simply by striking up a conversation. 

TBMs temporarily halted following sinkhole scare

HS2 was forced to temporarily halt excavation work on West Ruislip Tunnel on February 18, following reports of bubbling foam emerging on the surface above.

GWR takes over trials of Vivarail battery train

Trials involving a fast-charging battery-powered passenger train will continue, with Great Western Railway taking over assets and staff from Vivarail

More than 1,000 unreported cancellations by TPE in a month

New figures reveal that TransPennine Express’ official train cancellation figures masked the true position with an additional 1,360 trains ‘pre-cancelled’

NR handed safety directions after woman dies at high-risk crossing

Two recommendations to improve level crossing safety have been made to Network Rail by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch

Worthing train driver death prompts safety directives

Rail accident investigators have made a series of recommendations, following an incident when a train driver died after he got out of his cab and hit by a train

Rail 977 - A farewell to micro-management

We’ve been here before… but this time it feels more positive