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Carmont: Scottish unions back calls for public inquiry
Scotland’s trade union movement has backed calls for a public inquiry into the 2020 Carmont derailment in which three men died.
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Siemens track-monitoring trial under way
A system to predict ‘rough riding’ has been fitted to 80 trains running in Network Rail’s Wessex Region, as part of a wider trial.
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Drainage TBM named Lizzie
HS2 Ltd has revealed that the first of two miniature tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will be used near Great Missenden will be named Lizzie.
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Five join NRM advisory board
The National Railway Museum has recruited five new names to its advisory board.
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Sunderland station revamp under way
The first step towards transforming Sunderland station was made on May 2, when demolition of the old southern entrance began.
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New “rail motorway” from UK to France and Spain
A new rail-ferry freight service between the UK and south-west France to serve Spain is to go ahead after a two-year delay due to the pandemic.
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Ongoing need for user-worked crossing safety improvements
User-worked crossings “provide the biggest scope for safety improvement”, says Rail Accident Investigation Branch Chief Inspector Andrew Hall.
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SWR’s ‘Living Wall’
South Western Railway has planted a ‘Living Wall’ outside the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour station
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Concrete in place for Dudley line
Construction of the West Midlands Metro extension into the centre of Dudley made significant progress during April
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New wheel lathe at Gosforth depot
A new automatic wheel lathe has been installed at the Tyne & Wear Metro’s new £70 million depot at Gosforth
