Monthly Archives: April 2023

Stadler signs contract with GB Railfreight to provide full service for up to 30 Class 99 bi-mode Co’Co locomotives

14th April 2023

Following the order secured last year to build and supply as many as 30 Class 99 bi-mode Co’Co locomotives, Stadler has signed a contract with GB Railfreight to provide full service for this rolling stock. Stadler will be responsible for all aspects of service and maintenance of the 30 Class 99 bi-mode locomotives, having won the tender conducted by Beacon Rail and GB Railfreight last […]

Flood resilience work taking place at Croy

14th April 2023

Network Rail is set to start a £3.5m programme to improve the weather resilience of the railway between Croy and Dullatur. The nine-month project will see Network Rail and contractor QTS carry out crucial work to help prevent speed restrictions having to be imposed during periods of heavy rainfall, meaning less disruption for passengers on […]

HS2 launches third tunnelling machine in London

14th April 2023

HS2 has once again begun tunnelling under the capital, launching its third giant Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) in London. The tunnel won’t be used by HS2 trains, but instead will be used to deliver materials and remove spoil from the northern portal where HS2’s Euston twin bored Tunnel will be constructed. Engineers from HS2’s contractor, […]

HS2 completes 200 metre porous portal for the 700 metre Burton Green Tunnel near Kenilworth

6th April 2023

HS2’s main works civils contractor in the West Midlands, Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), has completed the construction of the 200 metre porous portal of HS2’s Burton Green Tunnel. The portal is the southern entrance to the 700 metre green tunnel, which will carry HS2 trains through Burton Green. Once built, the tunnel will have green […]

First electric trains on Transpennine Route Upgrade in sight, as Stalybridge station reopens

6th April 2023

The Transpennine Route Upgrade continues to build towards the future of electric rail travel in the North, as industry leaders hail the latest upgrade work at Stalybridge station.  Engineers worked around the clock over 26-days to complete their largest phase of work to date, including a full junction remodelling, installing over 2km of new track […]

Large rolling stock modernisation project for VR FleetCare from SJ

6th April 2023

The cooperation of the Finnish rail fleet maintenance company VR FleetCare with the Swedish railway operator SJ AB is evolving. The two companies have signed an agreement to modernise X40 train fleet, with the aim of extending fleet’s life cycle and improving the travel comfort of customers. The agreement now signed, includes a comprehensive modernisation […]

Ercon Composites Supplies Rescue Platform to Indian Railways

3rd April 2023

Ercon composites supplies 1 kilometre long FIBRE GLASS walk way as rescue platform to save lives of GANGMAN , the maintenance persons of the Railway track of Indian Railways.  Chief Bridge Design Engineer of Southern Railways approached ERCON  COMPOSITES to design a 1 kilometre long fibre glass GRP walkway on bridge over River in southern […]