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Listen to this article The Institution of Mechanical Engineers Railway Division recently held a railway gauging seminar, attended by 60 delegates. A similar event was previously reported on in Issue 202 (May-June 2023). Freight keynote Paul Long, Freightliner’s head of traction and rolling stock and chair of the industry Vehicle/Structure System Interface Committee, gave the…

Listen to this article Railway 200 celebrates the dawn of the ‘Railway Age’, inspired by the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway on 27 September 1825. Looking back through the history of various rail developments, it is clear that this should be recognised as a momentous date, because, for the first time, all those…

Listen to this article Just 38 years after the birth of the modern railway in 1825, the first underground railway was opened in London. In case anyone is unaware, the Underground is usually known as The Tube, strictly a term for the small gauge deep lines. Here, we will canter through 162 years of its…

Listen to this article In March 2025, Rail Partners, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) and the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) hosted the Fleet Cyber Security Conference, at Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum. The event brought together fleet operators and owners and their supply chain to share cyber security best practice and real-world case studies.…

Listen to this article Network Rail’s report ‘CP7 delivery plan – Our approach to digital signalling (OADS) in CP7’ states that “ETCS (European Train Control System Level 2) is cheaper to deploy and maintain than conventional signalling and requires less infrastructure out on track,” adding “this means we can replace more life-expired signalling in each…

Listen to this article Much has been written and continues to be written on European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) / European Train Control System (ETCS) and the benefits it can bring to the railway. In short these may be summarised as the reduction or even elimination of lineside signal infrastructure, the creation of greater…

Listen to this article Over the Easter weekend, Network Rail and its supply chain partners successfully completed a diverse programme of work valued at approximately £86.6 million, across 1,190 possessions nationwide. Major infrastructure renewals and upgrades were delivered across the country, including both asset renewal and enhancement schemes aimed at supporting future network improvements. Of…