Avon Valley Railway subject to £50,000 fraud scam carried out by former employee
The Avon Valley Railway has launched a Bounce Back Appeal after a former employee carried out deliberate acts of fraud against the railway.
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Changes to Cambrian Line trains for 16 days
Network Rail will be working to complete a range of work on the Cambrian Line during a 16-day period. Engineers will be carrying out track…
Bluebell Railway and Network Rail sign ‘landmark’ agreement
The Bluebell Railway has signed a deal with Network Rail.
Northern employee wins top award for making engineering safer
Northern’s Rebecca Prendergast has been named Young Professional of the Year at the Rail Business Awards. Rebecca has been working to make engineering safer and…
Norfolk’s Bressingham Steam and Gardens awarded £400,000 grant
The Museum Estate and Development Fund has granted Bressingham Steam and Gardens £429,719 to allow them to put a new roof on the locomotive shed.…
Report released after Surrey train derails after hitting track left after engineering work
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has released a report after a train in Surrey derailed after hitting a section of rail.
Network Rail fined £3.75m after South Wales deaths
Network Rail has been sentenced and fined after pleading guilty to an offence under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
Avanti West Coast strike action suspended
The RMT Union has suspended Avanti West Coast strike action to allow for “intensive” negotiations. The strike action by train managers was set to take…
Digital signalling test completed by Class 717 train
Govia Thameslink Railway and Siemens have completed the upgrade of one of its Class 717 trains to include digital signalling.
Trial sees more ‘Welcome Points’ at railway stations across the region
Northern is working on a trial to see more Welcome Points introduced at railway stations across their network. The units have been developed in partnership…
