Freelance railway writer, former interim and deputy editor at RAIL magazine: news, views and analysis of today's railway. Trustee Royal Artillery Institution.
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Budget promises another £200m for Leeds station to deliver by 2030 “construction of a new central overbridge, 3 new entrances, more space on the concourses and a longer platform 14”.
DfT has launched a review of rail infrastructure costs under the chairmanship of Rachel Skinner (a past president of the civil engineers’ institution). Review will “identify the key drivers of cost in the sector and recommend tangible solutions for government and industry”.
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🛤️ Will Bradford get a through station?
🛤️ How Glasgow Central recovered
🛤️ Inside Bletchley’s new look depot
Plus: How GBR can tackle overcrowding and Top 10 rail ghost tales for Halloween.
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Imagen aérea del accidente ferroviario en Toledo que deja al menos diez fallecidos y decenas de heridos rtve.es/noticias/20261028/ac…
This collision in Spain is awful. Devastation appears immense, suggesting collision was at high-speed. I can’t imagine anything other than casualty figures rising.
❗ La imágenes que muestran cómo han quedado los trenes tras el choque ferroviario en Toledo. Los vagones del Iryo han descarrilado tras ser alcanzados por un tren de Renfe y han caído por un terraplén shorturl.at/2rlV1
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Brighton Belle 3101 at Derby heading into Litchurch Lane for further testing on the 3rd Rail.
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Alcance entre el AVE 2080 y el Iryo 6076 en Urda (Toledo). Según informaciones recibidas, parece que en ese momento se circulaba con Bloqueo de Señalización Lateral debido a una avería en el sistema LZB. Fotos: Créditos a sus autores.
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🎥 Here's a view of the conditions at Saltcoats on the Ayrshire coast in the last few minutes, as we approach high tide at 12:30.
@ScotRail services remain suspended between Kilwinning and Largs until conditions improve.
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🌊 We're seeing very high waves coming over the sea wall at Saltcoats, though high tide is still some time away (12:30).
We've agreed with @ScotRail to suspend services between Kilwinning and Largs/Ardrossan until conditions improve.
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📢 Yn dilyn y tarfu a achoswyd gan Storm Austen a Storm Boelo, mae rhai gwasanaethau'n parhau i gael eu heffeithio. Gwiriwch eich taith cyn i chi deithio.
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📷 Mae'r lluniau'n dangos y difrod a achoswyd gan y stormydd dros y penwythnos.
ALT Llun yn dangos y difrod a achoswyd i un o'n trenau gan y stormydd dros y penwythnos hwn.
ALT Llun yn dangos y difrod a achoswyd i un o'n trenau gan y stormydd dros y penwythnos hwn.
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📸 These photos show just some of the damage #stormboelo has caused across Scotland’s railway, including flooding at Dalmarnock station, a flooded culvert at Craigendoran, fallen trees at Partick and damage to overhead wires at Bishopton.
With a storm rolling in and talk of trampolines and railways, I have just crossed Stilton Fen on a southbound @lner Azuma. Bouncy doesn’t begin to describe the ride. As someone never said in the films “I love the sound of bumpstops in the morning”.
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Yesterday four trees came down on @Se_Railway impacting our customers.
We have prepared for #StormAusten with:
3 more vegetation teams✅
Trains technicians paired with NR response managers ✅
1 more Incident controller✅
New flood cameras in situ ✅
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ALT A tree which came down near Marden closing the railway for a period of time
ALT A train coupler damaged by impact with tree. To protect the Hastings line, a train fitter is paired with the network rail response team to resolve incidents like this more quickly.
LNER Managing Director David Horne is moving on. He’s to be Integrated Chief Customer and Commercial Officer, Network Rail has just announced, starting next month. NR says the post is an industry wide role that “will help shape a customer-first railway” as part of NR and DfTO.
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Detailed work for new Bradford Interchange 'starts immediately' as local politicians renew calls for through station
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Yesterday’s Bradford news counts as half an announcement. Interchange confirmed new station site. Next decision is whether it’s another terminus or a through station. Through is likely more expensive. Can local mayor afford both station and tram project?
