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- New Payit system from NatWest will see faster refund payments for Northern passengers by Jamie Duggan on Mawrth 7, 2021 at 4:26 pm
Northern has announced that it has introduced Payit™, a virtual instant payment system that will […]
- Somerset and Dorset Railway at Midsomer Norton announce late May reopening by Jamie Duggan on Mawrth 7, 2021 at 2:02 pm
The Somerset and Dorset Railway at Midsomer Norton has announced that their line should hopefully […]
- Improvement work completed at Tulse Hill Station by Jamie Duggan on Mawrth 7, 2021 at 12:02 pm
Southern and Thameslink has announced that customers using Tulse Hill Station will be benefiting […]
- Australia steam locomotive No.3620 passes test runs successfully by Jamie Duggan on Mawrth 7, 2021 at 11:03 am
Following a period of 13 years out of traffic, North British 24 Class 2-8-4 No.3620 (NB No.26332) […]
- Greater Anglia win Train Operator of the Year and Accessibility award at Rail Business Awardsby Jamie Duggan on Mawrth 7, 2021 at 10:22 am
Greater Anglia has announced that they have been awarded Train Operator of the Year and […]
- Britain’s Shortest Branch Line in Stourbridge undergoes major track renewal by Jamie Duggan on Mawrth 6, 2021 at 5:05 pm
The 142-year-old Stourbridge Branch Line is set for it's biggest upgrades in recent years over the […]
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- World Engineering Day – Trackside Tara and 300 tonnes of concreteby Jennifer Bollen on Mawrth 4, 2021 at 3:58 pm
We're sharing some of our favourite engineering moments this World Engineering Day … … like […]
- World Engineering Day 2021 – six awesome engineering projects on the railwayby Jennifer Bollen on Mawrth 4, 2021 at 1:01 pm
This World Engineering Day we look back at six times we witnessed amazing feats of engineering […]
- Film – Everyday Heroes: Ice Swimmerby Jennifer Bollen on Mawrth 3, 2021 at 10:20 am
“Everything I've done has prepared me for ice swimming.” On the railway, Jade Perry works as a […]
- Delays explained – floodingby Jennifer Bollen on Chwefror 25, 2021 at 12:43 pm
Very wet weather can significantly impact the railway, causing flooding and disrupting your train […]
- Network Rail continues to support victims of domestic abuseby Jennifer Bollen on Chwefror 22, 2021 at 10:25 am
We have extended our support to domestic abuse victims by leading the rail industry in implementing […]
- Why we carry out engineering works over bank holidaysby Jennifer Bollen on Chwefror 18, 2021 at 9:39 am
We’re frequently asked why we schedule big engineering projects for bank holiday weekends. We […]
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- NSW continues Junee – Griffith line upgrade worksby pamela on Mawrth 5, 2021 at 12:08 pm
The NSW Government has announced that design and planning work has started at Coolamon part of […]
- DB Cargo Polska orders four more Vectron locomotivesby pamela on Mawrth 5, 2021 at 10:27 am
Siemens Mobility and DB Cargo Polska signed a contract for the delivery of four additional Vectron […]
- Train design for Piccadilly line unveiledby pamela on Mawrth 5, 2021 at 10:00 am
Transport for London (TfL) and Siemens Mobility have unveiled the new Tube train design which […]
- rail-5G technology launched in the UKby pamela on Mawrth 5, 2021 at 9:31 am
evo-rail, part of FirstGroup, has launched its innovative rail-5G technology which powers the […]
- DB and SNCF renew the digitalisation and technology cooperationby pamela on Mawrth 5, 2021 at 8:16 am
SNCF President Jean-Pierre Farandou and Richard Lutz the CEO of Deutsche Bahn together with Pierre […]
- Shortlisted unveiled for HS2 signalling contractby pamela on Mawrth 4, 2021 at 12:16 pm
HS2 Ltd has shortlisted four companies to deliver and install the signalling and control systems […]
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- AUWEKO GmbH Renews Contract with Deutsche Bahn AGby Railway-News on Mawrth 5, 2021 at 6:03 pm
AUWEKO GmbH continues to be a framework contract partner of Deutsche Bahn AG AUWEKO GmbH was again […]
- Germany to Invest 12.7 Billion Euros in Its Rail Network in 2021by Josephine Cordero Sapién on Mawrth 5, 2021 at 3:30 pm
Deutsche Bahn, the federal government and the individual state governments will invest a total of […]
- Stadler Contracts Knorr-Bremse to Equip 606 Berlin Metro Carsby Josephine Cordero Sapién on Mawrth 5, 2021 at 10:37 am
Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler, who holds the contract to supply Berlin’s new metro […]
- Hitachi Rail Starts Welding Next-Generation UK Intercity Trainsby Josephine Cordero Sapién on Mawrth 5, 2021 at 9:55 am
Hitachi Rail has started welding and painting the passenger trains for East Midlands Railway and […]
- Quick Fix, Long Term Protection – GEOWEB® Geocellsby Railway-News on Mawrth 5, 2021 at 8:12 am
Quick Repair of Track Subgrade & Railroad Right-of-Way Heavy rain and flooding costs the […]
- Detailed Design of Piccadilly Tube Trains Revealedby Josephine Cordero Sapién on Mawrth 4, 2021 at 3:18 pm
Transport for London (TfL) and Siemens Mobility have unveiled the detailed design of the next […]
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- Mixed response from rail to Budget speechon Mawrth 3, 2021 at 4:30 pm
The railway industry has given a mixed response to the Budget. There has been a welcome for […]
- Northern Powerhouse Rail plans submitted on eve of Budgeton Mawrth 2, 2021 at 10:09 am
What are being described as ‘final’ recommendations for Northern Powerhouse Rail have […]
- Protests as regulated fares rise by 2.6%on Mawrth 1, 2021 at 1:05 am
Regulated fares on National Rail are rising by approximately 2.6 per cent in England today, but […]
- Rail minister challenges industry to cut costson Chwefror 26, 2021 at 2:03 pm
The government has challenged the rail industry to pioneer new ways of working to halve the time […]
- More trains for leisure and a new name for Network Rail?on Chwefror 26, 2021 at 9:37 am
The chairman of Network Rail Sir Peter Hendy has predicted that leisure and holiday travel by train […]
- Politicians clash over Transport for the North fundingon Chwefror 25, 2021 at 10:25 am
The Prime Minister has come under fire over an alleged funding cut for Transport for the North. […]
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- Britain’s shortest branch line gets accelerated upgradeby Catherine Kennedy on Mawrth 8, 2021 at 2:30 am
Journeys on Stourbridge’s unique 'people mover' shuttle will soon be much smoother for passengers […]
- London Power Tunnels boss on why you should #ChooseToChallenge this International Women’s Dayby Sarah Woolham-Jaffier on Mawrth 8, 2021 at 1:00 am
Currently just 12% of those working in engineering across the UK are female. Despite many […]
- Funding boost in offsite construction pushby Catherine Kennedy on Mawrth 8, 2021 at 12:05 am
A modern methods of construction (MMC) taskforce will be established by the Ministry of Housing, […]
- The future of engineering means bringing back the construction of Brunelby Rob Horgan on Mawrth 7, 2021 at 8:30 am
If you were to get a time machine and bring Isambard Kingdom Brunel to your project site, his mind […]
- Alternative northern rail plan tabled to link HS2 and NPR via underground stationsby Catherine Kennedy on Mawrth 5, 2021 at 6:00 am
An alternative Northern rail proposal has been tabled which would link High Speed 2 (HS2) and […]
- HS2 construction complaints rise as work ramps upby Rob Horgan on Mawrth 5, 2021 at 5:15 am
Construction complaints lodged against HS2 Ltd and its contractors continue to rise as work on the […]
- Mission Complete (Well, Almost…..)on Chwefror 19, 2021
125 Group is delighted to announce the acquisition of a further two MK3 HST trailers, one to join the permanent fleet and one as a spares donor. This brings our HST MK3 fleet to a permanent total of eight vehicles. The make up of this is a TGS (44000), 3x TS (42111, 42119, 42337), 2x ... Read more
- Preservation Update – November 2020on Tachwedd 24, 2020
Despite a number of challenges during 2020 (including the dreaded COVID-19), 125 Group have been fortunate in being able to continue working towards our aim of preserving HST Powercars and MK3 coaches. Thanks to the generosity of Porterbrook, we took ownership of 43089 at the end of August. 43089 moved to Leicester and went on ... Read more
- Our 2021 Calendar is now SOLD OUTon Medi 4, 2020
Many thanks to everyone for buying our 2021 Calendar – we hope you enjoy it. Look out for our 2022 Calendar next year.
- Mk3s running with 20154 & 31463 at GCRN Weekends 15/16 & 22/23 February 2020on Ionawr 31, 2020
125 Group’s Mk3 coaches will be running passenger trains at Great Central Railway (Nottingham) on Half Term weekends Sat 15th/Sun 16th and Sat 22nd/Sun 23rd February. Rostered traction will be Class 20 locomotive D8154/20154 and Class 31 D5830/31463 working top and tail, subject to availability/confirmation. Blue Timetable A operates on these dates with departures from ... Read more
- Porterbrook to donate HST Power Cars to 125 Groupon Hydref 11, 2019
125 Group is absolutely delighted to confirm that two mainline power cars will be joining us on a permanent basis, thanks to a fantastic donation by leasing company Porterbrook.