david stubbings
Audience Editor at Express & Star
Audience Editor at Shropshire Star
News editor @RAIL who also likes motorsport (hence the header photo). Former Shropshire Star, Express & Star, Daily Mirror and more
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1 week ago |
railmagazine.com | david stubbings
Two track workers were struck by a wagon as it was being propelled during an engineering possession. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said one worker became trapped between the wagon, propelled by a rail-mounted crane, and a track panel in the incident near Port Glasgow station at around 2055 on March 15. The trapped worker was taken to hospital after being freed by emergency services.
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2 weeks ago |
railmagazine.com | david stubbings
Plans to redevelop London Liverpool Street to cope with more than 200 million passengers a year have been unveiled by Network Rail (NR). The station has been the UK’s busiest in 2022-23 and 2023-24, with more than 94 million entries and exits recorded in the most recent period. NR said its plans will future proof the station for decades to come and turn it into a destination in its own right.
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3 weeks ago |
railmagazine.com | david stubbings
One of the companies that demonstrated its new technology at the Global Centre of Rail Excellence has secured its first contract. Universal Signalling’s Universal Worksite Protection, Vehicle Localisation and Speed Supervision systems will be used in the delivery of a 220-metre-long demonstration line for the Coventry Very Light Rail concept later this year.
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3 weeks ago |
railmagazine.com | david stubbings
Eurostar and it potential rivals have all claimed the independent report into capacity at Temple Mills International (TMI) supports their arguments. The report, carried out by Ipex on behalf of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), found some space is available at the site.
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1 month ago |
railmagazine.com | david stubbings
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) is investigating the death of a pedestrian who was killed when struck by a train on the Berks and Hants line. The pedestrian was crossing the line at Pewsey footpath crossing in Wiltshire at 1356 on February 26 when they were hit by the 1303 London Paddington-Plymouth GWR service travelling at 96mph. RAIB said the crossing connects a residential area of the village and countryside to the north of the line.
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RT @seatsixtyone: A ready-made Trenitalia network London-Paris-Lyon-Avignon-Aix-Marseille/Turin-Milan is quite exciting, I must admit!
As if the Channel Tunnel situation wasn’t interesting enough, enter Trenitalia with its plan for a London-Paris service from 2029. It only reinstated its Paris-Milan service last week.
Italian train operator announces plan for high-speed London-Paris service https://t.co/u4s7DgRnaa https://t.co/6FblV8cYcu
RT @RWilcockrail: FS Italiane (Trenitalia parent company) is launching a bid to operate channel tunnel services by 2029 between London and…