Rail Business UK

21/08/2026

GB Railfreight switches transport of track treatment equipment from road to rail

Freight operator GB Railfreight has transported rail head treatment and weedkilling modules by rail, replacing a transfer which is traditionally undertaken by lorry. The operator transported 11 water jetter modules between its operational headquarters in Peterborough and its maintenance hub at Wigan...

21/08/2026

Platforms installed for ‘technically challenging' Old Oak Common HS2 station

21/08/2026

Rail contractor's first aid drills test all-round emergency response skills

Rail contractor QTS Group has introduced a series of first aid drills designed to test the team’s response in a live safety emergency. Rather than focusing on first aid techniques alone, the scenarios focus on the non-technical skills, testing how a whole team manages an emergency including co...

20/08/2026

Eurostar Class 373 high speed train fitted with ETCS

20/08/2026

UK rail industry news round-up

This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry from Rail Business UK. Balfour Beatty Vinci has completed the first major phase of work to launch the Duddeston Junction Viaduct over the Birmingham to Derby line, the first and longest in a series of five interconnecting viaducts ...

19/08/2026

Track irregularity was present before Lewes derailment

A track geometry irregularity existed on the immediate approach to the point where a Southern train derailed near Lewes, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch reported on August 19 when it released an update on its ongoing investigation into the incident. Derailment timeline RAIB confirmed that at....

19/08/2026

London Charing Cross and Waterloo East reopen after ‘once-in-a-generation' £20m engineering programme

Southeastern train services to London Charing Cross and Waterloo East have resumed following what Network Rail said was a ‘once-in-a-generation’ 22-day closure for one of the biggest track renewal programmes to be delivered on the Southern region during the Control Period 7. The blockade from Ju...

19/08/2026

First electrification masts installed on the Borders Railway

19/08/2026

Real-time monitoring unit installed on tramway electrification equipment

18/08/2026

Feedback sought to inform Sheffield Supertram fleet replacement