News
Welcome to the latest news for the rail industry in Derby and Derbyshire area.
ORR 28 July 2010
FIRST ORR HEALTH AND SAFETY REPORT - BRITAIN HAS ONE OF EUROPE'S SAFEST RAILWAYS, BUT THERE CAN BE NO ROOM FOR COMPLACENCY
Britain has one of the safest railways in Europe, but some underlying safety trends warn that there can be no room for complacency, Ian Prosser, the Office of Rail Regulation's (ORR) director of rail safety said today at the launch of regulator's first health and safety report. More>
Department for Transport - Shaping the Future of Rail Franchising
Rail franchises would be longer, more flexible and more responsive to the needs of passengers, and provide better value for taxpayers, under proposals set out today by Rail Minister Theresa Villiers. More>
£7.5 Billion deal delay gives hope to Derby train firm
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NEW FRANCHISES DELAYED
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MAJOR TRANSPORT SCHEMES FROZEN
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COALITION GOVERNMENT SETS OUT ITS TRANSPORT PROGRAMME
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40 Rail Jobs go as rail training firm is hit by cash shortfall
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Osborne Confirms RDAs Axe
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Rail freight depot plans set to bring hundreds of jobs
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Colin Walton - Railway man trying to keep Bombardier on track
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IAIN COUCHER TO STEP DOWN AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF NETWORK RAIL
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ORR/15/10
2 June 2010
ORR's assessment highlights Network Rail's mixed performance in the first year of a five-year plan to transform the railway. More>
Greener Hybrid Trains hope as new-look depot unveiled
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iRail 2010 - Young Rail Engineers needed to keep rail on track 
The first ever innovation Rail (iRail) event held on Thursday 18th March 2010 was hailed a success by all who took part. The full day of activity saw rail professionals team up with academia and industry bodies to support more than 70 students from Derby and Derbyshire schools in a Dragon’s Den style engineering challenge. Businesses also had the chance to network and hear from esteemed Professor Roderick Smith from Imperial College of Engineering. More>
Derby & Derbyshire Rail Forum Welcomes NSARE Announcement
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The National Skills Academy for Railway Engineering
The approval of NSARE has just been announced by Lord Mandelson. To read the press release from BIS please click here. The press release from DFT can be viewed by clicking here and the final press release from RIA can be accessed here
HIGH SPEED TO BIRMINGHAM AND BEYOND
Full details of the proposed London-Birmingham high speed rail line can be seen on the Dept. for Transport website: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/rail/pi/highspeedrail. High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd, the company established by the Government in January 2009 to advise on the development of high-speed rail services between London and Scotland, has been asked to begin detailed work on options for equivalent lines from the West Midlands to Manchester, and to Leeds via the East Midlands and South Yorkshire. This work – on a similar basis to that just completed for London-West Midlands – will develop specific route options as well as identifying full costs and benefits. -Govt News Service
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
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