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THE chief executive of Network Rail has made a safety plea in the wake of the deaths of two track workers. Gareth Delbridge, 64, and Michael Lewis, 58, were killed by a Swansea to London Paddington train on Wednesday morning near Margam in south Wales. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has begun

THAILAND: State Railway of Thailand launched a twice-daily passenger service between Bangkok and the Cambodian border on July 1. The service is aimed at Thai and foreign tourists and people visiting the Rong Kleua Market. The service is expected to promote cross-border trade with Cambodia, with significant growth in ridership expected

Chris Grayling in ‘misunderstanding’ rowTRANSPORT secretary Chris Grayling has triggered a new wave of criticism, after he suggested that protests in the north of England about levels of transport spending were a ‘bit of a misunderstanding’. He conceded that the region still has some catching-up to do, while on a

A second railway worker who was struck and killed by a train has been named as 58-year-old Michael Lewis. A tribute from his family said Mr Lewis, known as Spike, was “known by everyone, and loved by everyone”. Photo: British Transport Police/PA Wire. Mr Lewis, from North Cornelly, near Bridgend,

GERMANY: Local transport authority VMS is studying options for reviving passenger services to Rochlitz and on the Pockau-Lengefeld – Marienberg line in Sachsen. Servies to Rochlitz ended in 2000, with passengers instead needing to travel by bus to Geithain for connections to Leipzig and Chemnitz. VMS is studying options and potential passenger demand

Two railway workers have died after being struck by a train on railway tracks in south Wales. British Transport Police (BTP) said officers were called to the scene, between Bridgend and Port Talbot, shortly before 10am on Wednesday. A third person was treated for shock at the scene, but was

TWO Network Rail track workers who were killed by a train in south Wales were wearing ear defenders, it has emerged, and may not have heard warnings of an approaching train.The two men were working on the line near Margam when they were struck yesterday by the 09.29 GWR intercity

LNER contract could be extendedTHE state-owned East Coast franchise LNER could be set to continue until the middle of the next decade, although it had been intended to last only two years. LNER replaced the failed Virgin Trains East Coast franchise in June last year, and was expected to be

KAZAKHSTAN: Transmashholding’s Tver Carriage Works is supplying Tulpar-Talgo with kits for the assembly of Type 61-4447 coaches in Nur-Sultan. The Russian factory has supplied 137 complete coaches of various types to Kazakhstan over the past decade, and this is its first contract to supply kits for local assembly.  The contract signed on