Mechan to make trio of express deliveries
Rail depot equipment specialist, Mechan, has secured a hat trick of contracts to support the Department of Transport’s flagship Intercity Express Programme (IEP).
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Big opportunities ahead for UK rail supply chain
23 June 2014 | By Department for Transport
Rail industry suppliers are set to benefit from government investment to help them win new business, create jobs and generate economic growth, ministers have announced...
Better journeys for passengers on the West Coast Main Line
19 June 2014 | By Department for Transport
A new deal for rail services on the West Coast Main Line that will deliver thousands more seats, free wifi and pave the way for new journeys on the route has been awarded to West Coast Trains Limited (Virgin)...
UK and China sign Memorandum of Understanding on rail
18 June 2014 | By Department for Transport
Prime Minister David Cameron and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang agreed that the UK and Chinese rail industries will work together to boost economic growth, jobs and skills...
Go-Ahead joint venture awarded the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) franchise
23 May 2014 | By Go Ahead
The Go-Ahead Group welcomes announcement by the Department for Transport to award Govia the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise...
Government funding to make stations accessible to all
29 April 2014 | By Department for Transport
Forty-two train stations to benefit from share of £100m Access for All funding...
Transport Secretary sees major infrastructure investment in action in Birmingham
23 April 2014 | By Department for Transport
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin visited Birmingham New Street to see progress on a £600 million project to transform it into one of the country’s flagship rail stations...
Government confirms £2.7 billion deal to build new state-of-the-art trains
16 April 2014 | By Department for Transport
Nearly 500 new carriages will be delivered to boost passenger services between London and Scotland...
Better services for passengers on the Greater Anglia franchise
16 April 2014 | By Department for Transport
Rail passengers will benefit from refreshed rolling stock and more services on the Greater Anglia network, including twice as many weekday off peak services...
Parsons Brinckerhoff appointed as Industry System Integrator for Great Western Route Modernisation
4 April 2014 | By Parsons Brinckerhoff
Parsons Brinckerhoff has been awarded the Industry System Integrator contract for the Great Western Route Modernisation Programme in support of Network Rail and the Department for Transport...
DfT and TfL extend Crossrail route to Reading
28 March 2014 | By Crossrail
Crossrail will now run to Reading after the joint sponsors, the Department for Transport (DfT) and Transport for London (TfL), instructed Crossrail Limited to extend the route...
New deal for rail in the North
27 March 2014 | By The Department for Transport
A new deal for rail services in the north that will see tough new targets for punctuality, reliability and passenger satisfaction has been awarded to Northern Rail Ltd, Rail Minister Stephen Hammond announced...
East Coast on course for improved rail services
24 March 2014 | By Department for Transport
A milestone in the transformation of rail services along one of the UK’s most iconic rail routes has been reached with the release of the invitation to tender for the East Coast franchise...
ORR level crossing statement
7 March 2014 | By The Office of Rail Regulation
In response to the Transport Select Committee report on safety at level crossings, Ian Prosser, Director of Railway Safety at the Office of Rail Regulation said...
Passengers on track to receive multi-billion pound improvements to services
18 February 2014 | By Department for Transport
A key milestone in delivering the multi-billion pound transformation of London’s rail services was reached as the government agreed a deal with First Capital Connect...
