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27 March 2017 | By Global Railway Review
The Department for Transport has announced that First MTR South Western Trains Ltd has been awarded the South Western franchise which will run for seven years from 20 August 2017.
27 March 2017 | By Global Railway Review
Following a thorough refurbishment recently carried out at its central workshops in Entroncamento, Empresa de Manutenção de Equipamento Ferroviário, S.A. (EMEF) has delivered the first New Generation Alfa Pendular train to Comboios de Portugal (CP).
23 March 2017 | By Global Railway Review
The tender for client consultancy on the upcoming Fehmarnbelt fixed link between Denmark and Germany has been awarded to a consortium. The 18km combined road and rail link will be the longest immersed tunnel in the world.
23 March 2017 | By Transport for West Midlands (TfWM)
Thousands of rail travellers are now be able to travel around the West Midlands the smart way using a new look Swift card.
23 March 2017 | By Global Railway Review
New Intercity Express trains have completed their first journey in Wales ahead of entering passenger service later in 2017.
21 March 2017 | By Global Railway Review
According to the rail industry’s independent safety body, Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), state-of-the-art risk monitoring technology could soon be used to pinpoint faster, targeted improvements to safety and reliability on Britain’s railways at the push of a button.
20 March 2017 | By Global Railway Review
Britain’s rail companies have unveiled plans to run over 6,400 more passenger trains every week by 2021, running to more places more often, creating new opportunities and supporting jobs.
17 March 2017 | By Global Railway Review
Neil Robertson, CEO of the National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR) has warned that rail organisations could be missing out on substantial benefits if they are unprepared for the new apprenticeship levy.
17 March 2017 | By Global Railway Review
The Secretary of State for Transport has responded positively to the Transport for the North’s proposal to become England’s first sub-national Transport Body.
DB Cargo and GE Transportation have signed an agreement to digitise 250 locomotives across Germany, U.K, France and Poland over the next five years.
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Work begins in mid-March to renew and upgrade vital aspects of the track on the line which runs between Leeds and Manchester via Bradford Interchange and through Calderdale.
15 March 2017 | By Rachael Harper
Hector Rail AB, a Swedish rail transport company, has ordered 15 Vectron alternating-current (AC) locomotives from Siemens.
15 March 2017 | By Rachael Harper
The reconstruction and modernisation of the Kaliningrad–Yuzhny railway station will be completed by the end of 2017, according to participants of an interdepartmental meeting for the preparation of the station.
15 March 2017 | By Rachael Harper
The Rail Freight Group (RFG) has welcomed a new training course offering rail safety awareness training to the construction materials industry.
14 March 2017 | By Rachael Harper
VolkerRail and Network Rail has begun upgrading the railway between Preston and Blackpool as part of the £1 billion Great North Rail Project.
