Network Rail publish half-year financial results
28 November 2014 | By Network Rail
Network Rail has published its half-year financial results for the six months ending 30 September 2014...
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New rail line to Wrocław Airport receives EU support
28 November 2014 | By The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency
The EU's TEN-T Programme will invest over €600,000 for studies on a new rail connection between the airport and the city centre of Wrocław in Poland...
Rail electrification plan for Lake District
28 November 2014 | By Department for Transport
Government to confirm £16m funding to electrify 10-mile route between Oxenholme and Windermere...
Estonian rail freight carrier’s cargo volume reached 1.37 million tons in October
27 November 2014 | By EVR Cargo AS
Estonian state-owned rail freight carrier EVR Cargo’s freight volume reached 1.37 million tons in October, increasing by 5.7 per cent year-on-year...
Mafex trade delgation to Turkey
27 November 2014 | By MAFEX
From November 3rd to 7th, the Spanish Railway Association (MAFEX) organised a trade delegation to Turkey with the aim of strengthening the relations of the Spanish railway sector with this country and supporting the industry’s technological and professional offer facing the forthcoming tenders...
More seats, more services and new trains for east coast passengers
27 November 2014 | By Department for Transport
Rail journeys between London and Edinburgh will be transformed by more seats, more services and new trains after the government announced its intention to award the new East Coast franchise to Inter City Railways, a consortium of Stagecoach and Virgin...
EU to support Finnish rail development plans
27 November 2014 | By The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency
The EU's TEN-T Programme will back with almost €2.5 million studies on the railroad development between Pasila (Helsinki) and Riihimäki in southern Finland...
Design of Denmark’s new Storstrøm Bridge gets EU support
26 November 2014 | By INEA
The EU's TEN-T Programme will co-fund with over €15 million design studies preparing the construction of the new double-track rail and road bridge in Storstrøm, Denmark...
WiRailCom…an extensible framework for wireless monitoring
25 November 2014 | By Richard Lewis, WiRailCom/ TWI Technology Centre (Wales)
The provision of remote condition monitoring is evolving from asset-centric, hardwired/mains powered legacy systems to generic, light-weight, ad-hoc wireless systems that promote ubiquitous monitoring...
First Crossrail tracks laid
25 November 2014 | By Crossrail
The first section of track to be used by Crossrail trains has been laid on a new bridge in west London...
Siemens automates line section for highspeed trains in Spain
25 November 2014 | By Siemens
Siemens is in a consortium with the French technology business Thales that is to modernize the control, signaling and safety equipment on the roughly 340-kilometer section of high-speed line between Olmedo and Ourense in Northern Spain...
Financing rolling stock in the UK: issues, challenges and opportunities
21 November 2014 | By Martin Watt, Dentons
Martin Watt, Managing Associate within the Energy, Transport and Infrastructure Department of global law firm Dentons, looks at the concerns, challenges and opportunities surrounding rolling stock financing in the UK, and how the marketplace needs to keep up with demand...
Paris Lyon high speed rail line to increase capacity with EU support
21 November 2014 | By INEA
The EU's TEN-T Programme will invest almost €2 million in development studies for the capacity increase of the high speed rail line connecting Paris and Lyon in France. It is planned to increase the line's frequency to 14 trains per hour at peak time in 2020 and reach 16 trains…
Invitation to tender from NTA, Israel Metropolitan Mass Transit System
20 November 2014 | By NTA - Metropolitan Mass Transit System Ltd
Invitation to tender for the construction of Carlebach Interchange Station in Israel...
Mayor awards over £28 million to transform areas around Crossrail stations
19 November 2014 | By Transport for London
The Mayor has awarded over £28 million to outer London boroughs in order for them to transform the public spaces around Crossrail stations...