More seats for London Midland passengers as extra trains delivered early
3 October 2014 | By Department for Transport
£62 million government investment will see a ‘next generation’ train fleet operating between London and West Midlands...
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Rail Minister Claire Perry takes tour in Crossrail tunnel
3 October 2014 | By Department for Transport
Minister sees the ongoing work to link Canning Town and Victoria Dock as part of Europe’s biggest infrastructure project...
A platform for progress: Better conversations between Europe’s rail industry and the European Commission
3 October 2014 | By Paul Plummer, Member of the Board and Group Strategy Director of Network Rail
At a time of great legislative activity, relations between the European Commission and the continent’s infrastructure managers have never been better. PRIME – the Platform for Rail Infrastructure Managers in Europe – is enhancing interaction between rail infrastructure managers and the European Commission...
Bombardier’s Regio 2N double deck train receives authorisation in France
2 October 2014 | By Bombardier
SNCF received authorisation today from the French Public Establishment of Railway Safety (EPSF) for the commercial operation of Bombardier’s Regio 2N in single units. This essential step will allow for the progressive deployment of the first Regio 2N vehicles in the Aquitaine, Brittany, Centre, Nord-Pas de Calais, Provence-Alpes-Côte d' Azur…
SNCB to equip 449 trains with Alstom’s ERTMS level 2 signalling solution
2 October 2014 | By Alstom
Alstom has secured a contract worth 70 million Euros to supply ATLAS 200 on-board signalling equipment to the Belgian operator SNCB-NMBS for 449 trains in commercial service. Delivery will start in 2016...
Professor Andrew McNaughton examines the future of rail at the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s Sir Henry Royce Memorial Lecture, 2014
2 October 2014 | By The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Meeting the demands of a growing population and a necessary railway system requires constant innovation, according to Professor Andrew McNaughton, FREng and Technical Director for HS2...
Getzner receives Production Partner Award from Hitachi
2 October 2014 | By Getzner Werkstoffe GmbH
Vibration protection comes to life at InnoTrans 2014...
NEW CER publications: “CER’s vision for the future of European Railways” & “The Voice of European Railways”
2 October 2014 | By The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies is pleased to present its new publications...
Prysmian wins new contract with the Swiss Federal Railways Company
2 October 2014 | By
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a new contract for a frame agreement worth approximately € 26 million by SBB CFF FFS, the Swiss Federal Railways company...
Regulator publishes Network Rail’s efficiency and financial assessment report
1 October 2014 | By The Office of Rail Regulation
The Office of Rail Regulation published its assessment of Network Rail's efficiency and financial performance from 2009-2014 (control period 4, CP4)...
Southern announces capital funding preferred supplier
1 October 2014 | By Porterbrook Leasing
UK train operator Southern has recently announced Porterbrook Leasing as its preferred supplier to provide capital funding for the new Class 387/1 vehicles as provided under the contract with Bombardier Transportation UK Limited as entered into in July 2013...
DB Schenker Rail UK to fit ‘stop-start’ technology on locomotives
1 October 2014 | By DB Schenker Rail UK
DB Schenker Rail UK are seeking to save over 4,500 tonnes in carbon emissions every year through the introduction of stop-start technology to ninety class 66 locomotives...
Maryport launches Green Screen
29 September 2014 | By Northern Rail
Maryport station has become the first station in Cumbria to offer the latest train running information via an environmentally friendly, solar powered Customer Information Screen...
EBRD lends 30 billion tenge to Kazakh railways
29 September 2014 | By The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Loan in local currency – largest for EBRD in Kazakhstan - will protect KTZ against exchange risk...
Passengers to benefit from investment in Nottingham to Lincoln rail service
29 September 2014 | By Department for Transport
A package of improvements to improve rail services for thousands of passengers commuting between Nottingham, Newark and Lincoln...