Official opening of the Liefkenshoek rail link
10 December 2014 | By Infrabel
At 18.05 on 9th December 2014, the new Liefkenshoek rail link was officially opened in the presence of several Ministers, CEOs of the partners and many invited guests...
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New timetable and new trains for London Midland
9 December 2014 | By Global Railway Review
Thanks to £62 million of UK government investment, London Midland will roll-out 10 new four-car trains for their network as part of its new timetable from Sunday 14 December 2014...
EU to invest in studies on high speed railway between Dresden and Prague
5 December 2014 | By INEA
The EU's TEN-T Programme will co-fund with over €600,000 studies preparing a new high speed railway line between Dresden, Germany and Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic...
Italian Presidency makes partial contribution to Fourth Railway Package and adopts conclusions on transport infrastructure
4 December 2014 | By CER
On 3 December, European Transport Ministers adopted a set of Council conclusions on transport infrastructure and the Trans-European Transport Network, in the context of the upcoming review of the Europe 2020 strategy as well as a Progress Report on the Political Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package...
Alstom delivers the first Régiolis train to the Poitou-Charentes region of France
4 December 2014 | By Alstom
Alstom presented the first Régiolis train for the Poitou-Charentes region to elected representatives of the Technicentre in Saintes on 4 December. Attending the event were Jean-François Macaire, President of the Poitou-Charentes region, Stéphane Lambert Deputy Regional Director of the SNCF and Ana Giros Calpe, Senior Vice-President for Alstom Transport France...
New report sets out funding and financing options for Crossrail 2
28 November 2014 | By Department for Transport
An independent report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) published has set out funding and financing options for Crossrail 2, the high frequency, high capacity rail line that could link south west and north east London to provide additional transport capacity for the capital...
Alan Dick Communications launches Beagle system to revolutionise passenger information
28 November 2014 | By Alan Dick Communications
A revolutionary approach to passenger information, guaranteed to keep customers fully informed whether on the platform or aboard the train, has been launched at Eurotransport’s recent annual Real-Time Passenger Information Conference in London by Alan Dick Communications (ADComms)...
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...
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...
