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10 February 2015 | By Euan Hilton, Northern Rail
A new and innovative lighting system at one of the UK’s most well-known railway heritage sites is pushing Northern Rail’s pioneering approach to sustainability into the limelight. In an interview for Global Railway Review, Euan Hilton, Utilities Contracts and Data Manager at Northern Rail, provides more information on how the…
9 February 2015 | By Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER)
CER and ETF published their second annual report on the development of women employment in the rail sector in Europe. The results show that the average share of women working in the rail is increasing and currently stands at around 20%...
6 February 2015 | By Takamasa Hayasaka and Masatoshi Shimizu (RTRI)
There are many kinds of overhead catenary systems and they all interact with pantographs. In Japan, efficiently maintaining the stress of catenary systems is considered as the most important factor for railway safety. Takamasa Hayasaka and Masatoshi Shimizu from the Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI) believe the European rail sector…
5 February 2015 | By Alstom
Alstom has been awarded a contract worth around €150 million by the Swedish operator Skånetrafiken to supply 25 Coradia Nordic regional trains for Skåne region, in the south of Sweden...
30 January 2015 | By Ashford Borough Council
Kent’s fast-expanding town of Ashford is celebrating the news that funding will be invested into signalling at Ashford International Station as part of the Growth Deal announced yesterday by the Government...
29 January 2015 | By Vossloh España
Several railway operators have ordered twelve units of the EURO 4000 locomotives from Vossloh España to cover new freight services in Europe...
29 January 2015 | By Rail Forum Europe
Members of the European Parliament and rail stakeholders gathered on 28 January in Brussels to discuss current issues related to international rail connections and possible solutions...
28 January 2015 | By Grayling
Grand Central Railway has once again been revealed as Britain's highest-rated long distance train operator for customer satisfaction...
23 January 2015 | By Mott MacDonald
The Belgian Mobility and Transport Federal Public Services (FPS) has appointed Mott MacDonald to review European Train Control System (ETCS) plans on the country’s conventional and high-speed rail network...
23 January 2015 | By Department for Transport
The first of Britain’s new generation of high-tech passenger trains has started its journey from Japan to the UK...
21 January 2015 | By Eversholt Rail Group
Eversholt Investment Group S.C.S., a consortium comprising 3i Infrastructure plc, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and STAR Capital Partners announces it has agreed to sell 100% of Eversholt Rail Group to CK Investments S.A R.L.,...
Global Railway Review is pleased to announce that Simon Fletcher, Coordinator Europe at the International Union of Railways (UIC) has joined our Editorial Board...
20 January 2015 | By The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency
The EU's TEN-T Programme will co-finance with over €6 million studies preparing the construction of a new two-track rail line between Linz and Wels and between Salzburg and Steindorf/Straβwalchen in Austria, to increase the capacity of the existing line and improve the efficiency of traffic flows...
20 January 2015 | By Kapsch CarrierCom
Kapsch CarrierCom has been awarded the tender for another GSM-R project in the Czech Republic...
19 January 2015 | By Alstom
Alstom has been awarded a contract worth €100 million by Egyptian National Railways (ENR) to supply signalling equipment for the Beni Suef-Asyut railway line in Egypt...
