Hitachi Rail Europe to provide new trains for Abellio franchise in Scotland
10 October 2014 | By Hitachi Rail Europe
Hitachi Rail Europe is delighted that Transport Scotland has announced its intention to award Abellio the new ScotRail franchise...
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UNIFE, the European Rail Supply Industry Association, and AIF, the Romanian Railway Industry Association, urge investment of EU Structural Funds in Romanian Rail Infrastructure
9 October 2014 | By UNIFE
On the occasion of the Club Feroviar & AIF “Railway Days Wider Black Sea Area Railway Investment Summit” in Bucharest held on 7-8 October, UNIFE, in support of its Associated Member, the Romanian Railway Industry Association, AIF, (Asociatia Industriei Feroviare din Romania...
Bombardier wins first rail control contract in Ethiopia
8 October 2014 | By Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier to deliver rail signalling solution for new 400 km line Awash-Weldia Line...
Abellio awarded contract to operate Scotland’s national railway, Scotrail
8 October 2014 | By Abellio
Dutch passenger transport group Abellio welcomed the decision of Transport Scotland today to award them the opportunity to run the next ScotRail franchise...
FirstGroup statement regarding the ScotRail franchise
8 October 2014 | By FirstGroup
FirstGroup, the leading transport operator in the UK and North America, has been informed by Transport Scotland that it has not been awarded the new ScotRail franchise...
FOGTEC wins contract from Hitachi Rail Europe to provide systems for IEP programme in UK
8 October 2014 | By FOGTEC
FOGTEC will equip 595 vehicles of the “Super Express Train“ with its fire detection and firefighting technology...
Rail sector urgently needs adoption of Technical Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package
6 October 2014 | By CER & UNIFE
On 8 October, EU Transport Ministers will meet in Brussels to discuss the Fourth Railway Package...
European Railway Agency appoint new Executive Director
3 October 2014 | By European Railway Agency
Mr. Josef Doppelbauer was appointed during a meeting of the Administrative Board held in Lille, France.
Parsons Brinckerhoff to provide asset information management services for HS2
3 October 2014 | By Parsons Brinckerhoff
Parsons Brinckerhoff, the global engineering consultant, has been appointed to provide asset information management services to support HS2, the UK’s high speed rail programme, through the next phases of scheme development.
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...
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...
