Hitachi Rail Europe celebrates progress on Stoke Gifford Train Maintenance Centre 7 July 2014 | By Hitachi Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd. celebrated the progress being made on construction of the company’s new Train Maintenance Centre in Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire, where the superstructure of the main maintenance building nears completion...
Plans unveiled to boost wifi on trains 7 July 2014 | By Department for Transport Passengers on commuter trains across England and Wales are set to benefit from radically improved mobile broadband access under new government plans...
Regulator reports on Network Rail’s performance between 2009 and 2014 7 July 2014 | By The Office of Rail Regulation The Office of Rail Regulation has concluded its assessment of Network Rail’s performance against funded obligations between 2009 and 2014...
Major package of rail improvements for Cornwall 3 July 2014 | By The Department for Transport Cornwall will benefit from a multi-million pound package of rail improvements that will lift the local economy, create new jobs and provide faster train journeys, the Prime Minister announced...
Siemens to install automatic train protection system for high-speed line in Southern Spain 2 July 2014 | By Siemens Siemens is to install signaling and control equipment on the approximately 126-kilometer high-speed line between Antequera and Granada in a consortium with Thales...
Great Britain’s Rail Safety Performance and Trends in 2013/14 2 July 2014 | By The Rail Safety and Standards Board RSSB has published the Annual Safety Performance Report reviewing the rail industry’s safety performance over the financial year 2013/14...
Vectron MS authorized in Germany 2 July 2014 | By Siemens The multisystem version of the Vectron locomotive received authorization from Germany’s Federal Railway Authority in June...
In the home straight 2 July 2014 | By wieninternational.at Although Vienna's Central Station has not yet gone into operation, the first changes attributable to it are already becoming apparent...
Balfour Beatty delivers £7 million sustainable Crewe Railway Exchange 1 July 2014 | By Balfour Beatty Balfour Beatty has handed over the completed £7 million Crewe Railway Exchange project for Cheshire East Council at a ceremony to mark the occasion...
Passengers in London and Essex set for host of benefits under new rail deal 27 June 2014 | By Department for Transport A fleet of new trains will roll out on key lines through East London and Essex, delivering tens of thousands more seats and better journeys...
Transport Secretary tours East Coast Main Line 26 June 2014 | By Department for Transport Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin toured the East Coast Main Line to see how more than £130m of rail improvements are being used to boost capacity and provide better journeys for passengers...
CER and UNIFE call for a Transport Pillar within the 2030 Framework for Climate and Energy Policies 26 June 2014 | By CER/UNIFE The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies and the Association of the European Rail Industry encourage the Member States to consider a transport dimension for the post 2020 climate and energy policies...
Mechan to make trio of express deliveries 26 June 2014 | By Mechan Rail depot equipment specialist, Mechan, has secured a hat trick of contracts to support the Department of Transport’s flagship Intercity Express Programme (IEP).
The need for speed: Thameslink trains reach 100mph on test track 24 June 2014 | By Siemens City train, designed and built by Siemens for Thameslink, has comfortably reached 100mph in a speed test at the company’s dedicated test track at Wegberg-Wildenrath, Germany...
Big opportunities ahead for UK rail supply chain 23 June 2014 | By Department for Transport Rail industry suppliers are set to benefit from government investment to help them win new business, create jobs and generate economic growth, ministers have announced...
