Green energy boost for Horwich Parkway station
27 June 2012 | By Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM)
Horwich Parkway railway station will soon be powered by ‘green’ energy, thanks to the installation of a new wind turbine...
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NEC Portugal supplies GSM-R radios to Finnish railway operator VR-Group
26 June 2012 | By NEC Portugal
Project will develop, manufacture, supply and install radio equipment for the driving cabinets of VR-Group locomotives...
Crossrail awards major Tottenham Court Road station construction contract
22 June 2012 | By Crossrail
Crossrail announced its intention to award the main construction contract for the Western Ticket Hall at Tottenham Court Road...
Thames Gateway Minister officially opens Crossrail Northfleet Rail Link in Kent
22 June 2012 | By Crossrail
Thames Gateway Minister, has officially opened a new £13.5 million freight link...
Rail Forum Europe seeks innovative options for more attractive rail freight
21 June 2012 | By Rail Forum Europe
Members of the European Parliament and railway stakeholders gathered on 19 June...
Centro to decide on bid for local rail control
21 June 2012 | By Centro
Centro will decide next week whether to formally tell the Government it is keen to take over responsibility for local rail services...
Le Havre port authority selects Thales rail signalling solution
21 June 2012 | By Thales
Thales has signed a contract valued at €2.1 million with the Grand Port Maritime du Havre...
JSC «Russian Railways» and CJSC Sinara Group signed an agreement on production and delivery of mainline gas-turbine locomotives GT1h
21 June 2012 | By Russian Railways
Agreement signed for GT1h...
Lincoln level crossings, consultation extended in response to public interest
20 June 2012 | By Network Rail
Consultation period extended for its plans to reduce the risk of misuse at High Street and Brayford Wharf level crossings...
First TBM components arrive for Crossrail’s eastern tunnels
20 June 2012 | By Crossrail
Assembly of Crossrail’s next 1,000 tonne tunnel boring machine (TBM), Elizabeth, has commenced at Limmo Peninsula...
Network Rail awards telent national telecoms framework renewals contract
20 June 2012 | By Polly Rivers
telent has been awarded a nationwide telecoms framework renewals contract by Network Rail covering all of its regions...
Chalkwell station gets a facelift
19 June 2012 | By Network Rail
Improvements completed at Chalkwell station, and there are more improvements on the way at Tilbury Town, Laindon, Shoeburyness and Chafford Hundred stations...
Recast of the first railway package – end in sight
19 June 2012 | By Community of European Railways and Infrastructure Managers (CER)
Today, the EU member states within the Coreper I endorsed the compromise text on the recast of the first railway package...
International Level Crossing Awareness Day 2012 – another success
18 June 2012 | By British Transport Police
BTP and Network Rail joined forces during International Level Crossing Awareness Day on Wednesday 7 June 2012...
Siemens to supply electronic interlockings for DB’s Hannover– Uelzen line
18 June 2012 | By Siemens
As part of the extension of the Hannover–Uelzen line, Siemens are awarded contract...