Easier Access for passengers at Carlisle
30 September 2013 | By Network Rail
“These vital improvements to Carlisle station will make life easier for everyone to use the train..."
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Boom in rail travel creates 10,000 jobs
30 September 2013 | By ATOC
"Not only are operators growing the market for train travel, they are also increasing their workforce..."
Will the Council’s approach to the Safety Directive stumble at the last hurdle?
30 September 2013 | By UITP
“If the concept of the ‘lead NSA’ is further promoted, it would bring no real change..."
Stagecoach rail franchises successful in community rail awards
30 September 2013 | By Stagecoach
Eight accolades recognising community initiatives across East Midlands Trains and South West Trains...
Passengers to benefit from high-speed mobile broadband on trains
30 September 2013 | By Department for Transport
High speed mobile broadband to be expanded and improved on Britain’s rail network...
Construction begins on landmark timber roof above Canary Wharf Crossrail station
27 September 2013 | By Crossrail
Fit-out of 185 metre long ticket hall nears completion as platform construction begins at Crossrail’s most-advanced station construction site...
Eurostar announces new direct service between London and Amsterdam
27 September 2013 | By Eurostar
Eurostar today announces that it has signed an agreement with the Dutch railways to launch direct services between London and Amsterdam...
Alstom to renew signalling system of the Great Western Main line in the UK
27 September 2013 | By Alstom
The part for Alstom is worth over 80 million euros1...
The fiftieth CER General Assembly appoints a new CER Chairman
27 September 2013 | By The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER)
The Assembly was hosted in Zagreb by the Croatian companies HŽ Infrastructure, HŽ Passenger and HŽ Cargo...
Signalling Solutions wins £140m contracts from Network Rail
26 September 2013 | By Signalling Solutions Limited (SSL)
Contract totals around £140m to renew the signalling system controlling major areas of the Great Western Main Line...
Siemens Rail Automation commissions final stage of Walsall re-signalling programme
26 September 2013 | By Siemens Rail Automation
Follows a 96 hour blockade over the August bank holiday weekend...
Start of a new chapter for King’s Cross
26 September 2013 | By Network Rail
New 75,000 sq ft King’s Cross Square is the final part of the £550m redevelopment of King’s Cross station...
ORR welcomes proposals for reform of level crossings law
25 September 2013 | By The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR)
The Law Commission has published a report which sets out plans to modernise, simplify and clarify the law governing level crossings...
Bombardier presents its new OMNEO Double-deck Platform in France: the Regio 2N
25 September 2013 | By Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier adds a new product platform to its EMU double-deck portfolio...
Labour’s Shadow Rail Minister underlines broad support for HS2
25 September 2013 | By The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK - CILT(UK)
‘We support the HS2 project’, shadow rail minister Lilian Greenwood MP told the CILT(UK) fringe meeting...