Capacity improvement plans revealed by South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance and Department for Transport
14 August 2013 | By Stagecoach
Proposals targeting 15% capacity increase by 2019...
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Four Vectron locomotives for boxXpress
12 August 2013 | By Siemens
BoxXpress has placed an order with Siemens to supply four Vectron AC locomotives which will be handed over at the Siemens locomotive works in Munich-Allach...
Efficiency on demand
12 August 2013 | By Železničné opravovne a strojárne Zvolen a.s.
Current market conditions pushes companies management to focus on effectivity - core competitive advantage for successful growth...
Crime on Britain’s railways falls for ninth successive year
12 August 2013 | By British Transport Police
Crime on Britain’s railways falls for ninth year but theft of passenger property rises as thieves target mobile technology...
Digital frustration costing passenger transport industry £1.2bn says O2
9 August 2013 | By Blue Rubicon Limited
The passenger transport industry may be missing out on sales to the tune of £1.2bn...
Investment in a growing railway generated more than £3.2bn of work for businesses across Britain in 2012/13
8 August 2013 | By Network Rail
This investment has sustained over 90,000 full-time jobs nationwide...
Škoda Transportation and Deutsche Bahn signed a contract for rolling stock deliveries amounting to 110 million euro
7 August 2013 | By Škoda Transportation
Representatives of Škoda Transportation and DB signed a contract...
HS2 benefits to extend across rail network – Network Rail study
6 August 2013 | By Network Rail
Over 100 towns and cities on Britain’s existing railway lines could benefit from quicker, more frequent journeys and better connections...
Major station refurbishment project at Willesden Junction improves safety and transport links
5 August 2013 | By LOROL
The refurbishment project re-opened last month...
Hitachi Rail selects ERTMS Solutions ERTMSCamCorder to improve onsite testing
5 August 2013 | By ERTMS
"We are very happy to support Hitachi for its ERTMS onsite testing activities..."
TfL confirms shortlist of bidders for ticketing and fare collection services
2 August 2013 | By TfL
Electra contract will take London's ticketing systems into the next decade...
Only HS2 can meet growing rail demand
2 August 2013 | By Centro
Geoff Inskip says the case for increased capacity and the need for HS2 is underpinned by demand for rail as journeys rose by 14 per cent in a year in the West Midlands...
Rail travel in Britain reaches record levels
1 August 2013 | By Office of Rail Regulation (ORR)
New statistics published by the ORR show that rail use is on the rise as Britain’s railways clocked up 1.23 billion journeys in 2011-12...
Bombardier Transportation wins UK rolling stock contract
31 July 2013 | By Bombardier
UK train operator Southern Railway orders 116 cars with an option for a further 140...
Growth boost for HS2 as taskforce membership confirmed
31 July 2013 | By Department for Transport
A skilled team, including Sir Howard Bernstein and Sir Albert Bore, are joining the HS2 Growth Taskforce...