Virgin loses West Coast Intercity franchise
15 August 2012 | By Virgin Trains
Following a bidding competition, Virgin Rail Group will not be operating the new Intercity West Coast franchise...
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Developments continue in the European rail sector
9 August 2012 | By BELGORAIL
BELGORAIL has received additional official recognition in France & has thus had its status as a European certification body confirmed...
Siemens supplies signaling for new long-distance line in Algeria
8 August 2012 | By Siemens
ESTEL RA and Siemens, will equip the line from Mecheria to El Bayadh with signaling and telecommunication systems...
Work has started on the biggest programme to ease congestion in Wales
6 August 2012 | By Network Rail
The scheme aims to provide hundreds of extra rush-hour seats each day on rail services on the Cardiff and Valleys’ network...
Atkins awarded two major contracts in Cardiff re-signalling scheme
6 August 2012 | By Atkins
Network Rail has awarded Atkins the signalling and power and distribution contracts for the CASR project...
Invensys Rail Dimetronic signs the contract for the Signalling and Telecommunications installation project
3 August 2012 | By FJ Communications
Contract signed for the Signalling and Telecommunication system installation...
Invensys Rail awarded signalling contracts in Norway
2 August 2012 | By Objective Communications
Kollektivtransportproduksjon AS has awarded two contracts totalling £10.6 million to Invensys Rail...
Alstom will supply 8 additional New Pendolino trains to SBB, the Swiss federal railway operator
2 August 2012 | By Alstom
Alstom has been awarded an order to supply 8 additional New Pendolino high speed trains...
Cabinet Secretary officially opens new £8m Station
1 August 2012 | By Network Rail
Network Rail officially unveiled the new-look Gourock Station in a ceremony led by the cabinet secretary...
SENER signs an agreement with ADIF, the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the CIDAUT Foundation
31 July 2012 | By SENER
SENER has signed an agreement for the Aurígidas Project...
Network Rail calls for cable theft law reform
27 July 2012 | By Network Rail
Almost 1km of signalling cable was stolen from the railway between Luton and Bedford overnight...
£4.5 billion investment in new trains creates new jobs
25 July 2012 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
More than 900 jobs will be created and thousands more secured after Transport Secretary approved a £4.5bn contract...
Successful launch of mobile telephone and internet services in the Channel Tunnel
25 July 2012 | By Kreab Gavin Anderson
Passengers now able to telephone & connect to the internet inside the Channel Tunnel...
Construction of huge Docklands tunnel shafts near completion
24 July 2012 | By Crossrail
Significant progress continues to be made at Crossrail’s major tunnelling site in east London...
Britain’s railway one of the safest in Europe – ORR annual health and safety report 2012
24 July 2012 | By Office of Rail Regulation (ORR)
Britain has one of the safest railways in Europe...