Crossrail plans to transform Tottenham Court Road and West End approved
20 April 2012 | By Crossrail
Crossrail’s largest over-site development application approved...
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Works at Connaught Tunnel pick up pace
20 April 2012 | By Crossrail
Crossrail has begun drilling wells at Connaught Tunnel to draw down the water table ahead of works to deepen and widen the 130 year old tunnel in east London...
Bombardier unveils new signalling solution for cost effective regional rail traffic management
19 April 2012 | By Bombardier
Bombardier has delivered the world’s first application of a ERTMS regional solution...
Belgian Railways opts for ticket vending machines from Hoeft & Wessel
19 April 2012 | By Höft & Wessel AG
The National Railway Company of Belgium has opted for stationary ticket vending machines from Hoeft & Wessel...
Rail sector strengthens collaboration with European Commission to increase rail’s climate resilience
19 April 2012 | By Community of European Railways and Infrastructure Managers (CER)
European Commission, United Nations & the rail sector further strengthen their collaboration...
UNIFE welcomes rail sector commitment to ERTMS
16 April 2012 | By UNIFE
UNIFE, welcomed the signature of a new Memorandum of Understanding on ERTMS...
Government must act now to reform rail franchises
16 April 2012 | By ATOC
The Government’s commitment to reforming rail franchises has “barely begun to be turned into reality”...
Murphy and Siemens join forces for Rail Electrification
16 April 2012 | By Golley Slater PR
Murphy and Siemens, Rail Electrification, have secured the North West Electrification Phase 1 Traction Power Supply contract...
Mechan creates record jack system for Alstom Transport
Sheffield-based rail maintenance equipment specialist, Mechan, has installed the largest single system of lifting jacks in the UK at the Alstom Transport Traincare Centre in Longsight near Manchester.
Mott MacDonald awarded HS2 design contract
10 April 2012 | By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald has been appointed by HS2 Ltd to provide civil and structural design services for the new high speed rail network...
Atkins secures HS2 preliminary design contract
5 April 2012 | By Atkins
HS2 Ltd has awarded Atkins the contract to prepare the preliminary designs for the two high-speed running lines...
Rail investment signals start of revamp on Great Western
4 April 2012 | By Network Rail
The largest-ever scheme to modernise the 1960s signalling infrastructure on the Great Western main line has started...
Network Rail starts work for Heathrow Crossrail services
4 April 2012 | By Network Rail
Work has begun on the Stockley Interchange in west London, a crucial part of the Crossrail network...
Network Rail reforms set new standards for working with industry
3 April 2012 | By Network Rail
Network Rail has become the first company in the rail industry to achieve BS11000, the new British Standard for collaborative working...
Europorte trains now authorised to operate in Belgium
3 April 2012 | By Eurotunnel
Europorte has been certified, as part of its European licence, to operate its goods trains on Infrabel, the Belgian rail network...