Investing in rail, investing in jobs and growth
16 July 2012 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
More than £9 billion of growth-boosting railway upgrades across England and Wales have been announced by Transport Secretary...
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Network Rail responds to government rail investment announcement
16 July 2012 | By Network Rail
“Today the Government has issued a strong vote of confidence in the railway..."
Multi-million pound european funding for freight improvements
13 July 2012 | By Network Rail
Transport fund agrees money for three vital projects...
£500m government funding pledged for Heathrow rail link
13 July 2012 | By C8 Consulting Ltd
£500 million investment to improve rail access to Heathrow airport endorsed by the government...
Eurostar reports a resilient performance in the first half of 2012
12 July 2012 | By Eurostar
Passenger numbers up 2% to 4.8 million in H1 2012...
Network Rail awards Acton contract to VolkerWessels UK
12 July 2012 | By Network Rail
Network Rail has awarded VolkerRail, a £15.5m contract for works at Acton freight yard...
Local contractors announced for major Londonderry railway line engineering work
10 July 2012 | By Translink
Coleraine – Londonderry railway line closure starts July 29...
Voice warnings to improve safety at level crossings
9 July 2012 | By Network Rail
Network Rail is installing spoken warning equipment at 63 level crossings across the country...
International rail consultancy is launched
9 July 2012 | By Network Rail
Network Rail Consulting will harness the vast range of skills and experience available within our organisation to demonstrate British expertise overseas...
Network Rail launches new ultrasonic test unit
6 July 2012 | By Network Rail
New test unit uses ground penetrating radar and ultrasonics to keep an electronic eye on the track...
Britain Leads Europe in Internet on Trains
5 July 2012 | By BWCS
The UK is leading Europe in the race to get broadband wireless services onto trains, according to a new report...
East Coast appoint project Eagle supplier
5 July 2012 | By East Coast
East Coast has appointed asset and maintenance management experts Vetasi as its chosen supplier to provide a new system to improve the performance of its trains...
National train performance for period 3 is 92.9%
5 July 2012 | By Network Rail
Punctuality on the railways reached 92.9% during period 3, according to monthly performance data released by Network Rail...
World’s largest solar bridge taking shape as Blackfriars installation reaches half way
5 July 2012 | By Network Rail
Work to construct the largest solar panel array in London has reached half way...
Newspirit / Saeyoung, South Korea, joins the ERTMS Solutions Group
4 July 2012 | By ERTMS Solutions
ERTMS Solutions is a Brussels-based company developing ERTMS software and services since 2004...
