University sensor research aims to make rail travel more reliable
17 August 2011 | By City University London
The costly disruption to rail travel caused by the breakdown of overhead power lines could become a thing of the past...
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A-level students sought for Apprenticeships with DB Schenker Rail
17 August 2011 | By DB Schenker Rail
A-level students from across England & Wales, could see themselves on the route to a successful career in rail freight...
Booming passenger numbers drive record revenues at Virgin Trains
17 August 2011 | By Virgin Trains
Virgin Trains announced record sales of £753 million for the year to March 2011...
Watchdog warns of up to 13% fare rises in 2012
16 August 2011 | By Passenger Focus
Rail passengers will face the first of three years of inflation-busting fare rises in January 2012...
Gatwick Express introduces e-ticket and m-ticket options online
16 August 2011 | By Communication Matters
Gatwick Express has introduced e-ticket and m-ticket options online at www.gatwickexpress.com...
Train companies respond to July inflation rate and fare rises
16 August 2011 | By Association of Train Operating Companies
"The Government has decided that many fares need to rise above inflation for the next three years to help pay for more trains..."...
Green light for Altrincham Interchange refurbishment
15 August 2011 | By Transport for Greater Manchester
A major redevelopment of Altrincham Interchange has been approved by Trafford Council...
Greater Manchester commuters to benefit from more train carriages
12 August 2011 | By Transport for Greater Manchester
Northern Rail will receive a further 22 extra train carriages this December...
Passengers benefit from early arrival of all 30 of NXEA’s New Class 379 Trains
12 August 2011 | By National Express
All 30 of National Express East Anglia’s new Class 379 trains are now in service ahead of schedule...
Colas Rail Morgan Sinsall joint venture selected for new £750m MAFA framework
11 August 2011 | By Morgan Sindall
Colas Rail Morgan Sindall JV selected to carry out works to improve rail infrastructure...
New partnerships cut project delivery from ‘months to weeks’
11 August 2011 | By Network Rail
Network Rail announced the next stage of its plans to reform project delivery to save money in the rail industry...
EU funds rail improvements in Finland
9 August 2011 | By TEN-T EA
The European Union has selected two Finnish rail projects for co-financing under the 2010 TEN-T Calls...
London Bridge Quarter public realm redevelopment hits new milestone
8 August 2011 | By Grayling
Many of London Bridge Station’s 350,000 daily passengers are now enjoying dramatically improved concourse facilities...
Copenhagen’s S-Bane network to get signaling from Siemens worth 252 million euros
5 August 2011 | By Siemens
Modern infrastructure makes commuter rail more attractive and lowers the CO2 impact...
Franchise decision welcomed
5 August 2011 | By First TransPennine Express
First TransPennine Express has welcomed the Department for Transport's decision to extend its franchise...
