Bombardier and Virgin brand Super Voyager train
2 September 2010 | By Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier and Virgin Trains have revealed a Super Voyager train jointly branded and with the theme “more trains, fewer cars, greener planet”.
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UIC publishes two new EIRENE Interim Specifications
2 September 2010 | By International Union of Railways (UIC)
The International Union of Railways (UIC) has produced two new Interim GSM-R Specifications to improve the use of GSM-R.
Bombardier awarded second contract from NJ TRANSIT
1 September 2010 | By Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation has received an order for 100 MultiLevel commuter rail cars from the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT).
Network Rail submits cost of Crossrail surface works
1 September 2010 | By Network Rail
Network Rail has confirmed it has successfully delivered another important piece of work on the Crossrail project ahead of schedule.
Final tracks laid on Britains’s longest passenger line for 100 years
31 August 2010 | By Network Rail
Network Rail completed track laying on the new 24km stretch of railway between Airdrie and Bathgate on Friday 27 August.
Deutsche Bahn completes takeover of Arriva plc
27 August 2010 | By Deutsche Bahn AG
Following the Court hearings on 24 & 26 August 2010 and the registration of the Court orders, the Scheme of Arrangement pursuant to which DB UK Holding Ltd acquired all of the shares of Arriva plc has become effective...
Bombardier delivers landmark technology for Sweden high speed line
27 August 2010 | By Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier will join Botniabanan AB tomorrow in celebrating the new high speed Botnia Line in Sweden.
Rail minister sees Thameslink progress at St Albans and Blackfriars
25 August 2010 | By Network Rail
Rail minister Theresa Villiers visited St Albans station on Tuesday to mark the completion of platform extensions...
WORK to start soon on new station
23 August 2010 | By Network Rail
WORK is set to start within the next few weeks on a long-awaited multi-million pound railway station for Chorley’s newest village...
Magnadata Group Ltd secures £24m UK rail ticket contract
18 August 2010 | By Magnadata Group Ltd
Magnadata Group was awarded a five year contract by ATOC to produce the iconic orange magnetic rail ticket & associated products...
ABB to deliver power quality solutions for High Speed 1
17 August 2010 | By Six Degrees Limited
ABB has secured a major project with High Speed 1 to design, manufacture and install capacitive compensation solutions to prevent voltage drops...
ARTC signs historic deal with OneSteel
14 August 2010 | By ARTC
ARTC signed one of the largest rail infrastructure supply deals in a decade with OneSteel to produce steel rail for projects announced as part of the equity investment by the Australian Government...
£13m investment programme in customer facilities at key Essex stations
12 August 2010 | By National Express
National Express train companies, NXEA and c2c are working in partnership with Network Rail to improve customer facilities at seven Essex rail stations...
Bombardier’s Gautrain passenger numbers surpass all expectations in South Africa
12 August 2010 | By Bombardier Transportation
While the eyes of the world were on South Africa, a staggering 400,000 people used the new trains to travel between Johannesburg’s commercial district at Sandton and the OR Tambo International Airport...
Vossloh awarded major contract in Sweden
12 August 2010 | By Vossloh AG
Vossloh has concluded with Trafikverket, a framework agreement for supplying a new type of in-sleeper actuation system...