High-speed railway in Norway – with ILF participation
11 March 2011 | By ILF Consulting Engineers
Norway wants to connect the larger cities by rail with a high-speed railway network according to the national transport plan 2012...
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Bombardier receives additional order from Västtrafik for its environmentally friendly REGINA trains
10 March 2011 | By Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier has received an order for six new three-car BOMBARDIER REGINA high speed trains...
Southampton appoints visiting professors in railway research
8 March 2011 | By Track21
The University of Southampton announced the appointment of two new Visiting Professors, to strengthen its field of railway track research...
Manchester to Liverpool electrification work picks up speed
4 March 2011 | By Network Rail
Network Rail has been pressing ahead with 'behind the scenes' work to electrify the Manchester to Liverpool railway line since the announcement by the Department for Transport last year...
Bombardier to deliver additional Lötschberger RegioExpress multiple units to BLS
2 March 2011 | By Bombardier Transportation
BLS has placed an order with Bombardier Transportation, in consortium with Alstom Transport, to supply four additional Lötschberger multiple units...
Bombardier Transportation acquires stake in Russian Railways subsidiary
2 March 2011 | By Bombardier
Bombardier has confirmed that BT Signaling B.V. purchased a stake in the signalling equipment manufacturer United Electrical Engineering Plants...
Green light for new trains and rail electrification
1 March 2011 | By Department for Transport
Scotland, Wales, northern and south west England are to get a fleet of new trains and more reliable rail links to London...
telent to upgrade Merseyrail’s Long Line Public Address System
1 March 2011 | By telent
telent has been awarded a contract to redesign & upgrade Merseyrail’s Long Line Public Address system across the train operator’s 66-station network...
Crucial London overground rail link opens three months early
28 February 2011 | By Transport for London
Rail link allows passengers to move swiftly between north London, the City, Docklands & the south of the capital opened three months ahead of schedule...
Deutsche Bahn concludes sale of the Arriva Germany-Group to a consortium led by Ferrovie dello Stato
28 February 2011 | By Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn has brought to a close the sale of Arriva Germany-Group...
Wabtec acquires Brush Traction, a UK-Based provider of locomotive overhauls, services
28 February 2011 | By Wabtec Corporation
Wabtec Corporation has acquired Brush Traction Group, for about $31 million. Wabtec expects the transaction to be accretive in the first year....
Network Rail welcomes the start of HS2 consultation
27 February 2011 | By Network Rail
David Higgins, Network Rail chief executive, said: "HS2 is a vital infrastructure project of national importance..."
Bombardier Transportation becomes sole owner of Polish joint venture with PKP
25 February 2011 | By Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation acquired the remaining 60% of the shares in the joint venture Bombardier Transportation (ZWUS) Polska Sp. z o.o...
New appointments to strengthen Crossrail Board
25 February 2011 | By Crossrail Limited
Crossrail Limited announced two new Non-Executive appointments to the Crossrail Board, strengthening it further to help deliver the major new railway...
Train operator becomes first to use new train cab radio system
25 February 2011 | By East Coast
East Coast is the first train operator in Britain to begin using a new digital radio system which engineers say will deliver enhanced train performance...
