First interoperable rail link opens between Iberian peninsula and France
27 January 2011 | By European Commission
A new railway section linking the Spanish and French networks opens today thanks to about €70 million in European Union funding...
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Invensys Rail Dimetronic will implement the first ERTMS Level 2 system in Turkey
26 January 2011 | By Invensys Rail Dimetronic
TCDD trusted Yapı Merkezi and Invensys Rail Dimetronic for the implementation of its ERTMS Level 2 FUTUR 2500 system in the High Speed Line...
Wrexham & Shropshire railway company to close
26 January 2011 | By Wrexham & Shropshire
Wrexham & Shropshire announced that, following an investigation into all possible alternatives, the company will cease operations...
Virgin Trains celebrates 250 million passengers as satisfaction figures hit record levels
26 January 2011 | By pr news wire
Virgin Trains has celebrated carrying 250 million passengers on its West Coast services by handing out free rail travel to 26 lucky passengers....
Network Rail welcomes publication of independent safety report
25 January 2011 | By Network Rail
Network Rail welcomed the publication of the report by the independent Rail Safety and Standards Board and announced that it would act to enhance its safety...
Brittany Loire Valley high-speed line: RFF selects Eiffage
19 January 2011 | By Réseau Ferré de France (RFF)
Eiffage is "preferred bidder" for the public/private partnership contract to design, build, maintain and fund the Brittany – Loire Valley high-speed line...
RFF selects Eiffage for the public-private partnership (PPP) contract for the construction of the Brittany – Loire Valley high-speed line
19 January 2011 | By Réseau Ferré de France
Réseau Ferré de France has selected Eiffage as its "preferred bidder" for the publicprivate partnership contract to design, build, maintain and fund the Brittany – Loire Valley high-speed line...
Atkins-led consortium wins design work on Denmark’s high speed rail line
18 January 2011 | By Atkins
The award will see the construction of 60km of new line linking into the 180km route from Copenhagen to the German border...
Peterborough station to receive £2.5m redevelopment
14 January 2011 | By East Coast
Peterborough station will become a vibrant gateway to the city in a major redevelopment scheme being funded by train operator East Coast and Network Rail...
Network Rail issues major design tender for crossrail north-east spur
14 January 2011 | By Network Rail
Network Rail has issued a major invitation to tender for the design of the bulk of works planned on the north-east section of the Crossrail route...
Eurostar reports strong growth in 2010 with sales revenue up 12% compared with 2009
14 January 2011 | By Eurostar
Eurostar, today announced a continued increase in overall sales revenue in 2010 compared with 2009...
Laing O’Rourke JV wins major rail infrastructure contract in Hong Kong
13 January 2011 | By Madano
Laing O’Rourke, has today announced that in a three-way joint venture with leading Chinese contractors...
Main works begin on £170m upgrade of vital rail corridor
13 January 2011 | By Network Rail
Network Rail has begun work on a major £170m enhancement of the railway linking Glasgow to the Clyde coast and Ayrshire.
Crossrail Chief Executive Rob Holden to step down
12 January 2011 | By Crossrail Limited
Crossrail Limited, today announced that Chief Executive Rob Holden has decided to step down from his current role and will leave later this year...
Alstom installs its Atlas ERTMS solution on Luxembourg Railways’ entire fleet
10 January 2011 | By Alstom
Luxembourg Railways (CFL) has selected Alstom to install the third and final portion of its fleet with the Atlas ERTMS signalling solution*.
