Bombardier receives order from Metrolinx for 50 BiLevel rail cars 14 March 2011 | By Bombardier Transportation The rail cars are to be delivered to GO Transit in Toronto. The contract is valued at approximately $125 million CDN ($128 million US, 93 million euro)...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Makes $2.4 Billion Available for High-Speed Rail Projects Across America 11 March 2011 | By U.S.Department of Transportation Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that he is making available approximately $2.4 billion, through a competitive process, to states eager to develop high-speed rail corridors across the United States...
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...
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...
