Proposed high speed rail network North of Birmingham confirmed
4 October 2010 | By Department for Transport
Philip Hammond has today announced which network option the Government prefers for taking high speed rail north of Birmingham...
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Deutsche Bahn Adopts New Tamping Surveying Solution for Track Installation
1 October 2010 | By ikp Vorarlberg PR & Lobbying GmbH
Deutsche Bahn procures its new tamping surveying system for track maintenance from Amberg Technologies...
Bombardier Awarded Contract for 50 V300ZEFIRO Very High Speed Trains in Italy
30 September 2010 | By Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation has announced a contract with Trenitalia (Italian Railways) for the delivery of 50 very high speed trainsets V300ZEFIRO.
Norwegian High-Speed Study has awarded the first contracts
30 September 2010 | By Jernbaneverket
Both international and Norwegian companies have been selected to start work on studies for high-speed rail in Norway...
September sees almost 94% of trains on time
30 September 2010 | By Network Rail
Almost 94% of service on Britain’s railway during September ran on time, with Chiltern Railways being the most punctual...
Bombardier Hands Over the 399th Class 185 Locomotive to DB Schenker Rail
30 September 2010 | By Bombardier Transportation
Yesterday, Bombardier Transportation handed over the 399th BOMBARDIER TRAXX AC locomotive to DB Schenker Rail at its Kassel site in Germany...
Unipart Rail announced a contract extension
30 September 2010 | By Unipart Rail
Unipart Rail is pleased to announce a contract extension to overhaul 455 Bogies for Porterbrook Leasing Company until December 2017...
David Higgins appointed Chief Executive of Network Rail
28 September 2010 | By Network Rail
Network Rail, the operator of Britain’s rail infrastructure, today announced the appointment of David Higgins as chief executive of the company...
Bombardier Awarded Contract to Design and Supply an INNOVIA Monorail System in Sao Paulo, Brazil
27 September 2010 | By Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier, announced that it has won an order to design & supply an INNOVIA Monorail 300 system...
Greenbrier announces new railcar orders valued at approximately $200 million
27 September 2010 | By COMTEX
The Greenbrier Companies announced that it has received orders for 3,000 new railcars with an aggregate value of approximately $200 million...
Rail Industry Celebrates 500th IRIS Certificate at INNOTRANS 2010 with IRIS’s new baby, the IRIS Portal
23 September 2010 | By UNIFE
INNOTRANS 2010 witnessed with many IRIS certified exhibitors a double celebration...
Voith Systems Competency for Chinese High-Speed Train
22 September 2010 | By Voith Turbo
An operating speed of 380 kilometers per hour – this makes the ZEFIRO 380 the fastest commercially used train of the world...
Knorr-Bremse Rail Vehicle Systems prepares for brake equipment production in Russia
22 September 2010 | By Knorr-Bremse
Knorr-Bremse Rail Vehicle Systems completed the preparations for the production of brake equipment...
GE Transportation Addresses Toughest Rail Challenges at InnoTrans 2010
22 September 2010 | By GE Transportation
GE Transportation presents its PowerHaul Series locomotive for the first time to the global rail industry at InnoTrans 2010...
World premiere of Velaro D at Innotrans 2010 – first presentation of new high-speed train for Deutsche Bahn
22 September 2010 | By Siemens
The Velaro D, Germany's new high-speed train, is celebrating its world premiere at the InnoTrans 2010...
