Contractor chosen for the work on London Overground’s East London line
From 1 April 2018, Cleshar Contract Services Limited will begin the maintenance work on London Overground’s East London line…
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Agreement signed to further develop the Mediterranean Corridor
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Croatian Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure and the railway infrastructure managers of Croatia and Spain…
Britain’s railway will see 7,000 new carriages by 2021
Figures released by the Rail Delivery Group reveal a boost in the number of new train carriages coming on track by 2021…
Nexus has officially begun the proceedings of buying a whole new fleet
The public body that owns the Tyne and Wear Metro is buying a new fleet to offer better reliability and improved comfort for passengers…
Almost $5 million raised to protect railways from cyber attacks
As railways adopt more automated, wireless and connected technologies, their most safety-critical assets have become exposed to new and more dangerous types of cyber-attacks…
San Francisco has received the first of 755 Bombardier rail cars
Bombardier Transportation will supply 775 new rail cars for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) and the first one has just entered passenger service…
John Scheib to be the new Executive Vice President at Norfolk Southern
As William Galanko retires, Norfolk Southern Corporation names John Schieb as its new Vice President and Chief Legal Officer…
Alstom to perform Automatic Train Operation test drive
In cooperation with the Dutch infrastructure operator ProRail and Rotterdam Rail Feeding (RRF), Alstom is to carry out automation tests which should improve the railway operations…
Passengers using more time on trains to make purchases
New research has unveiled the growing appetite of UK rail users to make on-train purchases via mobile devices during their commute…
DB Cargo UK has announced £21 million contract extension
DB Cargo UK, Britain’s leading rail freight operator, has extended its contract with Malcolm Logistics until 2020…
Work will begin on the new train maintenance depot in Exeter
Part of a programme of improvements to increase the South West’s rail capacity, the work contracts for new and refreshed trains and station developments have been signed…
First iconic purple roundels have been installed on Elizabeth line
With 11 months to go until opening of new railway, the first roundels and new signs, have been revealed and put in place on the Elizabeth line…
John Armitt to be new Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission
John Armitt has previously been President of the Institution of Civil Engineers and Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority where he played a key role in coordinating the 2012 London Olympics…
Knorr-Bremse Nordic Rail Services has sold Swedtrac to Stadler
A subsidiary of Stadler, Stadler Service Sweden AB, is to purchase Swedtrac service business from Knorr-Bremse Nordic Rail Services AB, a subsidiary of Knorr-Bremse…
SNTF Algeria will soon receive first Coradia Polyvalent from Alstom
The train, first of 17, will be transported to the port of Savone, Italy where it will embark in the direction of the port of Algiers, Algeria…