Arriva Trains Wales appoints new Managing Director
Arriva has announced that Tom Joyner has been appointed as Managing Director of Arriva Train Wales, which operates the Wales and Border franchise.
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Eight-year rolling stock maintenance contract signed in Sweden
Alstom has signed an eight-year €135 million contract with Arriva for the maintenance of Skånetrafiken’s 99 Alstom Coradia Nordic regional trains.
First non-European Secretary-General appointed at the International Transport Forum
The International Transport Forum (ITF) has appointed Dr. Young Tae Kim as its new Secretary-General.
China to speed up bullet trains on Beijing-Shanghai route
China’s new generation bullet train, the Fuxing, will begin running on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway at 350 kilometers per hour, from 21 September 2017.
Electrification of the Chase line is well under way
Improvements to the railway between Rugeley Trent Valley and Walsall are progressing as planned as Network Rail engineers continue work to electrify the Chase line.
South Western Railway begins operations
Rail passengers in London and the south of England will now be served by a new operator – South Western Railway (SWR).
Stadler names its new high-speed train SMILE
A competition held during Stadler’s open day has enabled the company to find a name for its new line of high-speed trains: SMILE.
Metra announces new Executive Director/CEO
Metra, Chicago’s regional transport network, has elected James M. Derwinski to be the next Executive Director/CEO of the commuter rail agency.
New Virgin Azuma crosses the Scottish border for the first time
Virgin’s state-of-the-art Azuma train has visited Scotland for the first time as part of plans to transform Edinburgh-London rail journeys.
Over 1.5 kilometres of escalators now installed at Elizabeth line stations
New timelapse footage and photos released by Crossrail highlight the current progress of escalator installations at the Elizabeth line stations.
200th VLocity diesel locomotive delivered to Australia
Bombardier Transportation in Australia has delivered the 200th VLocity diesel multiple unit (DMU) to Public Transport Victoria (PTV) and Victoria's Regional Rail network.
Virgin Trains leads in the new Rail Reputation Index
Virgin Trains has been named as the UK rail brand with the highest level of customer advocacy according to the Rail Reputation Index.
New South Wales is to replace its entire regional rail fleet
Deputy Premier John Barilaro has announced the replacement of the entire regional train fleet and the construction of a brand new rail maintenance facility in regional NSW.
Campaigners call for a freeze on commuter rail fares
Campaigners are calling for a rail fares freeze as next year’s fares rise is announced.
Improvements carried out to the Newburyport/Rockport line in Boston
Keolis Commuter Services (KCS) and the MBTA have released a list of network improvement projects completed during the temporary shutdown of service between Salem and Newburyport/Rockport in Boston.