Prime Minister opens railway sidings for new electric services
4 July 2017 | By Global Railway Review
The Prime Minister, Theresa May, has officially opened a new £4.5 million railway siding in her constituency of Maidenhead.
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Alstom delivers its Euroduplex trains for the Océane high speed line
4 July 2017 | By Global Railway Review
Alstom delivered the new generation of Euroduplex train sets to SNCF Mobilités in time for the commercial launch of the new Océane line between Paris and Bordeaux, which took place at the weekend.
Alstom opens UK’s largest new centre for train modernisation
29 June 2017 | By Global Railway Review
Alstom has opened the UK’s biggest and most sophisticated centre for train modernisation in Widnes, in the North West.
Arriva wins Swedish rail franchise worth 550 million euros
29 June 2017 | By Global Railway Review
Arriva has been awarded an eight-year contract to run the Pågatågen train services in Sweden until December 2026.
Transport Focus report rail passengers’ call for better services in Wales
29 June 2017 | By Global Railway Review
Passengers travelling on Wales and Borders services are calling for an overhaul of tired and overcrowded train services when a new contract is awarded.
500th electric Vectron locomotive ordered
27 June 2017 | By Global Railway Review
European Locomotive Leasing (ELL) has ordered an additional eight Vectron locomotives from Siemens.
Manufacturer obtains first IRIS certification in Kazakhstan
27 June 2017 | By Global Railway Review
EKZ, the manufacturer owned by Alstom, Kazakhstan Temir Zholyand Transmashholding has become the first to receive the IRIS certification.
Siemens to expand digitalised rail services
26 June 2017 | By Global Railway Review
Siemens has acquired the MRX Technologies Group, and is expanding its predictive maintenance services based on digitalisation.
STIF orders 83 Regio 2N double-deck trains for Ile-de-France
26 June 2017 | By Global Railway Review
The Syndicat des Transports d'Ile-de-France (STIF) has placed an order for 83 Regio 2N train sets from Bombardier Transportation.
Ramboll appoints a new Market Director of Transport Interchanges
23 June 2017 | By Global Railway Review
Engineering consultancy, Ramboll, has announced the appointment of Vinny Patel as Market Director of Transport Interchanges.
Shortlist announced for the new West Coast Partnership and the South Eastern rail franchises
23 June 2017 | By Global Railway Review
The government has announced the shortlist for the new West Coast Partnership (WCP) rail franchise and the next South Eastern franchises.
New Intercity Express Trains visit Cornwall for the first time
22 June 2017 | By Global Railway Review
Great Western Railway’s first Intercity Express Train has completed its test journey from London Paddington to Penzance.
First Elizabeth line trains welcomed into passenger service in east London and Essex
22 June 2017 | By Global Railway Review
Customers have been given their first chance to travel on the state-of-the-art trains that will serve the Elizabeth line when the new rail tunnels open through central London in December next year.
Nomad’s partnership with Network Rail extended
21 June 2017 | By Global Railway Review
Nomad Digital has extended its partnership with Network Rail (NR) to enable the provision of rail infrastructure maintenance data.
$575 million contract signed to help transform Egypt’s rail infrastructure
20 June 2017 | By Global Railway Review
A contract has been signed between GE Transportation, the Ministry of Transportation (MoT) and the Egyptian National Railways (ENR).