Great Western Railway to launch new smartcard
12 April 2017 | By Global Railway Review
As part of a pilot which could see combined rail and bus travel in a single ticket in Bristol, GWR is to launch a new smartcard.
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Borders railway extension possibility to be studied
11 April 2017 | By Global Railway Review
There is to be a study into the possibility of extending the Borders railway to improve transport provision in the south of Scotland.
Hitachi to create 250 jobs at new rail depot
11 April 2017 | By Global Railway Review
Hitachi Rail Europe which is building and maintaining the new intercity trains, aims to employ 250 people at its new Doncaster depot.
First UK to China train departs
10 April 2017 | By Global Railway Review
The first UK to China export train has departed from London Gateway’s rail terminal in South Essex laden with containers of British goods.
HS2 launches hunt for station designers and Euston development partner
10 April 2017 | By Global Railway Review
The search for designers to deliver four new HS2 stations has begun along with the search for a development partner for London Euston.
ORR’s six principles for Driver Controlled Operation
7 April 2017 | By Global Railway Review
The ORR has published six high level principles it expects train companies to follow when rolling out and managing DCO.
New bike scheme launched at Moreton-in-Marsh station
7 April 2017 | By Global Railway Review
Based on the idea of convenient, flexible and easy-to-use bike hire, Bainton Bikes is offering a new bike scheme.
New overhead line facility opens in Crewe
7 April 2017 | By Global Railway Review
An innovative approach to overhead line fabrication has led to the opening of a third fabrication facility in Crewe.
New sleeper factory will secure manufacturing jobs in the West Midlands
6 April 2017 | By Global Railway Review
Network Rail has identified a new railway site in Bescot to build a factory that will supply sleepers to the rail network across Britain.
Testing begins on the UK’s first Tram Train
6 April 2017 | By Global Railway Review
In preparation for passenger services starting in 2018, testing has begun on the UK’s first Tram Train vehicles.
High safety inside Switzerland’s Ceneri Base Tunnel
5 April 2017 | By COMLAB AG
The Swiss company COMLAB AG has been awarded a contract worth approximately 5.99 million CHF to equip a tunnel radio system to both single-track tunnel sections of the Ceneri Base Tunnel. The 15.4 km-long Ceneri Base Tunnel is the third largest tunnel project in Switzerland after Gotthard and the Lötschberg…
First weekend of upgrades at Guildford station have been completed
5 April 2017 | By Global Railway Review
Network Rail has completed the first of several track upgrades at Guildford one of the busiest stations in the south of England.
SNCF Mobilités order further Coradia trains
5 April 2017 | By Global Railway Review
In a deal worth approximately €250 million, Alstom is to supply SNCF Mobilités with 30 trains from its Coradia platform.
Russian Railways and Gazprom to construct the Northern Latitudinal Railway
5 April 2017 | By Global Railway Review
Russian Railways and Gazprom will jointly implement the investment project for the construction of the Northern Latitudinal Railway (NLR).
Rail freight industry and Network Rail collaborate to increase railway capacity
4 April 2017 | By Global Railway Review
A timetable shakeup is being implemented after Britain’s rail freight industry collaborated over review into more efficient operations.