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Finland’s PM says Helsinki City Rail Loop is moving forward

4 March 2015 | By Prime Minister’s Office, Finland

Finland’s Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has recently revealed that the government has decided to apply for EU support under the TEN-T transport network programme for the Helsinki City Rail Loop project – a new 7.8km-long underground railway beneath the city centre, including three new stations...

Alstom Pendolino high speed train achieves 1 million kilometres in Poland

3 March 2015 | By Alstom

Pendolino, Alstom’s high speed train, has successfully covered one million kilometres in Poland. Since the start of its operation, mid-December 2014, Alstom has secured a 100% availability of the train fleet which has made around 2,000 journeys, connecting the main cities of Warsaw, Gdansk, Gdynia, Krakow, Katowice and Wroclaw...

New East Coast franchise starts

2 March 2015 | By Department for Transport

Rail minister Claire Perry visited King’s Cross station today (2 March 2015) for the official launch of the new Virgin Trains East Coast service between London and Scotland...

SNCF starts testing Erex system

27 February 2015 | By ERESS

Eress organisation has announced that SNCF (Société nationale des chemins de fer français) has decided to test the Erex system, and Eress Director, Dyre Martin Gulbrandsen “considers this a significant milestone.”...

Network Rail Consulting helps secure major Middle East contract

25 February 2015 | By Network Rail Consulting

Network Rail Consulting, as part of a British consortium, has announced that the consortium has been appointed by the Saudi Railway Company to be its partner, providing management and technical support for infrastructure, freight and passenger operations on one of its rail projects, the North South Railway...

Transporting goods from Asia to the EU – What role for intermodality?

25 February 2015 | By Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies

On 24 February, the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies and the Latvian Presidency of the EU jointly organised a political debate on the role of intermodality in the transport of goods from Asia to the EU...

The Rail Market in the Nordic Countries – 2015

25 February 2015 | By MackBrooks

The main line and urban rail sector in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden is currently of great importance, with many projects, developments and network extensions planned to meet the increasing demand for public transport.

Belfast to develop an intermodal transport hub with EU support

20 February 2015 | By Innovation and Networks Executive Agency

The EU's TEN-T Programme will co-finance with almost €3.5 million preparatory studies for a cross-border train and bus service linking Belfast in Northern Ireland to the rest of UK and neighbouring countries...

New East Anglia franchise competition begins

19 February 2015 | By Department for Transport

The competition to get the best deal for rail passengers in East Anglia officially got underway as the Department for Transport began the search for the next franchise operator...