Northern launches new look electric trains
12 February 2015 | By Northern Rail
Northern Rail unveiled its new look class 319 electric units...
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Minding the gap – platform safety to improve as rail industry launches collaborative strategy
12 February 2015 | By Network Rail
Over the past five years rail passengers have stepped on and off trains more than 15 billion times...
The Alstom-Bombardier consortium will supply 10 additional trains for the RER A line in Paris
12 February 2015 | By Alstom
STIF has ordered a further ten MI09 double-deck trains from the Alstom-Bombardier consortium...
Manchester Airport station reopens after work to build a fourth platform is completed
12 February 2015 | By Network Rail
Manchester Airport station has reopened after work to install track and signalling as part of the new fourth platform was completed...
ERFA advises recent court rulings are not the solution to more railway growth
11 February 2015 | By European Rail Freight Association
Recent judicial wins by independent rail operators highlight the need for European rail legislation to support a more dynamic and efficient railway sector...
Free Wi-Fi to help rail commuters stay connected
11 February 2015 | By Department for Transport
Rail passengers to benefit from on-board Wi-Fi across England and Wales...
Improved lighting at Rainhill station increases satisfaction
10 February 2015 | By Euan Hilton, Northern Rail
A new and innovative lighting system at one of the UK’s most well-known railway heritage sites is pushing Northern Rail’s pioneering approach to sustainability into the limelight. In an interview for Global Railway Review, Euan Hilton, Utilities Contracts and Data Manager at Northern Rail, provides more information on how the…
Increasing share of women working in the rail sector
9 February 2015 | By Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER)
CER and ETF published their second annual report on the development of women employment in the rail sector in Europe. The results show that the average share of women working in the rail is increasing and currently stands at around 20%...
Maintaining safety of overhead catenary on the Shinkansen
6 February 2015 | By Takamasa Hayasaka and Masatoshi Shimizu (RTRI)
There are many kinds of overhead catenary systems and they all interact with pantographs. In Japan, efficiently maintaining the stress of catenary systems is considered as the most important factor for railway safety. Takamasa Hayasaka and Masatoshi Shimizu from the Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI) believe the European rail sector…
Alstom to supply 25 Coradia Nordic regional trains to Skånetrafiken
5 February 2015 | By Alstom
Alstom has been awarded a contract worth around €150 million by the Swedish operator Skånetrafiken to supply 25 Coradia Nordic regional trains for Skåne region, in the south of Sweden...
Rail funding green light signals bright future for international town
30 January 2015 | By Ashford Borough Council
Kent’s fast-expanding town of Ashford is celebrating the news that funding will be invested into signalling at Ashford International Station as part of the Growth Deal announced yesterday by the Government...
Vossloh España sells twelve EURO 4000 locomotives to operate in France
29 January 2015 | By Vossloh España
Several railway operators have ordered twelve units of the EURO 4000 locomotives from Vossloh España to cover new freight services in Europe...
Rail Forum Europe seeks measures to smoothen international rail links
29 January 2015 | By Rail Forum Europe
Members of the European Parliament and rail stakeholders gathered on 28 January in Brussels to discuss current issues related to international rail connections and possible solutions...
Passengers put Grand Central Rail in first place
28 January 2015 | By Grayling
Grand Central Railway has once again been revealed as Britain's highest-rated long distance train operator for customer satisfaction...
Mott MacDonald appointed as independent reviewer of ETCS implementation, Belgium
23 January 2015 | By Mott MacDonald
The Belgian Mobility and Transport Federal Public Services (FPS) has appointed Mott MacDonald to review European Train Control System (ETCS) plans on the country’s conventional and high-speed rail network...