First Crossrail tracks laid
25 November 2014 | By Crossrail
The first section of track to be used by Crossrail trains has been laid on a new bridge in west London...
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Siemens automates line section for highspeed trains in Spain
25 November 2014 | By Siemens
Siemens is in a consortium with the French technology business Thales that is to modernize the control, signaling and safety equipment on the roughly 340-kilometer section of high-speed line between Olmedo and Ourense in Northern Spain...
Financing rolling stock in the UK: issues, challenges and opportunities
21 November 2014 | By Martin Watt, Dentons
Martin Watt, Managing Associate within the Energy, Transport and Infrastructure Department of global law firm Dentons, looks at the concerns, challenges and opportunities surrounding rolling stock financing in the UK, and how the marketplace needs to keep up with demand...
Paris Lyon high speed rail line to increase capacity with EU support
21 November 2014 | By INEA
The EU's TEN-T Programme will invest almost €2 million in development studies for the capacity increase of the high speed rail line connecting Paris and Lyon in France. It is planned to increase the line's frequency to 14 trains per hour at peak time in 2020 and reach 16 trains…
Invitation to tender from NTA, Israel Metropolitan Mass Transit System
20 November 2014 | By NTA - Metropolitan Mass Transit System Ltd
Invitation to tender for the construction of Carlebach Interchange Station in Israel...
Mayor awards over £28 million to transform areas around Crossrail stations
19 November 2014 | By Transport for London
The Mayor has awarded over £28 million to outer London boroughs in order for them to transform the public spaces around Crossrail stations...
Government confirms step-free access funding for Crossrail
18 November 2014 | By Department for Transport
All of the stations on the Crossrail project will now offer step-free access thanks to £14 million of investment announced by Transport Minister Baroness Kramer...
Railways on track in enhancing accessibility as new European rules are adopted
18 November 2014 | By The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies welcomes the adoption of new technical requirements to improve train travel for persons with reduced mobility and disabled persons...
Bombardier to deliver new ELECTROSTAR fleet for Gatwick Express Services
18 November 2014 | By Bombardier Transportation
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract to deliver 27 new four-car trains for Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), for operation on the Gatwick Express...
Alstom to supply Romania with Atlas 200, its ERTMS Level 2 solution
18 November 2014 | By Alstom
Alstom, leader of a consortium composed of Alcatel Lucent Romania and Pas 97 Impex, will supply the Romania national railway company (CFR S.A.) with Atlas 200, its ERTMS Level 2 solution for the Sighișoara-Coșlariu-Simeria high-speed railway segment. Alstom’s share in the contract is worth around €100 million...
Rail Display makes it easier to book international rail travel
18 November 2014 | By Amadeus
Amadeus has announced the UK launch of Rail Display – a simple to use rail booking tool that makes selling international rail as easy for travel agents as air travel...
New CER study: ‘The economic footprint of railway transport in Europe’
17 November 2014 | By CER
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies is pleased to present you with a study recently commissioned on the ‘economic footprint’ of railway transport in the European Union...
Commute times increase as the UK’s transport system gets more crowded
14 November 2014 | By TUC
The amount of time that commuters spend travelling to and from work has increased substantially over the past five years, according to a TUC analysis of official figures published...
EBRD and partners put Moldovan railway on track for change
14 November 2014 | By European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Bank co-finances €116.75 million modernisation project...
EU to support better freight rail connections between southern Europe and Germany
14 November 2014 | By The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency
The EU's TEN-T Programme will back with over €1 million studies on improving and extending the freight rail network linking Portugal, Spain, France and Germany...