The new Rainhill trials
12 September 2014 | By Northern Rail
Over at Rainhill Station a new set of trials has been undertaken - the scene of the first locomotive trials is now the test bed for new LED lighting...
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CEF Transport: €11.9 billion to improve European connections
11 September 2014 | By INEA
The European Commission has invited Member States to propose projects to use €11.9 billion of EU funding to improve European transport connections...
Indra will implement a high-speed traffic management system and rail network planning system in Turkey for €43m
11 September 2014 | By Indra
State Turkish Rail has handed Indra a contract to implement a planning system for its entire rail network, as well as a high-speed train management system, for €43 M...
Crossrail begins last east London tunnel
11 September 2014 | By Crossrail
Tunnel machine Ellie has started her 900 metre journey from Limmo Peninsula, near Canning Town, towards Victoria Dock Portal in east London...
New deal to boost rail services in London and the South East
11 September 2014 | By Department for Transport
Tough performance targets to ensure rail passengers see real improvements to their journeys have been agreed as part of a new franchise deal between the government and Southeastern...
Southeastern awarded new contract to continue operation of train services
11 September 2014 | By Go-Ahead Group
The Go-Ahead Group welcomes the announcement by the Department for Transport that its 65% owned train operating company, Southeastern, will continue to run the South Eastern franchise until June 2018...
Train operators urged to tackle overcrowding
10 September 2014 | By Department for Transport
Transport Minister Claire Perry challenged the rail industry to find new ways to give commuters more seats on busy trains following publication of the latest crowding statistics...
Balfour Beatty wins contract to fit out Crossrail Woolwich station
9 September 2014 | By Crossrail
Crossrail Ltd has announced that it will award the contract for the fit-out of Woolwich station to Balfour Beatty Group Limited...
Lower Emissions and Less Noise: First Atribo DMU for Trenitalia Driven by Voith RailPacks leaves PESA
8 September 2014 | By Voith
Trenitalia, the main rail operator in Italy, has ordered 40 diesel-driven ATR 220 railcars from the Polish manufacturer PESA...
Siemens automates transshipment railroad station on Norway‘s northern coast
8 September 2014 | By Siemens
Siemens has been contracted by the Swedish mining company Bergbaugesellschaft Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag (LKAB) to equip the Narvik transshipment railroad station in Northern Norway with signaling and instrumentation and control technology...
MTR launches cutting edge train simulator training centre
8 September 2014 | By MTR Corporation
MTR Corporation, which operates the London Overground and the Stockholm Metro, has unveiled their newest state-of-the-art driver training facility in Sweden...
Greater Manchester transport leaders call for more accessible rail station funding
8 September 2014 | By Transport for Greater Manchester
Transport leaders called on government for increased funding to improve access to the 54 local rail stations in Greater Manchester that still do not have step-free access...
MAN D2862 LE633 12-cylinder train engines successfully deployed in ZOS Vrutky’s Regiomover
8 September 2014 | By MAN
Having successfully deployed MAN engines in the past, Slovakian rail vehicle manufacturer ŽOS Vrútky a.s. has ordered an additional 40 engines of type D2862 LE633 for the period up to the first quarter of 2015...
Passengers to benefit from £210 million boost to UK’s busiest commuter network
8 September 2014 | By Department for Transport
150 new carriages will increase capacity, create jobs and boost economic growth...
Hitachi Rail Europe shows its firm support for UK suppliers in building new Class 800/801 trains
8 September 2014 | By Hitachi
Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd. announced that it is working with more than 30 UK-based suppliers to build trains for the first phase of train delivery Government’s Intercity Express Programme...