The SC Pendolino will travel from Prague to the Tatras and Košice
15 September 2014 | By Czech Railways
Czech Railways (ČD) and Slovak Rail (ZSSK) have accelerated the connection from the Czech capital to Košice and the Tatras...
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New rail franchise to transform London’s busiest routes
15 September 2014 | By Department for Transport
A brand new rail franchise that will deliver new trains, more seats and faster journeys on some of London’s busiest routes was launched by Rail Minister Claire Perry...
WiN MS installs its devices to monitor and combat wire theft across the French rail network
15 September 2014 | By WiN MS
The first installation is the result of a long partnership between WiN MS and the railway operator SNCF...
Vossloh España receives another order for ten UKLIGHT locomotives
12 September 2014 | By Vossloh
Vossloh España has been awarded a follow-up order for ten UKLIGHT locomotives from Direct Rail Services...
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...
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...