Vectron MS authorized in Germany
2 July 2014 | By Siemens
The multisystem version of the Vectron locomotive received authorization from Germany’s Federal Railway Authority in June...
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In the home straight
2 July 2014 | By wieninternational.at
Although Vienna's Central Station has not yet gone into operation, the first changes attributable to it are already becoming apparent...
Balfour Beatty delivers £7 million sustainable Crewe Railway Exchange
1 July 2014 | By Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty has handed over the completed £7 million Crewe Railway Exchange project for Cheshire East Council at a ceremony to mark the occasion...
Passengers in London and Essex set for host of benefits under new rail deal
27 June 2014 | By Department for Transport
A fleet of new trains will roll out on key lines through East London and Essex, delivering tens of thousands more seats and better journeys...
Transport Secretary tours East Coast Main Line
26 June 2014 | By Department for Transport
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin toured the East Coast Main Line to see how more than £130m of rail improvements are being used to boost capacity and provide better journeys for passengers...
CER and UNIFE call for a Transport Pillar within the 2030 Framework for Climate and Energy Policies
26 June 2014 | By CER/UNIFE
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies and the Association of the European Rail Industry encourage the Member States to consider a transport dimension for the post 2020 climate and energy policies...
Mechan to make trio of express deliveries
Rail depot equipment specialist, Mechan, has secured a hat trick of contracts to support the Department of Transport’s flagship Intercity Express Programme (IEP).
The need for speed: Thameslink trains reach 100mph on test track
24 June 2014 | By Siemens
City train, designed and built by Siemens for Thameslink, has comfortably reached 100mph in a speed test at the company’s dedicated test track at Wegberg-Wildenrath, Germany...
Big opportunities ahead for UK rail supply chain
23 June 2014 | By Department for Transport
Rail industry suppliers are set to benefit from government investment to help them win new business, create jobs and generate economic growth, ministers have announced...
Bombardier wins fleet maintenance contract with Virgin Trains for West Coast franchise
20 June 2014 | By Bombardier Transportation
Contract builds on successful relationship with Virgin to extend maintenance of Voyager fleet operating on West Coast to March 2019...
Better journeys for passengers on the West Coast Main Line
19 June 2014 | By Department for Transport
A new deal for rail services on the West Coast Main Line that will deliver thousands more seats, free wifi and pave the way for new journeys on the route has been awarded to West Coast Trains Limited (Virgin)...
UK and China sign Memorandum of Understanding on rail
18 June 2014 | By Department for Transport
Prime Minister David Cameron and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang agreed that the UK and Chinese rail industries will work together to boost economic growth, jobs and skills...
Balfour Beatty awarded £16 million Crossrail substation contract
18 June 2014 | By Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £16 million Crossrail contract by Network Rail Infrastructure Limited to deliver a series of substations and associated civil works...
Crossrail tunnelling machine completes journey at Stepney Green
17 June 2014 | By Crossrail
Tunnel Boring Machine Ellie has broken through into a cavern 40m beneath Stepney Green, in the East End of London...
Exclusive Online-Only Article for Global Railway Review – Gautrain: taking Gauteng forward
16 June 2014 | By Jack van der Merwe, CEO, Gautrain Management Agency
Gautrain is Africa’s first state-of-the-art rapid rail network in the Gauteng province of South Africa...