Siemens Thameslink deal to create up to 2,000 new jobs
27 June 2013 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
Siemens Plc with Cross London Trains have been awarded the £1.6 billion deal to build carriages for the Thameslink rail line...
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Perpetuum wins contract to supply Southeastern Railways with Energy Harvester powered Wireless Sensor Systems for 148 trains
26 June 2013 | By Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Perpetuum has received an order...
TfL announces shortlist of bidders to run Crossrail services
25 June 2013 | By Crossrail
TfL announced the names of the companies shortlisted to bid to run Crossrail services...
Arriva pre-qualifies for Crossrail concession
25 June 2013 | By Arriva
Arriva welcomes the announcement that the leading European transport group has been shortlisted to bid for the Crossrail concession...
Birmingham’s HS2 station must deliver direct services to Europe
25 June 2013 | By Centro
Members of the region’s transport authority say Birmingham’s city centre high speed station must be world class...
Go-Ahead and Keolis partnership shortlisted to bid for Crossrail
25 June 2013 | By Go-Ahead
A joint venture between Go-Ahead and Keolis has been shortlisted to bid for Transport for London's Crossrail franchise...
Major investment to improve West Coast rail performance
24 June 2013 | By Network Rail
Network Rail revealed details of a series of projects, worth nearly £40m...
JSC Russian Railways and the EBRD have agreed to cooperate in the modernization of railway infrastructure
20 June 2013 | By Russian Railways
Russian Railways and the EBRD signed a memorandum of understanding...
UK Rail Industry must stay on ‘track’ with training say Thales Training & Consultancy research
19 June 2013 | By Rocket Communications
Investment in hard skills key to closing the knowledge gap for rail workers...
Bombardier Transportation wins large order: DB signs frame agreement for delivery of up to 450 locomotives
18 June 2013 | By Bombardier
Bombardier and Deutsche Bahn have signed a frame contract...
25 years of CER and EU transport policy: On the right track for a single European railway area?
18 June 2013 | By CER
On 17 June, the CER celebrated its 25 years anniversary...
FCC inaugurates Danube Bridge 2 linking Bulgaria and Romania
14 June 2013 | By VOX IN THE CITY
FCC has opened to traffic the Vidin-Calafat bridge, linking Bulgaria and Romania...
European railways join forces to enhance booking opportunities for the benefit of European passengers
14 June 2013 | By Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER)
"This agreement is a powerful signal given to European passengers..."
The Channel Tunnel opens to Deutsche Bahn
14 June 2013 | By Kreab Gavin Anderson
After three years of detailed study, the Intergovernmental Commission has granted Deutsche Bahn an operating certificate...
Thameslink deal close to completion
14 June 2013 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
DfT has decided to award the £1.6 billion Thameslink rolling stock contract to a consortium led by Siemens...