New all-electric Paisley Canal line
10 December 2012 | By Network Rail
A fully electrified service is now running on the Paisley Canal line following a £12m upgrade of the route...
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TEN-T funds modernise French rail line
7 December 2012 | By TEN-T EA
A French section of rail network from Mulhouse to Chalampé on the German border will be inaugurated...
Virgin Trains to continue running West Coast services
6 December 2012 | By Virgin Trains
Virgin Rail Group was appointed as operator of the InterCity West Coast franchise under a contract to operate the network...
Network Rail awards contracts for key Crossrail works in West London
5 December 2012 | By Network Rail
Network Rail has awarded two contracts for works in West London...
DB Schenker orders 23 locomotives from Siemens
5 December 2012 | By Siemens
Siemens has received an order for 23 electric locomotives from DB Schenker Rail Polska S.A.
Eversholt Rail unveils the future of East Coast travel
5 December 2012 | By Brunswick Group LLP
Eversholt Rail unveils the new travel experience that East Coast Mainline passengers could enjoy...
Invensys Rail awarded Bowesfield re-control contract by Network Rail
4 December 2012 | By Issued on behalf of Invensys Rail by Objective Communications
Invensys Rail has been awarded a contract by Network Rail for the Bowesfield re-control project...
Crossrail’s first tunnelling machine constructs its 1000th ring under Hyde Park
3 December 2012 | By Crossrail
Crossrail’s Phyllis has constructed her 1000th tunnel ring under Hyde Park...
Russian Railways Logistics delivers mainline electric locomotives from China to Belarus
3 December 2012 | By Russian Railways Logistics
Russian Railways Logistics organized the delivery of two BCG-1, from China to Belarus...
The first series production EP20 passenger locomotive delivered to the Russian Railways
30 November 2012 | By Alstom
First series production EP20 electric passenger locomotives handed over...
£9m plans for Putney station
29 November 2012 | By Network Rail
Putney station is to be transformed thanks to a £9m improvement programme due to start in January 2013...
ABB wins record order to modernize railway infrastructure in Poland
29 November 2012 | By ABB
ABB won an order worth almost $39 million from PKP Energetyka S.A., to deliver rectifier units for DC traction substations...
Siemens to acquire Invensys Rail
29 November 2012 | By Siemens
Siemens has entered into an agreement to acquire Invensys Rail, the rail automation business of Invensys...
Rail sector outlines tough environmental targets
28 November 2012 | By CER
Long-term targets to further improve the environmental performance of the rail sector are outlined in a new brochure published...
Nexans awarded first CORE-TAG anti-theft cable technology contract by SNCF for the network of Réseau Ferré de France (RFF)
26 November 2012 | By Six Degrees Limited
SNCF has awarded Nexans its first contract to design & manufacture specialised rail cable...