Capacity, efficiency, safety – ATOC and Network Rail back 30-year Railway Technical Strategy
14 December 2012 | By ATOC
New technology that could boost the capacity of the network...
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Rail companies make positive steps to improve passenger information
14 December 2012 | By Office of Rail Regulation (ORR)
The rail industry is undertaking positive work to provide better passenger information...
£8 million to provide better information for passengers at thousands of National Rail stations
13 December 2012 | By ATOC
More than £8 million of industry funding will be spent by train companies...
BAM Nuttall awarded £220m Borders Railway construction contract
13 December 2012 | By Network Rail
Network Rail has appointed BAM Nuttall as main contractor for the delivery of the new Borders Railway....
Rail improvements in the UK to bring faster travel times and a better environment thanks to EU support
11 December 2012 | By TEN-T EA
The European Union will co-finance with €5 million from the TEN-T Programme...
Bombardier wins fleet maintenance contract with Virgin Trains
11 December 2012 | By Bombardier
Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract with Virgin Trains...
Sweett Group secures major consultancy appointment with TfL
10 December 2012 | By Sweett Group
Sweett Group has secured a four-year project commission through the TfL Engineering and Project Management framework...
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...
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...