Crossrail’s first tunnel portal completed ahead of schedule
26 September 2011 | By
Construction of Royal Oak portal, the first of five tunnel portals on the Crossrail route is now complete...
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New London Southend Airport railway station officially opens
22 September 2011 | By Brera - PR
London Southend Airport officially open its brand new railway station...
Crossrail begins procurement for major tunnel fit-out works
21 September 2011 | By Crossrail
Crossrail announced that a contract notice has been placed in the Official Journal of the European Union...
Alcatel-Lucent and Transtelecom JSC modernize communications on Kazakhstan’s railways
20 September 2011 | By ALCATEL-LUCENT
Modernisation of the communications network - completed...
Hitachi develops integrated railway systems simulator for further expanding railway systems business globally
20 September 2011 | By Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd. has developed an “integrated railway systems simulator”...
Thales signs signaling contracts worth €87 million in Poland to upgrade E30 railway corridor
19 September 2011 | By Thales
Thales signed eight contracts for design, delivery, installation and commissioning...
New roof unveiled to give a glimpse into the future at King’s Cross
19 September 2011 | By Network Rail
For the first time in half a century, passengers can pass through the concourse at King’s Cross station bathed in natural daylight...
Major order for new high-speed French rail track
15 September 2011 | By MEPAX
Tata Steel secured an order to supply railway lines for a new high-speed track between the French cities of Bordeaux and Tours...
New train technology will save time, energy and money
14 September 2011 | By University of Salford
Research at the University of Salford is on track to solve the age-old problem of leaves on the line delaying trains...
New Rolling Stock for London Midland and for First TransPennine Express
14 September 2011 | By London Midland
London Midland has selected preferred bidders for the manufacture, maintenance and financing of new rolling stock...
New measures to improve rail industry response to disruption
13 September 2011 | By Stagecoach Group
South West Trains & Network Rail announced a package of measures to improve their joint response to disruption on the rail network...
Libor Lochman to follow Johannes Ludewig as CER Executive Director
12 September 2011 | By Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER)
Libor Lochman elected as new Executive Director of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER)...
Stagecoach calls for new regulation to tackle cable theft on rail network
12 September 2011 | By Stagecoach Group
Stagecoach has called on the Government to introduce tough new measures to tackle the growing problem of cable theft...
Bombardier unveils the first progress rail locomotive to be assembled in Ciudad Sahagún, Mexico
9 September 2011 | By Bombardier
Bombardier Transportation unveiled the first of 32 electric-diesel locomotives...
Siemens to equip most of the Swiss Federal Railways network with ETCS system
9 September 2011 | By Siemens
Siemens is to equip 9,000 of the total 11,000 automatic train control elements...