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...
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Smartphones issued to 850 South West Trains guards in drive to improve passenger communication
8 September 2011 | By Stagecoach Group
South West Trains provide smartphones to more than 850 customer service staff...
New appointments to rail regulator’s Board
8 September 2011 | By Office of Rail Regulation
The Office of Rail Regulation announced the appointment of three new non-executive directors to its Board...
Invensys commissions ERTMS solution on Turkish High Speed Line
7 September 2011 | By bcm public relations
On August 23, the Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, inaugurated the new high speed line between Ankara and Konya...
Russian Railways place two orders with Siemens and partners
7 September 2011 | By Siemens
Russian Railways (RZD) have placed an order for further Desiro RUS type regional trains with Train Technologies...
Network Rail chairman maps out priorities for his final year
7 September 2011 | By Network Rail
Network Rail’s chairman Rick Haythornthwaite outlined his priorities in the inaugural Bradshaw Address...
Europorte concludes a major partnership with Italian rail operator Trenitalia
7 September 2011 | By Europorte / Trenitalia
Trenitalia and Europorte have established an international rail freight link between France and Italy...
Signalling improvements deliver more efficient railway in East Midlands
6 September 2011 | By Network Rail
New signalling has been installed on the Robin Hood Line north of Nottingham...
Bids encoraged for £100m station improvement fund
5 September 2011 | By Network Rail
Train operators, local authorities and other third parties are being encouraged to submit applications for the next wave of funding...
ContiTech Railway Engineering to showcase air suspension systems at IREE
5 September 2011 | By ContiTech Railway Engineering
The systems manufacturer for rail vehicles to present high-tech solutions...
Network Rail publishes recommendations to tackle station congestion
1 September 2011 | By Network Rail
Report recommends measures to relieve passenger congestion at 11 stations by 2019...
Olympic improvements for London stations
30 August 2011 | By Network Rail
Station improvements to make travelling by train easier on one of London’s main Olympic rail routes started this week...
Update on Crossrail rolling stock and depot procurement
30 August 2011 | By Crossrail
Outlines efforts to realise tens of millions in savings by introducing rolling stock to the rail network over a shorter period...
Brunswick Rail acquires Proftrans
30 August 2011 | By Brunswick Rail
Brunswick Rail, Russia’s leading railcar operating lessor, has announced the purchase of the rail operator Proftrans...
New on-train CCTV for South West Trains
26 August 2011 | By Rail & Road Protec GmbH
South West Trains has awarded a major contract to “R2P” Rail & Road Protec GmbH to provide the saloon and forward facing CCTV for their class 158 and 159 fleets...