Green light for new trains and rail electrification
1 March 2011 | By Department for Transport
Scotland, Wales, northern and south west England are to get a fleet of new trains and more reliable rail links to London...
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telent to upgrade Merseyrail’s Long Line Public Address System
1 March 2011 | By telent
telent has been awarded a contract to redesign & upgrade Merseyrail’s Long Line Public Address system across the train operator’s 66-station network...
Crucial London overground rail link opens three months early
28 February 2011 | By Transport for London
Rail link allows passengers to move swiftly between north London, the City, Docklands & the south of the capital opened three months ahead of schedule...
Deutsche Bahn concludes sale of the Arriva Germany-Group to a consortium led by Ferrovie dello Stato
28 February 2011 | By Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn has brought to a close the sale of Arriva Germany-Group...
Wabtec acquires Brush Traction, a UK-Based provider of locomotive overhauls, services
28 February 2011 | By Wabtec Corporation
Wabtec Corporation has acquired Brush Traction Group, for about $31 million. Wabtec expects the transaction to be accretive in the first year....
Network Rail welcomes the start of HS2 consultation
27 February 2011 | By Network Rail
David Higgins, Network Rail chief executive, said: "HS2 is a vital infrastructure project of national importance..."
Bombardier Transportation becomes sole owner of Polish joint venture with PKP
25 February 2011 | By Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation acquired the remaining 60% of the shares in the joint venture Bombardier Transportation (ZWUS) Polska Sp. z o.o...
New appointments to strengthen Crossrail Board
25 February 2011 | By Crossrail Limited
Crossrail Limited announced two new Non-Executive appointments to the Crossrail Board, strengthening it further to help deliver the major new railway...
Train operator becomes first to use new train cab radio system
25 February 2011 | By East Coast
East Coast is the first train operator in Britain to begin using a new digital radio system which engineers say will deliver enhanced train performance...
Alstom & its Chinese JVs to supply advanced traction & signalling systems
24 February 2011 | By Alstom
Alstom & its two Chinese JVs have been awarded two contracts by Beijing MTR Construction Administration Corp., totaling €140 million...
The future of urban transportation is in electric mobility
24 February 2011 | By Siemens AG
Nowadays safe, efficient public transportation is more than ever a crucial factor when it comes to the quality of life...
South West Trains provides even greener trains with launch of new energy meter
21 February 2011 | By South West Trains
South West Trains, has today announced the start of a brand new initiative which is designed to cut energy consumption on its trains by up to 10% a year...
Network Rail awards modular signalling contract to Invensys Rail
21 February 2011 | By Invensys Rail
Invensys Rail have been awarded a multi-million pound contract to complete the Modular Signalling programme on the Shrewsbury to Crewe Pilot Line...
Arriva Netherlands launch on board WIFI service
15 February 2011 | By Nomad Digital
Arriva Netherlands have launched a complimentary on board WiFi service providing on the move connectivity for the first time...
Thetrainline.com launches new car hire service for UK train travellers
10 February 2011 | By Seventy Seven PR
Leading online train ticket retailer thetrainline.com announces a new service allowing customers to hire cars close to hundreds of UK train stations...