EU funds high speed rail network studies in northern Spain
16 May 2011 | By TEN-T Executive Agency
A study into the implementation of a high speed rail line between Vitoria and San Sebastián will receive €2.35 million in EU co-funding...
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Manufacture of Crossrail’s tunnel boring machines to get underway shortly
16 May 2011 | By Crossrail
Six of the tunnel boring machines required to deliver the new rail tunnels will be manufactured by Herrenknecht AG, Germany...
Network Rail sentenced and fined for Potters Bar derailment
13 May 2011 | By Global Railway Review
Network Rail has been fined £3m for safety failings over the Potters Bar train crash, which killed seven people...
Spanish high speed rail to receive boost thanks to EU funding
12 May 2011 | By Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency (TEN-T EA)
A Spanish study selected under the 2010 TEN-T Annual Call which will contribute to the realisation of Priority Project 3...
GE to open new locomotive plant in Texas
12 May 2011 | By GE Transportation
GE Transportation, announced that it intends to open a new locomotive manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas, to meet accelerating global demand...
RAILENIUM consortium wins bid for French State investment
10 May 2011 | By Kreab Gavin Anderson
The RAILENIUM project is set to become a world leader for excellence and innovation in railways...
Bombardier Transportation presents TRAXX AC locomotive with Last Mile Diesel at Transport Logistic
10 May 2011 | By Bombardier
Bombardier Transportation to premiere a BOMBARDIER TRAXX AC locomotive...
Cable theft on the increase as millions of passengers suffer
10 May 2011 | By Network Rail
Cable thieves are ruining the lives of millions of passengers and costing the railway industry some £15 million a year...
Wabtec signs $21 million contract
9 May 2011 | By Wabtec Corporation
Wabtec Corporation has signed a $21 million contract with Rio Tinto, to provide ECP braking equipment for a portion of the company’s freight cars...
U.S. Transportation Secretary announces $2 billion for high-ppeed intercity rail projects
9 May 2011 | By United States Department of Transportation
Ray LaHood announced $2 billion in high-speed rail awards...
Network Rail publishes analysis of passenger congestion at stations
9 May 2011 | By Network Rail
Network Rail published an analysis of passenger congestion at stations along with a range of measures...
Bombardier plays important development role in the major Deutsche Bahn project ICx
9 May 2011 | By Bombardier
Bombardier Transportation has signed a framework agreement with Siemens AG...
Downer-Bombardier named preferred tenderer for PTA contract
6 May 2011 | By Downer EDI Limited
Downer announced that the Western Australia Government had selected a 50:50 joint venture between Downer and Bombardier Transportation...
New viaduct section inched into place
5 May 2011 | By Thameslink Programme
A major section of the new viaduct being built outside London Bridge was inched into place over Borough High Street during the bank holiday weekend...
American Railcar Industries, Inc. announces engagement to design and develop railcars for Indian Railways
5 May 2011 | By American Railcar Industries, Inc.
The Indian Railways Research Designs and Standards Organization awarded ARI the Global Tender to design and develop certain railcars...