Train performance hits record high for February
17 March 2011 | By Network Rail
Train punctuality for February reached a record high of over 92% - the best February figure on record...
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Glimpse of the future as mock-up Crossrail station revealed
16 March 2011 | By Crossrail
Londoners were given a glimpse of the future today when images were released of a full size mock-up of a below ground Crossrail platform...
First of new Class 4000 trains arrives to bolster Translink’s fleet
14 March 2011 | By Translink
The 20 new trains for Translink N I Railways represent an investment of £114m, funded by the Department for Regional Development...
Bombardier receives order from Metrolinx for 50 BiLevel rail cars
14 March 2011 | By Bombardier Transportation
The rail cars are to be delivered to GO Transit in Toronto. The contract is valued at approximately $125 million CDN ($128 million US, 93 million euro)...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Makes $2.4 Billion Available for High-Speed Rail Projects Across America
11 March 2011 | By U.S.Department of Transportation
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that he is making available approximately $2.4 billion, through a competitive process, to states eager to develop high-speed rail corridors across the United States...
High-speed railway in Norway – with ILF participation
11 March 2011 | By ILF Consulting Engineers
Norway wants to connect the larger cities by rail with a high-speed railway network according to the national transport plan 2012...
Bombardier receives additional order from Västtrafik for its environmentally friendly REGINA trains
10 March 2011 | By Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier has received an order for six new three-car BOMBARDIER REGINA high speed trains...
Southampton appoints visiting professors in railway research
8 March 2011 | By Track21
The University of Southampton announced the appointment of two new Visiting Professors, to strengthen its field of railway track research...
Manchester to Liverpool electrification work picks up speed
4 March 2011 | By Network Rail
Network Rail has been pressing ahead with 'behind the scenes' work to electrify the Manchester to Liverpool railway line since the announcement by the Department for Transport last year...
Bombardier to deliver additional Lötschberger RegioExpress multiple units to BLS
2 March 2011 | By Bombardier Transportation
BLS has placed an order with Bombardier Transportation, in consortium with Alstom Transport, to supply four additional Lötschberger multiple units...
Bombardier Transportation acquires stake in Russian Railways subsidiary
2 March 2011 | By Bombardier
Bombardier has confirmed that BT Signaling B.V. purchased a stake in the signalling equipment manufacturer United Electrical Engineering Plants...
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...
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...
