Railway improvements complete in North East
15 November 2010 | By Network Rail
Passengers using the Durham Coast railway are travelling on a line fit for the future after Network Rail completed the resignalling of the route...
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Talgo is awarded the contract to renew and expand the intercity passenger train coaches of the national railway company of Kazakhstan
11 November 2010 | By Cubitt Consulting
Talgo and KTZ last week signed an agreement...
Construction starts on new station building
9 November 2010 | By Network Rail
Construction on West Hampstead Thameslink’s new station building is now fully under way with work set to be complete in just over 12 months.
Locomotive order from Italy: Eurosprinter ES64U4 for Ferrovie Udine Cividale
8 November 2010 | By Siemens
The Siemens Mobility Division has penetrated the Italian locomotive market by winning an order to supply two type ES64U4 electric locomotives to FUC...
Eurotunnel and Eurostar co-finance purchase of two rescue units
3 November 2010 | By Kreab Gavin Anderson
Eurotunnel, in conjunction with Eurostar, has taken the decision to buy two further Krupp rescue locomotives...
UGL awarded $250 million in rail orders
1 November 2010 | By UGL Limited
UGL Limited announced that it has secured a number of significant rail freight orders with blue-chip customers, valued at approximately $250 million...
Crossrail awards Carillion contract for Paddington Integrated Project
28 October 2010 | By Crossrail Limited
Crossrail has awarded the Paddington Integrated Project (PIP) preparatory works contract to Carillion Construction Limited...
Best October ever sees almost 93% of trains on time
28 October 2010 | By Network Rail
Almost 93% of services on Britain’s railway ran on time during the last reporting month, matching last year's 'best ever' record for train performance...
Transport Minister confirms funding for Reading project
27 October 2010 | By Network Rail
Theresa Villiers confirm's that the £850m funding for the railway upgrade project is safe following the government’s comprehensive spending review...
Siemens expands its rail automation activities in Slovakia by opening an Engineering Center at its Zilina location
20 October 2010 | By Siemens AG
Siemens’ Mobility Division is expanding its engineering capacities in Zilina, Slovakia...
ICE premiere in London
19 October 2010 | By Deutsche Bahn
After the successful test run through the Channel Tunnel at the weekend, Deutsche Bahn presented an ICE in London for the first time on Tuesday...
Mott MacDonald is engineering advisor for high speed line – Birmingham to Manchester, UK
19 October 2010 | By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald has been appointed by High Speed Two Ltd...
Hoeft & Wessel supplies mobile communications solution to Swiss Federal Railways
19 October 2010 | By Hoeft & Wessel AG
Swiss Federal Railways have commissioned Hoeft & Wessel AG...
Final breakthrough of the longest railway tunnel in the world
15 October 2010 | By AlpTransit Gotthard AG
World record on the Gotthard: The longest railway tunnel in the world has become a reality...
Network Rail awards major Crossrail design contract
15 October 2010 | By Network Rail
Network Rail has awarded a major design contract for Crossrail works to Balfour Beatty Rail...