Funding agreed for Gillingham station upgrade
3 August 2010 | By Network Rail
Passengers in Gillingham will benefit from easier access to the railway and better facilities after funding was agreed for a significant upgrade of the station...
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Jacobs Awarded Contract for Crossrail Works from Network Rail
3 August 2010 | By Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced that it received a contract from Network Rail to progress the development of a major rail infrastructure project...
New high-speed route opens, linking Nizhny Novgorod to Moscow and St Petersburg
2 August 2010 | By Russian Railways
On 30 July 2010, Sapsan trains began running on the Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod line. With the launch of the Sapsan service between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Railways has established a new high-speed route: Nizhny Novgorod – Moscow – St Petersburg...
Vossloh wins two big contracts in Libya
2 August 2010 | By Vossloh AG
Vossloh has won two major contracts worth together around €115 million in connection with the construction of Libya’s new rail network...
Petards eyeTrain to protect travellers on Northern Rail Network
27 July 2010 | By Petards
Passengers travelling on Northern Rail inter-urban services in the North of England will soon be ensured of increased safety & security...
Key phase of Merseyside rail improvement work gets underway
26 July 2010 | By Network Rail
This weekend saw work start on a key phase of essential improvement work on the Liverpool underground railway...
Invensys Rail Awarded Thameslink Resignalling Contract
26 July 2010 | By Issued on behalf of Invensys Rail by Objective Communications
Network Rail has awarded the £32m Thameslink core area resignalling contract to Invensys Rail. The project will provide a significant increase in route capacity...
Network Rail announces key National Centre contract
20 July 2010 | By Network Rail
Network Rail’s plans to bring up to 3,000 employees together under one eco-friendly roof took another step forward as BAM Construction was awarded...
Siemens to deliver 13 locomotives for freight transport
20 July 2010 | By Siemens AG
In Austria, Wiener Lokalbahnen Cargo, ordered four universal locomotives to serve the important East-West axis from Hamburg to Budapest...
Mobistar extends contract with SNCB-NMBS group for fixed and mobile telecommunications solutions for the third time
19 July 2010 | By Mobistar
Mobistar signs the 3rd extension of its contract with...
Bombardier Sifang Awarded Fourth Contract for 40 Additional CRH1 High-Speed Trains in China
16 July 2010 | By Bombardier
Bombardier Transportation announced that its Chinese joint venture, BST, has received an order for 40...
Bombardier Sifang Awarded Fourth Contract for 40 Additional CRH1 High-Speed Trains in China
16 July 2010 | By Bombardier
Bombardier Transportation announced that its Chinese joint venture, has received an order for 40...
Siemens expects multi-billion-euro orders for rail and wind systems in Russia
15 July 2010 | By Siemens
In connection with German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Russia, Siemens President and CEO Peter Löscher today signed...
One million extra journeys with Oyster pay as you go on National Rail
15 July 2010 | By TfL
A million extra journeys are being made each week using Oyster pay as you go on National Rail after it was extended to all 350 National Rail stations...
Rail ticketing revolution: thetrainline.com launches mainstream e-ticketing
15 July 2010 | By thetrainline.com
thetrainline.com has become the 1st independent rail ticket retailer to give consumers the ability to print their own train tickets for journeys across...