Rail News

AWT orders three Eurosprinter locos

4 September 2013 |By Siemens

Towards the end of this year, the fleet of the multinational railway operator AWT will be enhanced by three universal high power Siemens electric locomotives...

New footbridge opens at Fishbourne level crossing

3 September 2013 |By Network Rail

A new footbridge which will replace a high-risk footpath level crossing in Sussex has opened to the public...

ÖBB presents designs for its new Desiro ML EMUs

3 September 2013 |By Siemens

Doris Bures & Christian Kern presented the exterior & interior designs of the new additions to its fleet of EMUs...

GB Railfreight expands fleet following latest purchase of locomotives from Electro-Motive

3 September 2013 |By Westbourne Communications

GB Railfreight have concluded a deal with Electro-Motive Diesel Inc...

Rail passengers in the south east to benefit from smart ticketing

30 August 2013 |By Department for Transport (DfT)

Multi-million pound push to deliver smart card technology to rail passengers across the south east...

Taking stock of Thameslink: captive finance plays a key role in Siemens’ record transport deal

30 August 2013 |By Siemens Financial Services (SFS)

Signing the Thameslink deal is a landmark for Siemens UK...

Deutsche Bahn and Bombardier sign vehicle contract worth 216 million euro

29 August 2013 |By Bombardier

Deutsche Bahn has ordered 18 electric double-deck multiple units from Bombardier Transportation...

Knorr-Bremse acquires Railcare business

28 August 2013 |By Railcare

Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Limited has acquired the rail vehicle component and overhaul business of Railcare...

Green light for Nottingham as £100m rail investment completes on time

27 August 2013 |By Network Rail

After five weeks of around-the-clock effort, a full train service has begun again at Nottingham station...

Siemens and Swiss Federal Railways establish partnership in control systems field

27 August 2013 |By Siemens

Siemens and SBB have concluded a cooperation agreement...

Crossrail’s tunnelling in southeast London reaches the half-way point

27 August 2013 |By Crossrail

A major milestone for Crossrail in southeast London has been reached as one of its tunnelling machines reaches Woolwich...

£10m rail modernisation in Wales and the border counties of England on track

27 August 2013 |By Network Rail

铁路网络的最新项目升级和莫德nise the railways of Wales and the border counties of England is now underway...

Overcrowded trains to get red (and amber and green) light

26 August 2013 |By Department for Transport (DfT)

Rail companies asked to publish train-by-train crowding information in a 'traffic light' system, explaining which services are busiest...

ORR publishes data on government financial support to the rail industry

22 August 2013 |By Office of Rail Regulation (ORR)

The ORR has published statistics highlighting year-on-year levels of government financial support to the rail industry...

Network Rail awards telent four year national SCADA contract

22 August 2013 |By Network Rail

telent awarded a contract by Network Rail to design, supply and install a new SCADA system...