Rail News

Crossrail starts preparatory works at Royal Oak tunnel site

5 February 2010 |By Crossrail

Europe's largest infrastructure project, Crossrail, is moving ahead with preparatory work now underway for the railway's future tunnel entrance.

Virgin passengers want better stations

4 February 2010 |By Virgin Trains

Virgin Trains passengers have given a big thumbs up to the trains, staff and value for money for price of ticket, but they have made clear they desperately want to see the same standards at stations.

Northern first to achieve new RISAS accreditation

4 February 2010 |By Northern Rail

In a rail industry first, Northern Rail has been awarded Rail Industry Supplier Approval Scheme (RISAS) approval for mileage-based maintenance.

Petards eyeTrain to protect travellers on Stansted Express trains

2010年2月3日|By Petards

Petards eyeTrain has been selected by Bombardier to be fitted to 30 new four-car trains they are building which will operate on the Stansted Express services.

telent awarded multi-million pound contract by First Great Western

1 February 2010 |By telent

telent has been awarded a multi-million pound station information and surveillance systems contract by First Great Western.

Thales supplies ETCS on-board systems for Slovakian railways

28 January 2010 |By Thales

Thales recently announced that it will provide Slovakian Railways (ZSSK Passenger) with its European Train Control System (ETCS).

BOMBARDIER TRAXX Locomotives to Serve on Hungarian State Railway

28 January 2010 |By Bombardier Transportation

Bombardier Transportation has received an order from the Hungarian State Railway company, MAV, for 25 BOMBARDIER TRAXX P 160 AC locomotives.

Invensys Rail wins major signalling contracts

28 January 2010 |By Invensys Rail

Network Rail has awarded Invensys Rail the contract to resignal the Water Orton area in the West Midlands and the Moorthorpe interlocking renewal scheme.

机车进一步作为铁的脊梁Ore Transport

28 January 2010 |By Bombardier Transportation

Bombardier Transportation recently handed over the first of another four class BOMBARDIER IORE double-section heavy haul locomotives to MTAB.

Italian north-south high speed line completed

9 December 2009 |By

ITALY: Celebrations were held in Milano on December 5 to mark the completion of the final sections of the north-south high speed rail corridor.

SBB approves Zürich S-Bahn expansion

7 December 2009 |By

SWITZERLAND: The SBB board of directors have approved a fourth phase of expansion for the Zürich S-Bahn network over the next decade.

Crossrail announces tunnelling shortlist

4 December 2009 |By

UK: On December 4 Crossrail Ltd named the five bidders shortlisted to tender for two of the three contracts to bore tunnels for the cross-London Rail link.