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Arriva will restore train connections to communities in Poland’s Kujawsko-Pomorskie region from December 2026.
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Arriva to revive two regional routes in Poland

30 July 2025 Rail Insider 0

Passenger services will be restored on two Polish lines in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie region from December 2026, thanks to a new agreement between Arriva and the regional government. Under the agreement, valued at nearly €5 million […]

Siemens India has won major signalling and telecommunications contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Phase 2.
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Siemens India wins major contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Project Phase 2

11 July 2025 Rail Insider 0

The Mobility Business of Siemens Limited, the Mumbai-based Indian subsidiary of Siemens AG, has been awarded two separate contracts by Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation, which is 50:50 jointly owned by the Government of India and […]

The German city of Mainz has ordered 22 new trams from Škoda Group with an option for eight more.
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Škoda Group wins new tram contract for Mainz and strengthens its position in Germany

2 July 2025 Rail Insider 0

A new contract from the western German city of Mainz to supply up to 30 trams (the base contract for 22 + 8 optional) has confirmed Škoda’s strong and growing presence in one of Europe’s […]

Arriva has won a contract to operate long-distance electric rail services in Czechia from December 2028.
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Arriva wins £640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia

26 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

The Czech Ministry of Transport has awarded a 15-year contract worth €750 million (£640 million) to Sunderland-based Arriva to operate long-distance electric rail services from December 2028, serving cities west of Prague on routes to […]

Alstom’s RER NG has been running on the RER D line since December 2024.
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SNCF Voyageurs orders 96 additional RER NG trainsets from Alstom

23 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

French state-owned train operator SNCF Voyageurs has placed an order with Alstom for an additional 96 additional RER NG trainsets for the RER D line in order to complete and renew the fleet on this […]

Visualisation of a Lumo Class 222 train.
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Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom

4 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

Lumo, the First Group open-access operator, has signed a £50 million contract with Alstom for the refresh and maintenance of five, six-car Class 222 Meridian trains that will be used to operate open access passenger […]

The new FLIRT for A-Train will seat 323 passengers and enter service between Stockholm and Arlanda airport in 2029.
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A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service

19 May 2025 Rail Insider 0

Swiss train manufacturer has won an order from the Swedish railway company A-Train AB to supply seven FLIRT (Fast Light Innovative Regional Train) trains, with an option for one further train, to run between Arlanda […]

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Siemens Mobility wins signalling framework in Ireland

16 May 2025 Rail Insider 0

Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) has awarded a long-term rail infrastructure and maintenance framework with Siemens Mobility to replace legacy systems dating back to the 1980s. Under the new agreement, which has an estimated value of […]

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Skanska contracted to replace Clifton Bridge over M6 motorway in Penrith

10 April 2025 Rail Insider 0

Network Rail has announced that infrastructure contractor Skanska will design, build and install a new 130-metre single-span steel bridge to replace Clifton Bridge, which carries the West Coast main line over the M6 motorway in […]

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Arup/Systra joint venture, supported by Skanska, wins place on Network Rail framework agreement

31 March 2025 Rail Insider 0

A 50/50 Arup and Systra joint venture, supported by Skanska as delivery partner, has secured a position on Network Rail’s Eastern Region Development and Design Partnership Framework (DDPF).  The £300 million framework, which spans five […]

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  • Battery train sets new world record
  • Paul McNerney to join Severfield from Laing O’Rourke
  • Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB
  • Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21
  • Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator
  • EMR driver training is a family affair
  • Hitachi Rail completes acquisition of Omnicom from Balfour Beatty
  • Cumbrian Coast line closed at Whitehaven “indefinitely”
  • New trains enter service on the Coryton line in South Wales
  • Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target
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  • Phil Mortimer: A recent funded R&D project focused on the use of alternatives to steel for the ohl masts. This has several…
  • Nigel: Fully support this restoration from the East Lancashire side,existing infrastructure mostly well built and promises a highly efficient 12 mile…
  • Clive Broadhead: After the undoubtedly achievement of resurrecting the railways in Scotland why are the current NR management he'll bent on squandering…
  • 230001 sets out on its record-breaking run from Reading station.
  • Paul McNerney will leave Laing O'Rourke to take over as CEO of Severfield in the autumn of 2025.
  • Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.
  • Impression of how Stuttgart station will look on completion.
  • Robin Gisby will step down from being CEO of the DfT Operator on 23 December 2025.
  • 12 trainees drivers have just graduated at East Midlands Railway.
  • Hitachi Rail's acquisition of Omnicom will support its HMAX digital asset management platform globally.
  • Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
  • Impression of how Stuttgart station will look on completion.
    Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21
    7 August 2025 0
  • Robin Gisby will step down from being CEO of the DfT Operator on 23 December 2025.
    Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator
    7 August 2025 0
  • 12 trainees drivers have just graduated at East Midlands Railway.
    EMR driver training is a family affair
    7 August 2025 0
  • Hitachi Rail's acquisition of Omnicom will support its HMAX digital asset management platform globally.
    Hitachi Rail completes acquisition of Omnicom from Balfour Beatty
    1 August 2025 0
  • Cumbrian Coast line closed at Whitehaven “indefinitely”
    31 July 2025 0
  • Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
    New trains enter service on the Coryton line in South Wales
    31 July 2025 0
  • Unipart has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, detailing its roadmap to meeting its Net Zero 2040 target.
    Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target
    30 July 2025 0
  • Arriva will restore train connections to communities in Poland’s Kujawsko-Pomorskie region from December 2026.
    Arriva to revive two regional routes in Poland
    30 July 2025 0
  • Tony Lodge of the Centre for Policy Studies has written a report entitled Rail’s Last Chance: A four-point plan to save the railways
    Warning that Great British Railways risks repeating the mistakes of British Rail
    29 July 2025 0
  • The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) went into administration on 1 July 2025.
    BCIMO sold to Dudley Council
    23 July 2025 0
  • Oxford Circus graffiti attack over Christmas
    26 December 2020 0
  • Alstom looks set to acquire Bombardier Transportation
    18 February 2020 3
  • Birmingham New Street now Britain’s 5th busiest station
    14 January 2020 0
  • Bombardier to overhaul Regina trains in Sweden
    14 December 2019 0
  • Royal Albert Bridge – blue for the NHS
    17 April 2020 0
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