Rolling stock company Porterbrook has awarded a framework agreement to Bombardier Transportation for the fitting of digital onboard signalling to its Electrostar trains in the UK. This project falls under the UK’s Digital Railway Programme, […]
French national train operator SNCF has ordered 33 double-deck Omneo Regio 2N trains from Bombardier Transportation for use on its busiest routes in the Hauts-de-France region, particularly those connecting Picardy and the Paris area. Worth […]
Mechan, the Sheffield-based manufacturer of lifting and railway depot equipment, has made use of its French connection to land an order to equip a new state-of-the-art tram depot on the outskirts of Paris. CIM Group, […]
The British Quality Foundation (BQF) has recognised Chiltern Railways at its 2020 UK Excellence Awards as the UK’s top company for its commitment to excellence and continued improvement. Chiltern was ranked top out of seven […]
Network Rail has awarded three-year contracts worth a total of £200 million to 13 companies for the delivery of buildings and civils work across its Southern region, which spans Kent, Sussex and the South of […]
Planning permission for a new coal mine at Dewley Hill has been refused by Newcastle City Council, signalling the end of coal production in England. This decision comes on the back of a decision in […]
Network Rail has launched its Biodiversity Action Plan, which lays out how the company intends to protect, manage and enhance the condition of its biodiverse assets over the current five-year Network Rail funding cycle (Control […]
The West Coast Partnership (WCP) and the University of Leeds are to collaborate on research intended to deliver advancements in High Speed Rail and create a UK centre of excellence for rail engineering in the […]
British Transport Police (BTP) detectives are investigating the death of a railway worker in Eastleigh, Hampshire. Officers were called to Eastleigh Long Welded Rail Depot at 14:50 on Monday 30 November 2020 following reports that […]
Japan’s new N700S Shinkansen (bullet train), which entered service on the Tokaido Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Osaka on 1 July 2020, runs on high-performance bearings from NSK. The N700S is the first completely new […]
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