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  • [ 4 June 2025 ] Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection Governance
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  • [ 4 June 2025 ] Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom Business
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Stadler to fit Guardia ETCS to 36 Flirts for Arriva Nederland

29 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Train manufacturer Stadler will retrofit 36 of its Flirt trains, operated by Arriva Nederland, with Guardia ETCS (European Train Control System) in-cab signalling and train protection. This news comes soon after the recent announcement that […]

Business

First new Bombardier Movia C30 trains for Stockholm’s Red line delivered

27 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Bombardier Transportation has delivered its first Movia C30 metro trainsets for the Red line on the Stockholm metro system to Stockholm Public Transport (SL). Configured into four-car sets with a driver’s cab at each end, […]

Business

Vivarail secures £1.5 million loan to fund expansion

15 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Vivarail, the company based near Stratford-upon-Avon that is repurposing former London Underground trains as modular hybrid, battery and electric trains for lesser-used lines, has secured a £1.5 million loan from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund […]

Business

Chinese to make locomotives in Europe as CRRC acquires Vossloh Kiel

30 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Chinese train manufacturing giant CRRC (China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation) is set to establish its first manufacturing base in Europe following its acquisition of Vossloh’s factory in Kiel, Germany. The purchase, by subsidiary CRRC Zhuzhou […]

Appointments

Peter Spuhler takes over at Stadler

26 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Dr Thomas Ahlburg, the group chief executive officer of Swiss train manufacturer Stadler, has left the company after he and the board had different views on the company’s strategic and organisational development. In the interim, […]

Business

Alstom releases financial statement and timetable on Bombardier acquisition

12 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Alstom has released its financial statement for the year 2019/2020, included in which is a progress report on its planned takeover of Bombardier Transportation. Order intake, at €9,900 million, was down on the previous year […]

Business

Bombardier signs new logistics and support contract for Trenitallia ETR500 fleet

30 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Bombardier Transportation has signed a new contract with Italian state operator Trenitalia to support its fleet of ETR500 very high-speed trains with integrated logistics services. The initial contract is for six years, with an option […]

Business

INDONESIA: PT KAI adds 36 new EMD GT38AC locomotives to its fleet

16 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

PT Kereta Indonesia (PT KAI) has signed a contract with Progress Rail for 36 new EMD® GT38AC freight locomotives to enlarge its fleet. They will join 55 other GT38AC locomotives which have been running PT […]

Business

Bombardier to install new CBTC signalling for Frankfurt Airport people movers

16 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Bombardier Transportation has signed a ten-year contract with Fraport AG, owner and operator of Frankfurt Airport in Germany, to continue operating and maintaining the people mover system that connects terminals 1 and 2 and to […]

Business

SKM Warsaw signs contract for 21 new trains with Newag – at a distance

9 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A signing ceremony with a difference took place on Tuesday 7 April as Alan Beroud, president of the board of Szybka Kolei Miejska, and Zbigniew Konieczek, CEO of Newag, signed a contract for the supply […]

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  • Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection
  • Plans for West Yorkshire trams receive major funding boost
  • Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom
  • First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
  • A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
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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…
  • The ORR has reported on its review of revenue protection practices on the railway.
  • Artist's impression of a West Yorkshire tram.
  • Visualisation of a Lumo Class 222 train.
  • The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
  • The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
    First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
    3 June 2025 0
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
    19 May 2025 0
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
    19 May 2025 0
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
    19 May 2025 0
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
    19 May 2025 0
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
    19 May 2025 0
  • The new FLIRT for A-Train will seat 323 passengers and enter service between Stockholm and Arlanda airport in 2029.
    A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
    19 May 2025 0
  • Campaigners urge PM to support more cross-Channel rail services
    17 May 2025 0
  •  Plan launched to improve Yorkshire’s rail network
    16 May 2025 0
  • Level crossing closed following “shocking misuse”
    16 May 2025 0
  • Birthday Honours awarded to Network Rail staff
    9 June 2019 0
  • More contactless ticketing options for Northern Ireland
    13 May 2020 0
  • Three new board members appointed to HS2 to “strengthen oversight and scrutiny”
    14 July 2020 0
  • Train overspeeding caused passenger injuries due to falling luggage
    10 July 2023 0
  • Public-access defibrillators installed at GTR stations
    11 December 2019 0
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