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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 […]

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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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Bombardier to restart production after Easter

8 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

After a three-week pause, train production will recommence at Bombardier Transportation’s Litchuch Lane site in Derby on Tuesday 14 April. Heavy maintenance will restart at the company’s Ilford works in Essex on the same day […]

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Successful testing of ETCS on Class 387 trains for Heathrow Express

3 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Proving that life goes on despite Coronavirus (COVID-19), teams from GWR, Bombardier, DB Cargo, Department for Transport, Heathrow Airport and Porterbrook have successfully completed ETCS testing on Class 387 units for the first time at […]

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Axminster Carpets saved by private investors

7 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Axminster, the famous carpet manufacturer that not only has a Royal Warrant but also makes carpets for JD Wetherspoon pubs, airport lounges, hotels and several train companies, has been rescued from administration by a group […]

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SWR completes refurbishment of 172 Desiro trains

10 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

South Western Railway (SWR) has completed its £70 million programme to refurbish its fleet of 172 Class 444 and 450 ‘Desiro’ trains. The programme, which began in December 2017, was completed by the trains’ original […]

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Alstom to overhaul and maintain Avanti Pendolino fleet in £642 million deal

8 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Avanti West Coast, the new operator of express inter-city trains on the West Coast main line, has announced that all 56 of its electric Pendolino train fleet will be overhauled in a £642 million, seven-year […]

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Bombardier to overhaul Regina trains in Sweden

14 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

AB Transitio, Sweden’s rail vehicle leasing company, has reached an agreement with Bombardier Transportation covering the heavy maintenance and refurbishment of 59 of the company’s 63 Regina electric multiple unit (EMU) trains. The SEK 280 […]

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Bombardier to maintain Avanti Super Voyager fleet

12 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Avanti West Coast, the new operator which took over the West Coast main line express services from Virgin Trains on Sunday 8 December, has signed a maintenance agreement with Bombardier Transportation that covers its Class […]

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Bombardier opens new test centre at Bautzen

11 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Bombardier Transportation has opened a new €16 million test centre at its Bautzen factory in Germany. Able to test three trains up to 120 metres long simultaneously, the new test facility is also used to […]

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  • Tamara Finkelstein to be CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering
  • 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
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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…
  • Dame Tamara Finkelstein will take over as chief executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering in February 2026.
  • 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.
  • Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.
    Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB
    12 August 2025 0
  • 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
  • Barmouth viaduct set for three-year rebuild
    26 May 2020 1
  • Bombardier to maintain light rail in Toronto, Canada.
    23 December 2020 0
  • Home-schooling STEM lockdown pack from Network Rail
    30 April 2020 0
  • Dutch tests show Alstom hydrogen train is
    “a fully viable alternative to diesel”
    2 October 2020 0
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