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  • [ 20 August 2025 ] Battery train sets new world record Business
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Franco Beretta promoted to president of Bombardier Transportation Italy

5 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Franco Beretta has been named as the new president and managing director of Bombardier Transportation Italy. He will hold this position in addition to his existing role as region leader, Mediterranean. Since joining the company […]

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John Sabbas is new Bombardier head of engineering and technology

5 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Bombardier Transportation has appointed John Saabas as its new head of engineering and technology. He will report directly to Bombardier Transportation president, Danny Di Perna and will lead the company’s global technology and product development […]

Business

First new driverless train for Shanghai Metro line 14 completed

4 September 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The first of 49 new fully automated eight-car trains for Shanghai Metro’s Line 14 has come off the production line at CRRC Nanjing Puzhen. With a total length of 38,514 km and 31 stations, Shanghai […]

Business

First trains for Geneva’s new CEVA line delivered

29 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The first five trains for Geneva’s new cross-border CEVA (Cornavin‒Eaux-Vives‒Annemasse) line have been delivered to the SNCF depot in Annemasse. The new trains are from Alstom’s Coradia Polyvalent range and are the first of a […]

Business

Vienna’s first painted X-car metro train unveiled

24 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The first painted car body for the X-Car (X-Wagen) metro trains being built for Wiener Linien has been unveiled at the Siemens Mobity plant at Simmering, Vienna. This is the first tangible result of the […]

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New European boss for Bombardier Transportation

5 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Bombardier Transportation has appointed a new president of its Europe (Switzerland, Italy, Nordic Countries, Iberia), Middle East, Africa, and India region (EMEAI). Andy DeLeone joins Bombardier Transportation from General Electric, where he was CEO and […]

Business

CAF reveals the train it is hoping to supply to HS2

11 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The last of the five bidders to reveal its design, Spanish manufacturer CAF has stated that its offer to HS2 is based on its Oaris platform. CAF believes its high-speed Oaris trains would help deliver a world-renowned rail system […]

Business

Talgo bases HS2 bid on Avril platform

7 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The company has based its offer for the supply of trains to HS2 on Avril – its latest generation rolling stock platform. This represents the latest evolution of very high-speed vehicles, which has been developed […]

Business

Bombardier and Hitachi work together to propose new HS2 train

6 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The joint venture of Bombardier and Hitachi has submitted its ‘Great British’ train proposal to High Speed Two (HS2) to design, build and maintain at least 54 trains for Phase One in a contract worth […]

Business

Siemens submits tender for HS2 trains

6 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Siemens Mobility has submitted its tender for the HS2 train contract, the winner of which is expected to be announced in Spring 2020. It has also released the first graphic of its offering. Siemens’ Velaro […]

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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
  • Historic Prudhoe footbridge reopens after restoration
    23 November 2020 0
  • Rock Rail appoints two leading experts to its Advisory Board in Germany
    10 June 2020 0
  • Severn Valley Railway fights back
    4 May 2020 2
  • Cumbrian Coast line, closed since March due to storm damage, to reopen later this month
    5 May 2020 1
  • PC Rob Simpson reunited Linda Lawson with the teddy bear her late husband had given her
    Passenger reunited with stolen luggage – and teddy bear!
    18 May 2023 0
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