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  • [ 28 November 2025 ] Tamara Finkelstein to be CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering Appointments
  • [ 20 August 2025 ] Battery train sets new world record Business
  • [ 13 August 2025 ] Paul McNerney to join Severfield from Laing O’Rourke Appointments
  • [ 12 August 2025 ] Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB Appointments
  • [ 7 August 2025 ] Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21 Business
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Entertainment provider GoMedia acquired by Icomera

29 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Icomera UK, the British subsidiary of the global provider of passenger Wi-Fi for public transport, has acquired London-based GoMedia, which provides on-board entertainment and passenger information. The synergy is obvious. GoMedia was founded in 2015 […]

Business

Stadler to supply up to 80 new trams to Milan

29 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Rolling-stock manufacturer Stadler has signed a framework agreement with Azienda Transporti Milanesi SpA. (ATM) of Milan, Italy, for the supply of up to 80 Tramlink trams, making the contract worth up to €172.6 million (£157 […]

Appointments

Stadler appoints new executive vice president for service

28 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Swiss train manufacturer Stadler has announced that Daniel Baer will take over as executive vice president for responsible for service, following the announcement that current vice president Jürg Gygax will retire on 31 March 2021. […]

Business

Bombardier Transportation opens Bulgarian subsidiary

25 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

To strengthen its support for existing and future rail projects in Bulgaria, and continue to work closely with the Bulgarian Railways, as well as local partners and suppliers, Bombardier has established a new legal entity […]

Business

Bombardier delivers first of 47 new trams to Duisburg, Germany

11 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Bombardier Transportation has delivered the first of the Flexity low-floor trams it is manufacturing for Duisburg in Germany. Comprehensive test and approval runs on the local network will start shortly. Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft AG ordered a […]

Business

DB Cargo to buy up to 400 Vectron dual-mode locomotives from Siemens Mobility

9 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

DB Cargo in Germany has awarded Siemens Mobility a framework agreement for the supply of 400 Vectron dual-mode locomotives in a deal worth well over one billion Euros. The freight operator is renewing its fleet […]

Business

ÖBB and Voestalpine form company to develop TransANT

3 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group subsidiary ÖBB-Technische Services and Voestalpine Stahl, part of the Steel Division of the Voestalpine corporation, have signed a 50:50 joint venture agreement for the formation of TransANT GmbH. This move paves […]

Appointments

John Wilkinson appointed to Royal BAM Group board

25 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Royal BAM Group has announced that John (Jonathan) Wilkinson has been appointed as the new chief operating officer for the group’s civil engineering business. He will be joining the Netherlands-based group from SNC-Lavalin, where he […]

Business

Go-Ahead Bavaria good to go

20 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Go-Ahead Bavaria has been granted a train operator’s license by the Bavarian State Ministry for Housing, Building and Transport. As a result, Go-Ahead Bavaria (Bayern) can now press on with plans to run train services […]

Appointments

Knorr-Bremse chief executive steps down

12 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Bernd Eulitz, chief executive of Knorr-Bremse, has resigned from the post he only took up in September 2019. The reason given is a profound difference of opinion between Bernd Eulitz and the chairman of the […]

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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
  • Personalities urge everyone to Be Safe, Be Patient and Be Kind
    29 May 2020 0
  • Rail travel drops still further
    31 March 2020 0
  • Embankment work in Cumbria almost complete
    23 June 2020 0
  • Talgo signs agreement to establish Scottish factory
    1 November 2019 0
  • Vienna’s first painted X-car metro train unveiled
    24 August 2019 0
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