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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

Hull Trains names new £60m fleet ‘Paragon’

28 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Open access operator Hull Trains has revealed its name for the new fleet of five Class 802 trains currently being built by Hitachi at Pistoia, Italy. The £60 million fleet will be named ‘Paragon’. It’s […]

News

Hull Trains keeps on going – by diverting to St Pancras

28 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

On the August Bank Holiday weekend (24-26 August 2019), when King’s Cross station was closed for major work, most trains running on the East Coast main line to London were cancelled or terminated at Peterborough. […]

Infrastructure

New White Hart Lane station designed for commuters and football fans

27 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The new White Hart Lane station on London Overground has been opened by Transport for London (TfL). Its design has been carefully planned to provide quicker and easier access for local commuters as well as […]

Business

New Crewe electrification office for SW Global Resourcing

27 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Multi-disciplinary services provider SW Global Resourcing (SWGR) has opened a new electrification office in Crewe to as the team gears up to provide isolation and OLE construction services around the rail network. For the last […]

Business

Bombardier to supply Dresden with 30 Flexity trams

24 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract with Dresden’s transport authority Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe (DVB) to supply and maintain 30 Flexity trams, equipped with an Obstacle Detection and Assistance System (ODAS) for preventing collisions. The contract, worth […]

Business

Scottish Minister visits site of Kintore station and announces new development funding

24 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Michael Matheson. Has made a visit to the construction works at Kintore station, near Aberdeen. The £14.5 million new station is part of the Aberdeen to […]

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 […]

Business

Crossrail remains on track to open Elizabeth line around the end of 2020

21 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Since April 2019, when Crossrail outlined its new plan to complete the outstanding works and bring the Elizabeth line into passenger service at the earliest possible date, the project has been making good progress. The […]

Appointments

Government announces independent review of HS2

21 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps has announced an independent review into the High Speed 2 (HS2) project. The review will be led by Douglas Oakervee, a former president of the Institution of Civil […]

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  • First bodyshell for Santiago Metro Line 7 completed
  • 12-car trains to call at Basildon by December
  • Siemens India wins major contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Project Phase 2
  • Great Northern runs first passenger services using the latest version of ETCS digital signalling
  • Škoda Group wins new tram contract for Mainz and strengthens its position in Germany
  • Derailed train causes delays and cancellations to services to and from London Euston
  • Arriva wins £640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia
  • ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden
  • Eurostar services disrupted after problems near Lille
  • VTG Rail appoints Matt Hannant as Head of Sales and Marketing
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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…
  • Alstom has completed the first bodyshell for one of the 37 trains it is building for Santiago Metro Line 7.
  • Platform 2 at Basildon station is to be rebuilt, allowing 12-car trains to call.
  • Siemens India has won major signalling and telecommunications contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Phase 2.
  • First Great Northern Class 717 in passenger service using 3.6.0 - the 17.17 service to Moorgate at Finsbury Park on 8 July 2025.
  • The German city of Mainz has ordered 22 new trams from Škoda Group with an option for eight more.
  • The front bogie on a London Northwestern Railway train derailed near Bletchley on the West Coast main line.
  • Arriva has won a contract to operate long-distance electric rail services in Czechia from December 2028.
  • ERTMS has been deployed on Sweden's Iron Ore line.
  • First Great Northern Class 717 in passenger service using 3.6.0 - the 17.17 service to Moorgate at Finsbury Park on 8 July 2025.
    Great Northern runs first passenger services using the latest version of ETCS digital signalling
    11 July 2025 0
  • The German city of Mainz has ordered 22 new trams from Škoda Group with an option for eight more.
    Škoda Group wins new tram contract for Mainz and strengthens its position in Germany
    2 July 2025 0
  • The front bogie on a London Northwestern Railway train derailed near Bletchley on the West Coast main line.
    Derailed train causes delays and cancellations to services to and from London Euston
    27 June 2025 0
  • Arriva has won a contract to operate long-distance electric rail services in Czechia from December 2028.
    Arriva wins £640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia
    26 June 2025 0
  • ERTMS has been deployed on Sweden's Iron Ore line.
    ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden
    26 June 2025 0
  • Eurostar services disrupted after problems near Lille
    25 June 2025 0
  • VTG Rail appoints Matt Hannant as Head of Sales and Marketing
    23 June 2025 0
  • Gareth Davies named as SYSTRA’s Market Director for Water & Environment
    23 June 2025 0
  • Alstom’s RER NG has been running on the RER D line since December 2024.
    SNCF Voyageurs orders 96 additional RER NG trainsets from Alstom
    23 June 2025 0
  • Infrastructure and increased investment needed to unlock economic growth – Transport for the North
    23 June 2025 0
  • Silviya Barrett joins Campaign for Better Transport
    25 February 2020 0
  • Rail Sector Deal UK Exports Survey Report published
    2 October 2020 0
  • Queen’s Speech a disappointment for rail
    14 October 2019 0
  • Belgian railways hit by cable theft
    31 August 2019 1
  • Kevin Whiteman to be next chairman of Severfield
    17 June 2020 0
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