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  • [ 27 November 2023 ] Siemens Mobility to install new mobile battery charging demonstrator at Long Marston Business
  • [ 24 November 2023 ] East West Rail / HS2 crossing earthworks completed Infrastructure
  • [ 10 August 2023 ] Ticketing specialist Unicard acquires Ecebs from Visa Business
  • [ 9 August 2023 ] Connecticut orders 60 Alstom railroad cars with options for 313 more Business
  • [ 4 August 2023 ] Access improvements at Warwick station delayed by unexpected foundations Health & Safety
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Škoda wins contract for metro trains for Bulgaria

14 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Škoda Group has won a €65 million contract to manufacture and supply eight metro trains to Metropoliten EAD for use on lines 1, 2 in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. The four-car trains will be manufactured […]

Associations

RIA presses for Ely Area Capacity Enhancements to go ahead

14 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) is calling on the government to press on with the Ely Area Capacity Enhancements (EACE), stating that is will unlock economic growth, not just for the Midlands & Eastern local […]

Business

Knorr-Bremse climate targets validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative

14 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Global manufacturer of railway braking and other systems Knorr-Bremse has had its ambitious climate targets for reducing emissions validated by the internationally recognized Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Specifically, Knorr-Bremse has set targets of reducing its […]

Business

HS2 Woodland Fund plants 330,000 new trees

13 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

A Woodland Fund established by HS2 and administered by the Forestry Commission is supporting new woodland creation and Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites (PAWS) restoration projects around the Phase One route between London and the […]

Business

CAF to supply five more trains to Bilbao’s Euskotren for line 5

13 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Spanish train manufacturer CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) has been awarded a contract by Euskotren, a public company coming under the Basque Government Ministry of Urban Planning, Housing and Transport, for the supply of […]

Buildings

Gosford Metro depot demolition complete

13 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Demolition of the 100-year-old buildings at Tyne and Wear Metro’s Gosforth depot is now complete as the site is cleared to make way for sidings for alongside the new depot that has been built by […]

Appointments

Mark Thurston to stand down as head of HS2

12 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Mark Thurston, who has led HS2 for the last six and a half years, has announced that he will leave the project in September. Sir Jon Thompson will become executive chairman for an interim period […]

Business

Italy: Begamo orders 10 new trams from Škoda

12 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

The Italian city of Bergamo has placed an order with Škoda Group for 10 bidirectional trams. The contract include three years of full maintenance. The trams will operate the new T2 line from the city […]

Buildings

New railway centre of excellence to be established in East Yorkshire

11 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

The UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF) has awarded the University of Birmingham, supported by Siemens Mobility, £15 million to establish a new railway research and innovation centre at Goole in the East Riding of […]

Business

Procurement starts for HS2’s people mover at Interchange station

11 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

HS2 has commenced its procurement process for the Automated People Mover (APM) that will move passengers and visitors between Interchange station, the NEC, Birmingham International rail station and Birmingham Airport. The APM will provide an […]

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  • Siemens Mobility to install new mobile battery charging demonstrator at Long Marston
  • East West Rail / HS2 crossing earthworks completed
  • Ticketing specialist Unicard acquires Ecebs from Visa
  • Connecticut orders 60 Alstom railroad cars with options for 313 more
  • Access improvements at Warwick station delayed by unexpected foundations
  • Collision at Loversall Carr junction caused largely by driver fatigue
  • Tea room opens in restored Bricket Wood station building
  • Police thwart attempt to steal mail from train
  • West Yorkshire MP visits University of Huddersfield Institute of Railway Research
  • Rail regulator issues safety guidance for minor and heritage railways
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  • Phil Mortimer: So where does this leave the overall project budget and actual spend profile? What is the estimated ROI on this…
  • Phil Quantock: The RMT has learnt nothing since the disastrous 1982 strikes by both the ASLEF and NUR unions. If the unions…
  • Clive Payne: There is plenty of high quality coal remaining in the UK - you just need to know where it is.
  • Image of East West Rail overbridge at Calvert Nov 2023.
  • The acquisition of Ecebs from Visa will allow Unicard to add EMV solutions to its portfolio
  • Connecticut Department of Transportation has ordered 60 single-level rail cars from Alstom with options for 313 more
  • Engineers digging lift shafts at Warwick station have encountered unexpected buried foundations
  • Two young men were arrested inside a mail train and charged with theft
  • Jason McCartney MP (third left) visited the University of Huddersfield's Institute of Railway Research with the team from RIA North
  • Connecticut Department of Transportation has ordered 60 single-level rail cars from Alstom with options for 313 more
    Connecticut orders 60 Alstom railroad cars with options for 313 more
    9 August 2023 0
  • Engineers digging lift shafts at Warwick station have encountered unexpected buried foundations
    Access improvements at Warwick station delayed by unexpected foundations
    4 August 2023 0
  • Collision at Loversall Carr junction caused largely by driver fatigue
    3 August 2023 0
  • Tea room opens in restored Bricket Wood station building
    2 August 2023 0
  • Two young men were arrested inside a mail train and charged with theft
    Police thwart attempt to steal mail from train
    2 August 2023 0
  • Jason McCartney MP (third left) visited the University of Huddersfield's Institute of Railway Research with the team from RIA North
    West Yorkshire MP visits University of Huddersfield Institute of Railway Research
    2 August 2023 0
  • ORR has issued guidance on Safety Management Systems for minor and heritage railways
    Rail regulator issues safety guidance for minor and heritage railways
    1 August 2023 0
  • Two teenage boys were electrocuted over the same weekend in separate incidents in Scotland
    Two teenagers electrocuted over one weekend
    1 August 2023 0
  • Repairing the culvert at Aylesbury will close the railway for 12 days
    Major work to close railway in Aylesbury area
    31 July 2023 0
  • ORR has criticised High Speed One for missing performance targets
    Rail regulator criticises High Speed 1 for missing targets
    31 July 2023 0
  • Avanti plans 96 more trains for Motherwell
    2 November 2020 0
  • Chiltern cuts 42 trains to maintain vital services
    31 December 2020 0
  • Crossrail remains on track to open Elizabeth line around the end of 2020
    21 August 2019 0
  • National Audit Office releases ‘High Speed Two: A Progress Update’
    24 January 2020 0
  • RAIB annual report makes sombre reading
    21 May 2020 0
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