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  • [ 16 July 2025 ] First bodyshell for Santiago Metro Line 7 completed Business
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  • [ 11 July 2025 ] Siemens India wins major contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Project Phase 2 Business
  • [ 11 July 2025 ] Great Northern runs first passenger services using the latest version of ETCS digital signalling Business
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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 […]

Business

Stadler to supply more new trains for Mount Vesuvius

11 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Italian regional transport operator Ente Autonomo Volturno (EAV), which runs trains and =buses in the Naples area, has signed a contract with Swiss train manufacturer Stadler for the supply of electric multiple units (EMUs) for […]

Accident Investigation

Train overspeeding caused passenger injuries due to falling luggage

10 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has issued its report into a train overspeeding at Spital Junction, Peterborough, 17 April 2022. The incident took place at around 10:20 on 17 April 2022 when the 08:20 […]

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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
  • Dawlish sea wall ‘opened’ by Secretary of State
    3 July 2023 0
  • Institute for High Speed Rail and System Integration to be built in Leeds
    2 December 2020 0
  • ORR warns train operators about timetable changes
    22 October 2020 0
  • Government takes 3 years to approve only two-thirds of Network Rail’s level crossing safety improvements
    12 November 2020 0
  • CrossCountry franchise continues until October 2023
    16 October 2020 0
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