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Parsons Brinckerhoff secures major UK rail engineering contract

19 October 2011
Parsons Brinckerhoff has secured the lead engineering services contract...

Crossrail submits development plans to transform Tottenham Court Road and West End

19 October 2011
Crossrail submitted plans for the regeneration of Tottenham Court Road...

Siemens to equip ÖBB Nordbahn route with ETCS

17 October 2011
Siemens Mobility and Logistics to equip the Nordbahn route between Vienna & Břeclav with ETCS...

Major order for new high-speed French rail track

17 October 2011
Tata Steel has secured a major order to supply railway lines for a new high-speed track...

Eurotunnel to work with RFF to install new radio communication system

17 October 2011
Eurotunnel has launched a project to install a state of the art radio communication system in the Channel Tunnel...

Bombardier to deliver rail control equipment for Polish Railways

12 October 2011
Bombardier Transportation has signed a four-year agreement for the delivery of its rail traffic control equipment...

Network Rail awards Dalmarnock redevelopment contract

12 October 2011
Network Rail has announced that C Spencer Ltd will construct the new, £11m* Dalmarnock Station in Glasgow...

Saft wins $1.7 million order from CSR Zhuzhou to supply onboard battery systems for new Malaysia KTM EMU trainsets

11 October 2011
Saft, awarded a $1.7 million contract...

Locomotives upgraded for European rail freight services on High Speed 1

7 October 2011
DB Schenker Rail (UK) Ltd is to upgrade five Class 92 locomotives for rail freight operations on High Speed 1...

Kapsch celebrates rapid ÖBB GSM-R expansion with locomotive christening

7 October 2011
GSM-R, the digital train radio system is the basis for a new pan-European signaling and train control system...

Network Rail launches biggest ever consultation in Greater Manchester

7 October 2011
Network Rail has launched its biggest ever consultation exercise to gather the views of the public on its vision for rail in the North...

Bombardier Transportation and Infineon enter into strategic partnership

6 October 2011
Infineon & Bombardier Transportation enter into a strategic partnership in the field of drive electronics for advanced rail vehicles...