News

The latest news from the rail industry. If you have a piece of news that you would like us to cover, please contact Pippa McCartney on +44(0) 1959 563311 or email us.

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Invensys Rail appointed Primary Contractor for major signalling framework contracts

13 January 2012
Invensys Rail has been successful in Network Rail's tendering process...

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Network Rail announces £1.5bn framework agreements

13 January 2012
Network Rail has announced new framework agreements of up to seven years to deliver railway signalling projects...

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Vossloh to supply EUROLIGHTs to Britain and books additional order for six EURO 4000s

12 January 2012
Vossloh has booked an order for its new EUROLIGHT...

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Decision to build HS2 is a tremendous boost for West Midlands

11 January 2012
The Transport Secretary’s decision to build HS2 from London to Birmingham has been hailed...

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HS2 is ‘best solution for West Coast capacity crunch’ – Network Rail

10 January 2012
“The capacity case for a new high-speed line is clear..."

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Libor Lochman takes office as new CER Executive Director

10 January 2012
On 1 January, Libor Lochman took office as new Executive Director of the CER...

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Westminster Council backs HS2 rail link proposals as a boost for business

10 January 2012
Transport Secretary Justine Greening, Westminster Council came out in strongly in favour of proposals

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High Speed 2 approval secures rail freight growth

10 January 2012
The Government’s decision to approve the High Speed 2 rail route will guarantee additional capacity on the West Coast Main Line...

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Britain’s new high-speed rail network (HS2) is approved

10 January 2012
Transport Secretary Justine Greening has announced details of the new national high speed rail network (HS2)...

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Rail travel at the touch of a button as Translink introduce mobile ticketing

9 January 2012
Rail passengers in Northern Ireland can now take advantage of “on the go” ticketing with the launch of mLink...

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Zurich cross-city link to be equipped with German technology

6 January 2012
The bidding consortium of Balfour Beatty Rail / Sersa Group AG has beaten off stiff competition...

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Thales deploys the first ETCS Level 2 system in Hungary

3 January 2012
Thales and its consortium partner, Dunántúli Kft., has signed a contract worth €70 million...