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Northern Ireland’s 20 news trains now under production in Spain

1 June 2010
Production of Translink NI Railways’ new Class 4000 trains is now underway in Zaragoza, Northern Spain.

Groupe Eurotunnel acquires GBRf (Great Britain Rail Freight)

1 June 2010
Groupe Eurotunnel has acquired the third largest British rail freight operator, GBRf, from international transporter FirstGroup plc.

Alstom to supply 12 Coradia Nordic suburban trains to Sweden

19 May 2010
The Stockholm public transports authorities SL have placed a €102 million order with Alstom for 12 new Coradia Nordic suburban trains.

Hooton Station given a lift

19 May 2010
Work has started on a c£4m project to give passengers using Hooton station step-free access to the station building and platforms by installing lifts and a new overbridge.

Work starts on £1.6 million upgrade to Chase Line stations

18 May 2010
Rail passengers are set to benefit from a £1.6 million package of improvements to six West Midlands stations on the Chase Line.

Masabi Signs M-Ticketing Deal with thetrainline.com

18 May 2010
Masabi recently announced that it has signed a deal with thetrainline.com for a mass-market m-ticketing purchase and delivery system.

SBB awards Bombardier the contract to build 59 double-deck trains for long-distance services

17 May 2010
SBB has placed the largest rolling stock order in its history, with the goal of improving its rail offering for its customers.

Bombardier awarded landmark ERTMS contract in Poland

14 May 2010
Bombardier has announced that it has received a landmark ERTMS contract for the first implementation of ERTMS Level 2 technology in Poland.

The Altstetten–Zurich HB–Oerlikon Cross-City Link

14 May 2010
New 9.6km cross-city link will ease bottlenecks and enable new service patterns to be implemented for suburban (S-Bahn) rail traffic from the end of 2013 and for long-distance services as of 2015.

Finnish Rail Chooses IndigoVision for Pilot IP-CCTV Project

12 May 2010
The Finnish Rail has announced that the pilot project for evaluating an advanced IP-based surveillance system has been awarded to IndigoVision’s authorised Finnish Partner.

Scottish success for Invensys Rail

5 May 2010
Invensys Rail has been awarded a 48 million pound contract by Network Rail for the Paisley Corridor project in Scotland, the latest in a series of recent wins for the company in the UK.