Russian Renaissance
They know how to celebrate in Russia. The Second Russian Railway Congress may not sound like much of a party but its celebration of Russian Railway’s (RZD) successes for the estimated 3000 present, not to mention the pop concert afterwards, was quite...O2 wins Network Rail contract
O2 has announced that it has won a contract to work with Network Rail to refresh the whole of the company’s current Cisco switch and router estate across 450 sites, including four data centres in the UK. The three year contract with O2 Unify is ̵...Crossrail project to be discussed at annual Hopley lecture
The South Midlands Mining & Minerals Institute and the Minerals Engineering Society will be hosting their prestigious annual Hopley lecture on 19th January at the Willesley Park Golf Club, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire at 7-7.30pm. The keynote ...Richard Parry joins FirstGroup’s rail bid team
FirstGroup has appointed Richard Parry to its rail bid team. Richard joins FirstGroup from Transport for London (TfL) where he worked for 19 years in a range of senior roles, most recently as Deputy Managing Director and Director of Strategy and Commer...Considering Loughborough
It was a dark and stormy night. Yes, really, it was, when I first arrived at Loughborough station very late on a Sunday night during the winter of 1963. I had just been appointed Locomotive Engineer at what was then the Steel Company of Wales, Abbey Wo...FRA proposes enhancements to Passenger Train Emergency Systems
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced proposed improvements to existing Passenger Train Emergency Systems regulations that could further protect occupants of passenger trains during emergencies. “Safety is our highest priority,” sa...Translink introduces mobile ticketing
Rail passengers in Northern Ireland can now take advantage of ‘on the go’ ticketing with the launch of mLink, Translink’s innovative new mobile ticket. mLink enables passengers to buy, receive and display an electronic ticket on their mob...New trial launched to help combat metal theft
Minister for Crime Prevention and Anti-Social Behaviour Reduction, Lord Henley, recently joined senior officers from British Transport Police and Durham, Cleveland and Northumbria forces to launch Operation Tornado, a new trial being run at scrap metal...Leighton Contractors JV to deliver Regional Rail Link work
The Victorian Government’s Regional Rail Link Authority has awarded Leighton Contractors, in a joint venture with Baulderstone, a $505 million contract to design and construct part of the Regional Rail Link project. Regional Rail Link is a major ne...Skanska to build Bay Area Rapid Transit system extension
Skanska has signed a design-build contract to construct a 16 kilometer extension of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system. Skanska is leading a joint venture with Shimmick Construction and Herzog Contracting Corporation. Skanska has a 45 percent sha...Ministers ‘dithering’ over HS2 decision
The former transport secretary Lord Adonis has accused ministers of ‘dithering’ over the HS2 high speed rail project. Lord Adonis, who first announced the scheme, said in The Times: “The only thing high speed about the development of ...
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