ATOC calls for break up of Network Rail
The Association of Train Operating Companies has put forward a proposal that would see Network Rail broken up into ten regional infracos. According…
CP5 funding reserved for CP4 rail projects
Money from Network Rail’s control period 5 ( running from April 2014 to March 2019 ) has been reserved to fund control period 4 projects that are…
Rail Freight Group urges the Government to take a 25-30 year perspective on modal shift
The Rail Freight Group has outlined to transport secretary Philip Hammond how rail is vital in helping the Government meet its legal obligations in reducing…
c2c says farewell to its last blue train
National Express train operator c2c ran a unique event – a special charter train named the ‘Last Blue Train’ – on Saturday 5 March 2011. The…
Signalling Solutions awarded £21m contract for Norwich to Ely route
The Norwich to Ely route is to be resignalled as part of a £21m modular signalling contract awarded to Signalling Solutions by Network Rail Modular signalling…
Konnichiwa IEP
The Government announced today it has decided to resume the IEP procurement and proceed with the Agility Trains (Hitachi and John Laing) consortium’s…
Latest metro news
The Rail Media Group’s senior journalist, Jonathan Webb, recently visited Vienna to hear Siemens talk about their new Inspiro metro generation, the…
Tornado’s brunswick green livery debut planned for 26th May
The boiler of 60163 Tornado is scheduled to return from Germany at the end of March, following the renewal of 1,100 stays. Upon its arrival in the UK the…
Tube mobile contract expected to be signed in the near future
It is reported that Chinese company Huawei is near to signing a contract to provide tube passengers with mobile telephone coverage. Work could commence…
Network Rail to create devolved business units
Network Rail is to create a number of devolved business units, the first being the Scottissh and Wessex routes in April, which will be run by managing…
Wartime black livery for Flying Scotsman
The National Railway Museum (NRM) has today announced that Flying Scotsman will be painted in Wartime LNER Black before her Apple Green livery is applied…
New car park for Broxbourne station
Work on a £2.1m extension to increase car parking capacity at National Express East Anglia’s (NXEA) Broxbourne station has been completed with the construction…
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