Rail passengers will benefit from free wi-fi on trains across England and Wales from 2017, Rail Minister Claire Perry. Rail operators are being asked to set how they will meet the commitment to provide this important service for passengers. All train operators bidding for new franchises and direct award agreements
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Alstom has inaugurated a new bogie overhaul facility in Manchester in the presence of Sir Richard Leese, Leader of Manchester City Council. The site which is 3,600 m²and counts 63 new employees is capable of overhauling up to 26 bogie sets every week. Based within Alstom’s traincare centre in Longsight,
3i Infrastructure plc announced it has agreed to sell its entire stake in Eversholt Rail Group , one of the three leading rail rolling stock companies in the UK, to CK Investments S.A R.L., a company jointly owned by Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited and Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited, (together,
The first battery-powered train to run on Britain’s rail network in more than half a century carries its first passengers this week. This marks an important milestone in the project to demonstrate the viability of an eco-friendly battery-powered train for the twenty-first century. The new train contributes to Network Rail’s
Hitachi has unveiled one of the trains being manufactured for the UK Department for Transport’s Intercity Express Programme (IEP), the order for which was received in July 2012. The new trains are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2014, and will be shipped to the UK for test
Vidiwave today announces that it has been awarded a contract to supply specialised CCTV systems for all of Colas Rail UK’s track maintenance rolling stock. Vidiwave have been working in partnership with Colas Rail since 2011 to develop a CCTV based track inspection solution for tamping machines. Vidiwave recently completed an
Bombardier Transportation, together with consortium partner Vossloh Kiepe, has signed an option to supply 16 additional *BOMBARDIER *FLEXITY Swift light rail vehicles (LRVs) to Transport for Greater Manchester’s (TfGM’s) Metrolink system. This option forms part of the contract signed with Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE now referred to as TfGM)
Rail freight delivering £1.5 billion a year benefit to Britain
British businesses are saving £1bn a year – or £2.7m a day – by using rail to transport goods, according to a new report published by the Rail Delivery Group. A further £500 million a year of economic, environmental and social benefits come from rail freight reducing the number of
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