Latest Business News
All the latest business news in the rail sector.
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Amtrak Becomes First Railroad to Earn EMAP Accreditation
Amtrak is the first railroad ever to earn the five-year accreditation by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) for...
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Video: Severn Tunnel Electrification Upgrade Work
Stunning new timelapse captures the extent of the upgrade work completed by Network Rail’s ‘orange army’ to prepare the Severn Tunnel for el…
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Bombardier Joint Venture Starts Work on Rail Control Project in Serbia
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has started work on its first rail control project in Serbia, phase one of the upgrade to t…
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Frauscher Sensor Technology Acquired by Greenbriar Equity Group
Frauscher Sensor Technology, a leading supplier of train tracking solutions, has selected Greenbriar Equity Group LLC as its new equity part…
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Bombardier Turnaround Plan: 7,500 Positions Impacted
Bombardier announced today a series of actions as it continues to execute its five-year turnaround plan launched last year...
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Siemens to Electrify Metro Line in Ecuador
Siemens has been commissioned by the Acciona-Odebrecht construction consortium to electrify the entire Metro Line in Ecuador's capital of Qu…
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PKP CARGO Receives First Modernised ET41 Locomotive
The first modernised ET41 Locomotive in the history of this series was put into operation at the Rolling Stock Repair Workshops of PKP CARGO
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SBB Renews On-Board Electronics for Future Mobility
To remain on the cutting edge of technology, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) will replace the on-board electronics of 261 regional trains in th…
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Groupe Eurotunnel Launches Sale of GB Railfreight
Eurotunnel Group announced that it has received a binding and irrevocable offer from EQT Infrastructure II, for the potential acquisition of…
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CRRC Locomotives Shipped to Argentina
On 15 Oct. 2016, the first of two CRRC locomotives were shipped from Shanghai Seaport. They will arrive in Argentina at the end of November.
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DB Cargo Plans to Cut 893 UK Jobs
DB Cargo UK has announced proposed redundancies and changes to its business model in response to rapid and unprecedented changes in the mark…
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Plans for Major Transformation of Ilford Station Unveiled
Network Rail has submitted proposals for a new station building in Ilford as part of the improvements being delivered for the Crossrail proj…
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Train Companies Launch Money Back Publicity Drive
A nationwide rail industry publicity campaign to boost awareness of how passengers can claim money back for delayed train journeys has been …
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Sydney Metro Track Laying Steams Ahead
Delivery of Sydney's world-class metro railway, Sydney Metro, is progressing rapidly. Almost 5km of track and 13,000 tonnes of rock ballast …
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Rail Operators Shortlisted for Wales and Borders Franchise
Four bidders have been selected for the next stage in the procurement process to operate rail services in the new Wales and Borders Franchis…
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Alstom Hands Over Five Prima H3 Locomotives to Deutsche Bahn
Alstom handed over five Prima H3 locomotives to Deutsche Bahn during a ceremony at Alstom’s Stendal site in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany...
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New Passenger Information Displays Improve Customer Experience
Amtrak is making a major upgrade to the busiest transit hub in America with the launch of a new, state-of-the-art Passenger Information Disp…
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New Europe-Based Freight Railcar Business Formed
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE: GBX) and Astra Rail Management GmbH announced plans to form a new company, Greenbrier-Astra Rail...
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KCS Opens New Transload Terminal in Texas
Kansas City Southern announced today that its U.S. subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, has opened a new multi-commodity tr…
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STIF Approves Next Phase of Grand Paris Express
STIF Board gives the go ahead for the creation of the first sections of lines 16 & 17 of the metro Ile-de-France as part of the Grand Paris …
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Bombardier Wins Order to Supply 40 FLEXITY Trams to Sweden
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation, has been awarded a contract for the supply of 40 low-floor FLEXITY trams to the city of Go…
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Korea Ready for Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Railway Project
Korea is paying keen attention to the multibillion-dollar Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed railway project before an international tender e…
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MTR Corporation Maintains 99.99% Punctuality Rate
MTR Corporation maintained a world-class level of 99.99% punctuality rate on its Hong Kong metro services in the first eight months of 2016
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DB Cargo UK Introduces New Wheel Shop Services
The UK’s leading rail freight operator DB Cargo UK has created world-class wheel lathe facilities and is being awarded a prestigious industr…