Latest Business News
All the latest business news in the rail sector.
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California High-Speed Rail: the Fresno Trench Project
As part of Construction Package 1, the California High-Speed Rail Authority has begun works on the Fresno Trench project. The trench will ru…
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Turkey Orders Siemens Signalling Technology
Turkey has ordered Siemens signalling technology and control systems to equip a 380km route between Samsun to Kalin across the country.
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Abellio Named Preferred Bidder for East Anglia Franchise
Abellio East Anglia Franchise decision announced by the UK’s Department for Transport, who have named Abellio to operate the East Anglia fra…
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TALGO AVRIL Receives Final Certification
Spanish high speed train specialists TALGO, have received the final certificate of conformity for its very high speed train, the TALGO AVRIL…
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Eurotunnel Freight Transport Millionth Truck of 2016
Eurotunnel has announced that its Eurotunnel freight transport ed its millionth truck of 2016 setting a new record on previous years.
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RENFE High Speed Train Bidders Announced
Spanish rail operator RENFE have announced the shortlist for the provision of a nw RENFE high-speed train and maintenance for a period of 30…
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Network Rail Reopen Chiltern Main Line
UK Infrastructure operators Network Rail reopen Chiltern Main Line between connecting Banbury, Bicester and Leamington Spa following a £76m …
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Long-Distance Rail Journeys up by 8% in Russia
Latest data indicates that long-distance rail journeys and passenger numbers increased by 8% in July 2016 on the Russian Railways network.
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Amtrak Inspects BNSF Upgrade Progress
Amtrak President and CEO, travelled on the Southwest Chief through Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico to see the progress of ongoing BNSF upgra…
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United Wagon Co. to Mass Produce Ammonia Tank Cars
Russia’s United Wagon Company has announced the launch of mass production of ammonia tank cars with a projected annual production of up to 1…
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Trenitalia Order 150 Alstom Coradia Meridian Trains
Italian national operator, Trenitalia, have placed an order for 150 Alstom Coradia Meridian Trains in a frame contract worth approximately €…
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Diamond Drilling Specialists Shine in Glasgow Queen Street Upgrade Work
Essential infrastructural work on Glasgow's Queen Street Station tunnel upgrade has been achieved by Diamond Drilling specialists, Corecut. …
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Warsaw Metro Line 2 Contracts Awarded
Construction contracts for the Warsaw Metro Line 2 works have been awarded to the Polish subsidiary of Soletanche Bachy, Soletanche Polska.
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Early Handover of Some Niederrhein Network Lines
In advance of the beginning of the contract, Abellio North Rhine Westphalia began operating lines RB 33 and RB 35 of the Niederrhein Network…
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GWR Orders Seven Hitachi Intercity Express Trains
Great Western Railway has announced the order of an extra seven bi-mode Hitachi Intercity Express Trains from Hitachi Rail Europe and Eversh…
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Toronto Orders 125 Bombardier BiLevel Commuter Rail Cars
Bombardier Transportation have announced that Metrolinx will purchase an additional 125 Bombardier BiLevel Commuter Rail cars.
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Chinese High Speed Train CRH 0503 Hits 420 km/h in Tests
China’s standardised high speed train CRH 0503 reached record speeds of 420km/h on a test run on 15 July 2016 with the two trains safely pas…
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Chengdu Metro Line 3 Enters Service.
The first phase of Chengdu Metro Line 3 entered service on 31 July 2016, which is in excess of 20km long and features 17 stations.
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United Transport & Logistics Celebrates Milestone
United Transport & Logistics Company has celebrated a milestone with China this week by seeing the dispatch of its 500th container train of …
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Hyperloop Metalworks Facility Opens In Nevada
Hyperloop One Metalworks facility has opened in Nevada, dedicated to the in-house production of components of the Hyperloop One prototype.
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LORAM Acquires UK Rolling Stock Specialists RVEL
LORAM Maintenance of the Way Inc has completed the purchase of rolling stock engineering and operating experts RVEL; a major player in the U…
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Infotec Achieves Latest ISO Quality Assurance
Infotec ISO Quality Assurance: Passenger information systems supplier Infotec has achieved the latest ISO quality assurance certification to…
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Atkins Appointed to Review Thameslink Control System
Atkins will review the Tranista Thameslink control system to ensure it satisfies Network Rail’s functional and operational requirements.
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Hector Rail Stora Enso Cooperation Continues
The Hector Rail Stora Enso cooperation will continue, as both businesses have pledged to continue their cooperation up to 2022.