Latest Business News
All the latest business news in the rail sector.
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Eurostar to Suspend Services between Amsterdam and London
Eurostar train services between the Netherlands and UK will be suspended for six months due to renovation works at Amsterdam Central.
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Liverpool Mayor Signs Rail Devolution Deal with Government
Liverpool City Region Mayor, Steve Rotheram and Transport Secretary Mark Harper have signed a rail devolution deal for Merseyside.
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Alstom Plans to Cease Rolling Stock Production in Derby
Derby City Council has responded to Alstom's announcement that it plans to end rolling stock production in the city.
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UK: Bradford's New Train Station Receives Funding Boost
DfT has announced a funding boost of 400,000 GBP as part of its commitment to build a brand-new railway station in Bradford.
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Rail Ticket Offices to Remain Open in England
The UK government has scrapped plans to close rail ticket offices following objections from Transport Focus and London TravelWatch.
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Hitachi Rail Gains EU Clearance for Acquisition of Thales’ GTS
Hitachi Rail has secured clearance from the European Commission for its 1,660 million EUR acquisition of Thales’ GTS.
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Amtrak Plans to Launch Rail Service from Baton Rouge to New Orleans
Amtrak has signed a service development agreement for the return of intercity passenger rail services between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
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Geneva Airport Connected to Swiss Air Rail Route Network
Swiss International Air Lines passengers can now connect to Zurich or Geneva Airport thanks to an extension of the Air Rail network with SBB…
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Deutsche Bahn to Sell Its Arriva Subsidiary to I Squared
Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) has signed an agreement to sell the Arriva Group and all remaining Arriva national companies to I Squared.
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TfGM and GBRTT to Deliver Integrated Rail Network in Greater Manchester
Transport for Greater Manchester and the Great British Railways Transition Team have partnered to deliver an integrated rail network.
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Transport Canada Launches RFP for High Frequency Rail Project
Canada's Minister for Transport, Pablo Rodriguez has launched the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the nation's High Frequency Rail project.
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Hitachi Rail Gains UK CMA Clearance for Acquisition of Thales' GTS
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has made a final decision for Hitachi’s proposed purchase of Thales' Ground Transportation.
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University of Illinois to Establish National University Rail Center of Excellence
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will receive up to 5 million USD to establish a National University Rail Center of Excellence.
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DB Merger Creates InfraGO AG to Deliver Infrastructure Upgrades
The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bahn is merging its two infrastructure divisions, DB Station&Service and DB Netz, to create DB InfraGO.
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Avanti West Coast Awarded Long-Term National Rail Contract
The Department for Transport has awarded a new National Rail Contract to Avanti West Coast and the West Coast Partnership Development.
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Hitachi Rail Refiles Merger Notification for Acquisition of Thales' GTS
Hitachi Rail has refiled its merger notification with the European Commission to seek final clearance for the acquisition of Thales' GTS.
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Job Cuts Expected in Derby Due to Delayed Alstom Orders
Derby City Council has announced that it is seeking talks with Alstom in response to expected job losses at its Derby factory.
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Alstom Opens New Bogie Centre in Kazakhstan
Alstom has inaugurated its first bogie centre in Astana, Kazakhstan following a 15 million EUR investment.
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Škoda Partners with TATA AutoComp to Target India's Rail Market
Škoda Group has signed a MoU with TATA AutoComp Systems to focus on supplying manufacturing components for India's railway market.
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Brightline Delays Start of Orlando-Miami Service
Brightline has announced delys to its timeline, meaning it will not commence passenger services to Orlando from 1 September as planned.
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ORA Consortium to Operate and Maintain Line 15 South of the Grand Paris Express
Île-de-France Mobilités has awarded a contract to the ORA Consortium to operate and maintain Line 15 South of the Grand Paris Express.
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Mark Thurston to Step Down as CEO of HS2 Ltd
After six years at the head of HS2 Ltd, CEO Mark Thurston has announced that he will leave the organisation this autumn.
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UK: £15 Million for New Railway Research and Innovation Centre in Goole
The University of Birmingham has been awarded £15m by the UKRPIF to establish a new railway research and innovation centre at Goole.
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Train Companies Launch Passenger Consultation on Plans to 'Modernise' Customer Service
Train companies in England have launched a passenger consultation on plans to 'modernise' customer service across the rail network.