UK: Hitachi Opens New Building at Newton Aycliffe Manufactur...
Hitachi has opened a new building at its Newton Aycliffe Manufacturing Facility in the UK which builds intercity and commuter trains. The project cost the manuf...
Engineering Long Term Planning in the Rail Industry
David Hoggarth, director of Rail North and board member of Transport for the North, on engineering long term planning in the rail industry.
UK: Northern Leaders Publish Draft Strategic Transport Plan
Civic and business leaders from across the North have come together to publish Transport for the North’s draft Strategic Transport Plan.
Unique New Powers for Transport for the North in Pioneering ...
Pioneering legislation to transform Transport for the North (TfN) into the first ever statutory sub-national transport body – with legal powers and duties..
TransPennine Express and Angel Trains Order Hitachi AT300 Ca...
Image courtesy of Hitachi The TransPennine Express, operated by FirstGroup, has placed an order for 95 AT300 Inter-City rail carriages from Hitachi in a dea...
UK: HS2 Headquarters Open in Birmingham
Image courtesy of UK Department for Transport The UK Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin opened HS2 Ltd’s new Headquarters in Birmingham on 4 February ...
UK: Farnworth Tunnel Opened
Image courtesy of Network Rail The 270m Farnworth Tunnel in the north west of England was opened to passenger train services on Monday, 14 December 2015, fo...
Transport Secretary Confirms Plans for High Speed Rail
Image Courtesy of DfT Patrick McLoughlin has spoken about high-speed rail networks for the first time since his reappointment as Transport Secretary. Helpin...