Rail Travel News
Polish Inter-City Trains Install HaCon’s Hafas Mobile Professional software
Staff on Polish inter-city trains can now provide passengers with journey information using HaCon’s Hafas Mobile Professional software installed on Casio IT-3100 devices by TK Telekom.
Stagecoach cuts heating energy emissions by 35%
Stagecoach Group has cut its annual heating energy consumption at its UK Bus division by more than a third in the past three years following the introduction of a hi-tech energy management system.
Balfour Beatty to acquire Strata Construction for £10.3 million
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group operating in construction services, professional services, support services and infrastructure investments, announces today that it has acquired Strata Construction, a Doncaster-based company specialising in the construction of affordable housing.
CHRISTMAS IS SET FOR THE RECORD BOOKS
The countdown to Christmas is officially under way and it looks set to be a record breaking one for leading west coast rail provider, Virgin Trains.
Bombardier Wins Contract to Supply 246 MOVIA Metro Cars for Shanghai Line 12 in China
New metro cars to provide sustainable mobility, increase transport capacity and improve journey comfort
Increase in costs of Tube upgrade should not fall to Londoners
Commenting on today’s interim ruling by the PPP Arbiter that the legitimate cost of the next phase of Tube upgrades is £4.4 billion – £400 million higher than London Underground’s estimate
Train performance remains good during autumn period
Train punctuality and reliability over the autumn hit record levels this year with delays caused by infamous, ‘leaves on the line’, cut by 40%.
Stagecoach “most admired” of Britain’s major bus and rail groups
Stagecoach Group is the most admired of the UK’s major five bus and rail groups for the second year in a row, according to an authoritative survey of corporate reputation.
ABB wins $70 million power order for London Underground
Substation to provide reliable power as UK capital adds new trains to underground network.
Russian high speed train enters service
RUSSIA: ‘This is not just a train and these are not just carriages, this is a different life, different technology, a different means of transport’, said Russian Railways President Vladimir Yakunin before joining passengers on the first Sapsan high speed train service from Moscow to St Petersburg at 19.00 on December 17.
France’s rail Unions call for weekend strike
Railway users in France may face disruption over the coming weekend as rail unions have agreed a national protest and a separate 24-hour strike.
Goldman Sachs fund takes 21.2pc stake in Eurotunnel
Goldman Sachs is set to become the biggest shareholder in Eurotunnel by taking a 21.2 percent stake. The boardroom presence of the investment bank is expected to help the channel tunnel operator in the pursuit of “upcoming strategic developments”.