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04/09/2020 | HS2: construction of £106bn high-speed rail line officially starts [The Guardian] |
03/09/2020 | Hitachi Rail celebrates five years of train building in the North East [Hitachi Rail] |
02/09/2020 | First HS2 construction train to Washwood Heath [RAIL] |
17/08/2020 | Tree of the week: the beloved 250-year-old wild pear being cut down for HS2 [The Guardian] |
17/08/2020 | UK universities and HS2 Ltd finalise research partnership [Railway Gazette] |
11/08/2020 | Giant tunnelling machines for HS2 unveiled [BBC News] |
11/08/2020 | Extending HS2 to Scotland identified as starting point for rail decarbonisation [New Civil Engineer] |
31/07/2020 | HS2 Chiltern tunnel headwall ready for tunnel boring machines [Rail Engineer] |
31/07/2020 | London Underground confirms new Piccadilly line trains will still go ahead despite TfLs financial woes [MyLondon] |
14/07/2020 | Siemens Mobility to provide technology for Edinburgh Tram [Railway Technology] |
07/07/2020 | Construction of Siemens' new factory begins [RAIL] |
06/07/2020 | Hitachi Rail and Hyperdrive agreement opens way for battery trains across Britain [Hitachi Rail] |
06/07/2020 | HS2 opens procurement competition for signalling and slab track [Rail Engineer] |
13/06/2020 | Rise in injunctions against HS2 protesters [The Guardian] |
12/06/2020 | New HS2 report hailed as boost for case for Borders Railway extension [Southern Reporter] |
10/06/2020 | Call for HS2 to run to Scotland and cut London rail journey time to three hours [Scotsman] |
20/05/2020 | HS2s Old Oak Common station receives planning approval [Rail Engineer] |
14/05/2020 | Covid-19 unlikely to impact Alstom's acquisition of Bombardier [Railway Technology] |
12/05/2020 | Crossrail EMUs approved for ETCS operation [Railway Gazette] |
24/04/2020 | Confident and contemporary Curzon Street HS2 station approved [Railway Gazette] |
24/04/2020 | First Rail announces new trains and additions to the management [Railway Technology] |
23/04/2020 | First HS2 station approved: Grimshaw's Curzon Street plans waved though [Architects Journal] |
17/04/2020 | Hitachi Rail starts staged process to return to operational efficiency in Newton Aycliffe [Rail Business Daily] |
15/04/2020 | Construction on HS2 can begin, government says [The Guardian] |
03/04/2020 | Bombardier and CAF suspend train production, while Hitachi reduces workload [RAIL] |
03/04/2020 | Maintaining the 385s [Rail Engineer] |
10/03/2020 | HS2 work has unearthed an old Robert Stephenson-designed railway turntable [BBC News] |
09/03/2020 | Birmingham HS2 Interchange build begins [RAIL] |
04/03/2020 | Stunning new HS2 railway station with huge platforms unveiled for Solihull [Birmingham Live] |
03/03/2020 | Talgo make big impression at Holyrood reception [Dunfermline Press] |
25/02/2020 | Grand Central's £21 million Blackpool fleet takes shape [Rail] |
25/02/2020 | Siemens submits plans for Goole rail manufacturing site in UK [Railway Technology] |
24/02/2020 | HS2 train order decision delayed [RAIL] |
17/02/2020 | The hated Pacer is suddenly the hottest ticket in town... as long as it's not being used as an actual train [Manchester Evening News] |
17/02/2020 | Talgo train coach to arrive in Kincardine [Dunfermline Press] |
15/02/2020 | HS2: UK in talks with China over construction of high-speed line [BBC News] |
13/02/2020 | Is HS2 rail link being built in wrong direction? Bill Jamieson [Scotsman] |
11/02/2020 | Ayr could face another five years of scaffolding on crumbling hotel [Ayr Advertiser] |
11/02/2020 | HS2 go-ahead 'controversial and difficult' [BBC News] |
02/02/2020 | Will HS2 really help cut the UK's carbon footprint? [The Guardian] |
29/01/2020 | Talgo brings first vehicle to UK [RAIL] |
28/01/2020 | Tyne and Wear Metro: Swiss firm Stadler to build new fleet [BBC News] |
24/01/2020 | New fears over where HS2 is going [ITV News] |
21/01/2020 | Grimshaw reveals revised designs for new Birmingham HS2 station [Architects Journal] |
20/01/2020 | HS2: route, cost, speed, benefits and issues around the high-speed railway explained [iNews] |
15/01/2020 | HS2 supporters fear Boris Johnson plans to scrap part of rail project [The Guardian] |
10/01/2020 | Hitachi makes changes at Newton Aycliffe factory as IEP production ends [Railway Gazette] |
19/12/2019 | Talgo on track as train plant site approved by Fife Council [Dunfermline Press] |
06/12/2019 | Hitachi to supply inter-city trains for Avanti West Coast services [Railway Gazette] |
07/11/2019 | 'Infrastructure in years, not decades' urges TfN chief [RAIL] |
31/10/2019 | Talgo to establish manufacturing base in Scotland [Railway Technology] |
17/10/2019 | Final voyage of explorer who named Australia as excavated remains to return home [ITV News] |
15/10/2019 | Coming soon to a station near you? [RAIL] |
14/10/2019 | Caledonian Sleeper completes Mk 5 roll-out [RAIL] |
12/10/2019 | Will Hanoi's Train Street survive? [BBC News] |
11/10/2019 | Scottish high-speed rail could mean Edinburgh to Newcastle in 45 minutes Alastair Dalton [Scotsman] |
08/10/2019 | CAF to supply additional catenary-free trams for Birmingham [Railway Technology] |
18/09/2019 | Tyne and Wear Metro: Hitachi in County Durham fails to win new train contract [BBC News] |
03/09/2019 | HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail vital for growth [RAIL] |
03/09/2019 | HS2 to be delayed by up to five years as cost spirals to £88bn [The Guardian] |
27/08/2019 | Older fleets cascaded or set for scrapping [Rail] |
21/08/2019 | HS2: Review to examine costs and benefits of rail project [BBC News] |
21/08/2019 | HS2: how far has work got, and why might it be scrapped? [The Guardian] |
07/08/2019 | First seven Pacers to be withdrawn by Northern this weekend [Rail] |
31/07/2019 | Hitachi wins £400m contract to boost factory in County Durham [Chronicle] |
30/07/2019 | Tunnel vision: does HS2s Y-shaped plan really work for the North? [Railway Technology] |
27/07/2019 | Boris Johnson backs high-speed Leeds to Manchester rail route [BBC News] |
24/07/2019 | ScotRail celebrates Class 385 one-year anniversary [ScotRail] |
23/07/2019 | Old Oak Common sheds demolished [RAIL] |
26/06/2019 | Northern unveils new £500 million diesel and electric trains [Rail] |
06/06/2019 | First pictures of high speed HS2 train designs revealed [Metro] |
29/05/2019 | Pacer trains 'could be used as village halls' [BBC News] |
16/05/2019 | Limit HS2 speeds and move terminus to cut costs, say Lords [The Guardian] |
14/05/2019 | The very first LNER Azuma in service [YouTube] |
24/04/2019 | First ever 385 electric train for Shotts line [ScotRail] |
18/04/2019 | If TfL couldn't make Crossrail run on time, what hope for the HS2 project? | Phillip Inman [The Guardian] |
04/04/2019 | First look inside new Caledonian Sleeper trains [Railway Gazette] |
27/03/2019 | Great Northern rolls out £240 million fleet of new trains [ITV News] |
27/03/2019 | £56bn HS2 rail project under fire for using taxpayers' money to hire two consultancy firms [Daily Mail] |
26/03/2019 | Hitachi plans to run ScotRail Class 385 EMUs beyond the wires [Rail Engineer] |
25/03/2019 | Plans to introduce battery powered trains in Scotland [Scotsman] |
25/03/2019 | ScotRail takes three more classic HSTs [Rail] |
25/03/2019 | FirstGroup orders five electric trains for London-Edinburgh route [Railway Technology] |
14/03/2019 | 'Hitachi trains for Happy trains' ScotRail replace Class 365s [ScotRail] |
11/03/2019 | LNER Azumas cleared for passenger service [Railways Illustrated] |
19/02/2019 | Birmingham: Washwood Heath train factory demolished [Rail Engineer] |
18/02/2019 | New class 385 electric train for Glasgow Central routes [ScotRail] |
10/02/2019 | Mounting Cabinet revolt threatens to sink the HS2 rail link [Daily Mail] |
07/02/2019 | Single HS2 station to cost £1Billion as campaigners say the project is 'falling apart' [Daily Mail] |
06/02/2019 | French-German rail merger blocked by Brussels [BBC News] |
25/01/2019 | Matthew Flinders: Australia explorer's remains found in HS2 dig [BBC] |
22/01/2019 | Heathrow Express EMU fleet contract awarded [Railway Gazette] |
15/01/2019 | German watchdog raises serious doubts over Siemens-Alstom merger in latest blow [RTM] |
13/01/2019 | HS2 may run fewer, slower trains to stay on budget and schedule [The Guardian] |
07/01/2019 | Alstom and Eversholt announce hydrogen train for the UK [Rail Engineer] |
20/12/2018 | Britain's most endangered bird the Willow tit will be driven to the brink of extinction by HS2 [Daily Mail] |
05/12/2018 | Sir Terry Morgan resigns from HS2 and Crossrail roles [ITV News] |
30/11/2018 | HS2 rail chief Terry Morgan faces sack over spiralling costs [The Guardian] |
22/11/2018 | Goole factory to go ahead as Siemens signs £1.5bn Tube deal [BBC News] |
14/11/2018 | Train factory bid for former power station site [BBC News] |
14/11/2018 | New TransPennine trains delayed because the brakes do not work properly [Yorkshire Post] |
26/10/2018 | Controversial HS2 burial site dig at London Euston begins [BBC News] |
13/10/2018 | First new ScotRail train back on track after fault fixed [BBC News] |
10/10/2018 | Talgo shortlists UK factory sites [Railway Gazette] |
05/10/2018 | Technical fault puts new ScotRail trains out of service [BBC News] |
02/10/2018 | New Great Northern Class 717 carries first passengers [Rail] |
01/10/2018 | Caledonian Sleepers Mk 5s delayed until Spring 2019 [RAIL] |
08/09/2018 | Conversation cafes on Aberdeen train services launched to tackle suicide blight [Press and Journal] |
26/08/2018 | ScotRail introduces latest new electric train [ScotRail] |
25/08/2018 | Hitachi investment in train factory tops £100m with new building completion [Chronicle] |
18/08/2018 | Wales completes £800m order for 148 new trains [BBC News] |
18/08/2018 | First upgraded InterCity train arrives in Scotland [BBC News] |
26/07/2018 | TransPennine Expresss bullet train inspired fleet is undergoing testing [Global Railway Review] |
20/07/2018 | Long-delayed new ScotRail trains to debut on Tuesday [Scotsman] |
04/07/2018 | HS2 trains could be built in UK as Bombardier and Hitachi plan joint bid [ITV News] |
29/06/2018 | New electric trains approved after windscreens changed [BBC News] |
28/06/2018 | Chinese rail companies in front to run HS2 trains as British Virgin Trains and First Group struggle [Daily Mail] |
13/06/2018 | Contract signals further investment in Highland Mainline [Network Rail] |
12/06/2018 | First Hitachi-built train for TransPennine Express arrives in UK [RAIL] |
16/05/2018 | Hitachi blasted by minister for 'unacceptable' delays to new ScotRail trains [Scotsman] |
09/05/2018 | HS2 project delayed after Aberdeen letter blunder [Press and Journal] |
08/05/2018 | Strathpeffer rail scheme is on a roll [North Star] |
23/04/2018 | New ScotRail trains to ease crush on Edinburgh-Glasgow line [Scotsman] |
18/04/2018 | New windscreens for Hitachi 385s to be fitted in Scotland [Rail] |
09/04/2018 | ScotRail's 385s face further delay as new windscreens to be fitted [RAIL] |
04/04/2018 | Changing trains in Scotland [Rail Engineer] |
30/03/2018 | ScotRail train shortage prompts UK-wide search for stand-ins [Scotsman] |
26/03/2018 | Another year of delay for Scotland's 'bullet trains' [Express] |
08/03/2018 | A new railway proposal revealed for South East England [Global Railway Review] |
03/03/2018 | Siemens signals its backing of a post-Brexit UK as it reveals plans for £200m train factory which will generate 700 skilled jobs [Daily Mail] |
01/03/2018 | VIDEO: New 'train with a brain' arrives in Inverness for the first time [Press and Journal] |
14/02/2018 | Humza Yousaf 'listening' to train windscreen concerns [BBC News] |
12/02/2018 | ScotRail Class 385 fishbowl windscreen safety concern [BBC News] |
10/02/2018 | Drivers of new ScotRail trains cant see signals [Scotsman] |
31/01/2018 | Northern unveils its first new CAF-built train. [Rail] |
23/01/2018 | Alstom testing automated freight train in the Netherlands [BBC News] |
18/01/2018 | EGIP's Millerhill milestone [Rail Engineer] |
05/01/2018 | Preston railway station branded as outdated and inadequate [Lancashire Evening Post] |
04/01/2018 | First look at CAFs new rolling stock factory in Wales [Global Rail News] |
20/12/2017 | TransPennine Express trainsets under construction in Japan [Railway Gazette] |
19/12/2017 | New Azumas get inaugural Scottish Highlands run [RTM] |
11/12/2017 | Edinburgh - Falkirk - Glasgow electric services begin [IRJ] |
08/12/2017 | First electric trains to run on Edinburgh-Glasgow main line on Sunday - a year late [Scotsman] |
26/11/2017 | Play stations: Railway stops worth lingering at [BBC News] |
09/11/2017 | ScotRail's delayed new trains not now expected until March [Scotsman] |
02/11/2017 | Five companies shortlisted to build trains for HS2 [Independent] |
01/11/2017 | Electric train completes first Edinburgh to Glasgow trip [STV News] |
28/10/2017 | Rail firm Alstom to close historic Preston site after 120 years [BBC News] |
22/10/2017 | Nicola Sturgeon set for showdown with rail bosses after £795m project is delayed yet again [Sunday Post] |
16/10/2017 | Fault delays new high-speed train's first journey from Bristol to London [BBC News] |
12/10/2017 | Hitachi unveils first UK built commuter trains at Newton Aycliffe factory [BBC News] |
02/10/2017 | Hammond to announce 'more money' for Northern Powerhouse rail [BBC News] |
01/10/2017 | Alstom and Siemens announce merger [Rail News] |
20/09/2017 | New Trains in Full Operation Across Thameslink Route [Rail News] |
24/08/2017 | Euston closure: no trains in or out of rail terminal over Bank Holiday weekend due to HS2 engineering works [Evening Standard] |
06/08/2017 | Teas with added care [Cumnock Chronicle] |
22/07/2017 | Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF to open train production plant in Wales [Rail News] |
17/07/2017 | HS2 reveals winners of building contracts [BBC News] |
17/07/2017 | Class 319 Flex electro-diesel multiple-units for Wales [Railway Gazette] |
29/06/2017 | Alstom opens UKs largest train modernisation facility in Widnes [RTM] |
26/06/2017 | Plans for Midland Metro expansion presented [IRJ] |
23/06/2017 | First Elizabeth line train enters passenger service [Global Rail News] |
21/06/2017 | HS2 commitment confirmed in Queens Speech [Rail News] |
20/06/2017 | First MTR signs £895m deal with Bombardier for new SWT trains [RTM] |
01/06/2017 | Launch of Crossrail trains pushed back by TfL [RTM] |
10/05/2017 | Hitachi unveils AT400 British Bullet Train concept [Railway Gazette] |
24/04/2017 | Virgin and Stagecoach join with SNCF on HS2 WCP franchise bid [RTM] |
02/04/2017 | Berkeley calls for review of HS2 as predicted Phase 1 costs soar to £48bn [RTM] |
25/03/2017 | New Hitachi express train's first Welsh test journey [BBC News] |
21/03/2017 | Four trains, four generations - history to be made on Yorkshires East Coast Main Line [Virgin Trains] |
17/03/2017 | Successful test run for worlds first hydrogen-powered passenger train [RTM] |
10/03/2017 | Artists to take over site of former tram depot in Leith [Scotsman] |
23/02/2017 | HS2 high speed railway on track for final approval [BBC News] |
15/02/2017 | Hitachi Rail Italy begins production of bi-mode trains for GWR [IRJ] |
20/01/2017 | Britain launches HS2 rolling stock procurement [IRJ] |
16/01/2017 | New EMU 'Doon The Clyde Coast'! [Jeffray Wotherspoon] |
16/01/2017 | 'All change' at Kilmarnock station [ScotRail] |
11/12/2016 | ScotRail takes delivery of first new electric train [BBC News] |
09/12/2016 | All aboard! The first UK-built Intercity Express rolls off the production line ... [Daily Mail] |
05/12/2016 | Electrification of London Overgrounds Gospel Oak-Barking line 80% complete [GRN] |
19/11/2016 | How Toton Sidings became a huge railway hub - in Victorian days [Nottingham Post] |
19/11/2016 | Digital Railway moves forward as Hitachi begins ETCS testing of Class 800s [RTM] |
15/11/2016 | HS2: Ministers confirm North West and Yorkshire routes [BBC News] |
13/11/2016 | New London Overground concession begins [IRJ] |
05/11/2016 | New West Coast rail franchise to run HS2 services [BBC News] |
02/11/2016 | £60m Hull Trains electro-diesel train deal signed [Railway Gazette] |
19/10/2016 | Thousands apply for train driver jobs on east coast route [BBC News] |
07/10/2016 | French train firm unveils plans for £20m plant in north-west England [Guardian] |
30/09/2016 | 'Largest rolling stock deal since privatisation' is signed [Railway Gazette] |
23/09/2016 | Video: ScotRail's new Japanese trains put through their paces [Scotsman] |
21/09/2016 | Conductors to stay on ScotRail routes [Rail News] |
21/09/2016 | Hitachi signs long-term Class 800 engine contract with MTU [RTM] |
18/09/2016 | First Hitachi EMU for ScotRail on test [IRJ] |
05/09/2016 | Electric GWR services launched from Paddington [Rail News] |
26/08/2016 | Class 707 breaks cover [Rail Engineer] |
18/08/2016 | PICTURES: Scotland's brand new train leaves Japan for the UK [Rail] |
10/08/2016 | Bombardier gets £1bn contract in 'biggest rail boost since Victorian era' [BBC News] |
05/08/2016 | Bombardier-Hitachi joint venture to bid for New Tube for London [Railway Gazette] |
05/08/2016 | Hitachi ships first class 385 EMU for ScotRail [IRJ] |
03/08/2016 | Great Western Railway orders more Hitachi trainsets [Railway Gazette] |
29/07/2016 | Bombardier unveils first Aventra EMU for Crossrail [IRJ] |
29/07/2016 | Building a Crossrail train - in 30 seconds [BBC] |
15/07/2016 | CAF confirms UK assembly plant [Railway Gazette] |
07/07/2016 | HS2 may be diverted around Sheffield, says report [Rail News] |
30/06/2016 | Great Western Railway unveil new Hitachi train [Oxford Mail] |
28/06/2016 | HS2 has unrealistic timetable, says National Audit Office [BBC News] |
28/05/2016 | Walkers stranded at Trainspotting station by ghost trains [Scotsman] |
24/05/2016 | New Thameslink train goes on show in London [Rail News] |
23/05/2016 | New destinations for Scottish sleeper trains? [Rail] |
23/05/2016 | TransPennine Express's £230m north England and Scotland rail deal [BBC News] |
18/05/2016 | Test runs for Hitachi Class 800 [Northern Echo] |
14/05/2016 | HS2 may not even reach Manchester as Department for Transport faces having project taken out of its control [Telegraph] |
10/05/2016 | Disruption looms as HS2 starts station work early [Times] |
09/05/2016 | Work starts on construction of HS2 colleges [Rail News] |
03/05/2016 | Eurostar Velaro on test in the Netherlands [IRJ] |
26/04/2016 | Eurostar confirms plans for new routes [IRJ] |
18/04/2016 | Upgrading West Coast line 'not an alternative to HS2' [Rail News] |
01/04/2016 | Train factory to be built at Dunnotar [Railway Gazette] |
31/03/2016 | Hitachi awarded TransPennine Express multiple-unit contract [Railway Gazette] |
30/03/2016 | Construction partnership set up to deliver Ordsall Chord [Rail News] |
21/03/2016 | Agreement on plans to look at three-hour Scotland to London rail link [BBC News] |
20/03/2016 | Virgin Trains East Coast Azuma Train In Action! [Citytransportinfo] |
18/03/2016 | Edinburgh to London train journey time to be cut to four hours [BBC News] |
15/03/2016 | HS2 denies claims that its trains are at risk of derailing at top speeds [Guardian] |
14/03/2016 | TfL blamed for £886m 'scandal' of Tube upgrade delays [BBC News] |
12/03/2016 | HS2 at risk of derailing at top speeds, report finds [Telegraph] |
01/03/2016 | First ScotRail Class 385 undergoing testing in Japan [Rail Technology Magazine] |
12/02/2016 | Midland Metro LRVs to go catenary-free [IRJ] |
10/02/2016 | Brand new Scottish trains unveiled [Rail] |
27/01/2016 | ScotRail Class 385 EMUs under construction [Railway Gazette] |
22/01/2016 | CAF to supply 98 trains for Britain's Northern franchise [International Railway Journal] |
14/01/2016 | SNP ditches plan for Glasgow-Edinburgh high speed bullet train [Herald] |
22/12/2015 | Great Western AT300 trainsets to be built in Italy [Railway Gazette] |
22/12/2015 | Siemens preferred for Great Northern train order [Rail News] |
14/12/2015 | National Express launches first German rail services [Rail News] |
02/12/2015 | Government 'not pursuing' HS1-HS2 rail link [Rail News] |
01/12/2015 | UK to receive 3,700 new train carriages over next four years [Rail News] |
29/11/2015 | HS2 Birmingham to Crewe link to open six years early [BBC News] |
21/11/2015 | Crossrail train carriage features unveiled [BBC News] |
20/11/2015 | Eurostar Velaro e320 enters passenger service [IRJ] |
18/11/2015 | Devolution deal boost for Birmingham rail services [Rail News] |
14/11/2015 | Wires start to go up on Great Western Main Line [Rail News] |
11/11/2015 | Nottingham-to-Derby tram link backed by councils [BBC News] |
03/11/2015 | French authorisation for Eurostar Velaro fleet [IRJ] |
02/11/2015 | Porterbrook buys more trains from Bombardier [Rail News] |
14/10/2015 | Work begins at new Dundee railway station concourse [BBC News] |
24/09/2015 | HS2: George Osborne urges China to pitch for £11.8bn contracts [BBC News] |
15/09/2015 | Euston station HS2 plans 'should be scrapped' [BBC News] |
08/09/2015 | EMUs secured for Scottish use after 25 years [Rail] |
03/09/2015 | 'Momentous occasion' as Intercity Express factory opens [Rail News] |
28/08/2015 | New £1.5m scheme to rejuvenate ScotRail stations [Scotsman] |
24/08/2015 | Prototype Vivarail D-Train on test [International Railway Journal] |
23/08/2015 | First Great Western rail 24 hour strike goes ahead [BBC News] |
16/08/2015 | Final bow for last original Midland Metro tram [Rail News] |
13/08/2015 | Is chugging along enough after railway upgrades put on pause? [Guardian] |
03/08/2015 | First Great Western rail staff to hold series of strikes [BBC News] |
30/07/2015 | Go-ahead for new hybrid trains to far south west [Rail News] |
30/06/2015 | RMT votes for strike over new Hitachi high-speed trains [BBC News] |
26/06/2015 | First look at Nottingham’s new tram line [Rail News] |
20/06/2015 | Bombardier wins contract to build new Overground fleet [Rail News] |
13/05/2015 | Siemens reveals 125mph EMU for UK [Rail News] |
24/04/2015 | New electric trains between London and Swansea [BBC News] |
25/03/2015 | HS2: Government has no 'convincing case' for £50bn rail line [BBC News] |
25/03/2015 | Newton Aycliffe's Hitachi train plant connected to main line [BBC News] |
24/03/2015 | Derby to build new trains for First Great Western [Rail News] |
19/03/2015 | £130m tram route decision announced [Rail News] |
12/03/2015 | InterCity 125 v Hitachi: What are the UK's new trains like? [BBC News Magazine] |
10/02/2015 | CAF signs Caledonian Sleeper car contract [Rail News] |
07/01/2015 | Hitachi ships first IEP train to Britain [IRJ] |
13/11/2014 | Eurostar unveils new 200mph Channel Tunnel train [Telegraph] |
13/11/2014 | First Hitachi Class 800 trainset unveiled [Railway Gazette] |
11/11/2014 | 'We need an underwater train to Ireland,' says think tank [BBC News] |
28/10/2014 | What is HS3?: proposed sub-Pennine rail line explained [Guardian] |
24/10/2014 | HS2: Phase two report proposes new station for Crewe [BBC News] |
22/10/2014 | Britain’s railway network Transport mode of choice [GlobalRailNews] |
10/10/2014 | Hitachi named as preferred bidder for 70 Scotrail electric trains [Journal] |
03/09/2014 | Siemens wins South West Trains suburban EMU order [Railway Gazette] |
01/09/2014 | Alstom to refurbish Scottish EMUs [International Railway Journal] |
21/07/2014 | Birmingham named as new HS2 headquarters [BBC News] |
17/07/2014 | Failings over runaway rail vehicle at Glasgow Queen Street [BBC News] |
25/06/2014 | South Tynedale Railway project given another boost [Journal] |
24/06/2014 | First Thameslink train tested at 160km/h at Widenrath [IRJ] |
01/06/2014 | Heritage plans for 70 Scots signal boxes [Scotland on Sunday] |
29/04/2014 | MPs reject calls for HS2 rail plans to be halted [BBC News] |
22/04/2014 | £70m railway depot plan to bring 160 jobs [The Star] |
16/04/2014 | Hitachi seals £2.7bn train-building deal [BBC News] |
20/03/2014 | Hitachi to move rail business to UK from Japan [BBC News] |
15/03/2014 | HS2 should be seen as the future backbone of Britain's railway [Guardian] |
28/02/2014 | Birmingham HS2 Curzon station plans unveiled [BBC News] |
19/02/2014 | Germany's Frankfurt-London high-speed rail link put on ice [Reuters] |
10/02/2014 | HS2 Toton station could see the relocation of up to 600 jobs [BBC News] |
06/02/2014 | Bombardier wins £1bn Crossrail deal [BBC News] |
13/12/2013 | Alliance plans hourly London Edinburgh open access service [IRJ] |
03/12/2013 | Delivery starts of TransPennine electric trains [IRJ] |
20/11/2013 | Bombardier to overhaul British EMUs [International Railway Journal] |
12/11/2013 | Coventry to join Metro tram network in upgrade plans [BBC News] |
27/10/2013 | Railway line shut by Beeching 'can save us £36bn' [Mail] |
06/10/2013 | The Borders Railway: a £350m ticket to nowhere? [Sunday Herald] |
29/09/2013 | London Amsterdam high-speed service to start in 2016 [IRJ] |
24/09/2013 | HS2: 12 arguments for and against [BBC News] |
14/09/2013 | Alstom delivers first Nottingham Citadis LRV [International Railway Journal] |
04/09/2013 | Damage done to bridge on Borders Railway in ‘attack’ [Scotsman] |
28/08/2013 | Four Scottish based projects short listed for UK National Community Rail Awards. [Railscot] |
19/08/2013 | Independently Powered EMU to be tested [Railway Gazette] |
01/08/2013 | Virgin calls for 135 mph running on West Coast Main Line [Global Rail News] |
31/07/2013 | Hitachi unveils new train interiors [Northern Echo] |
18/07/2013 | Hitachi wins £1.2bn train carriage contract [BBC News] |
06/07/2013 | Siemens pulls out of bidding for Crossrail trains [Telegraph] |
28/06/2013 | Thameslink train order confirmed [Global Rail News] |
14/06/2013 | Bombardier blow as Siemens wins £1.6bn Thameslink deal [Telegraph] |
24/04/2013 | New platform designed to bring heritage railway into Northallerton [Northern Echo] |
19/04/2013 | HS2 Euston station total rebuild plan scrapped [BBC] |
15/03/2013 | HS2 ruling 'a victory' despite unlawful compensation move [BBC News] |
29/01/2013 | Ministers braced for backlash over HS2 northern route [Telegraph] |
28/01/2013 | HS2 announcement: 'a vital engine for growth' [Independent] |
15/11/2012 | Ladybank Station in the news [Railscot] |
12/11/2012 | High-speed rail plan for Glasgow to Edinburgh line [BBC News] |
29/09/2012 | HS2 rail line could be re-routed to Heathrow [Telegraph] |
25/07/2012 | Train contract awarded to Hitachi to create 900 UK jobs [BBC News] |
02/07/2012 | Dundee railway station plans submitted [Courier] |
17/06/2012 | Siemens' £1.4bn Thameslink trains contract close to being signed [Guardian] |
14/04/2012 | £14m plan to transform Dundee railway station [Courier] |
03/04/2012 | Blackpool’s £100m tramway opens [Blackpool Gazette] |
23/03/2012 | Corwen ready for Llangollen railway and business boost [BBC News] |
08/03/2012 | Return ticket for our iconic trams [Blackpool Gazette] |
19/01/2012 | Osborne confirms Newton Aycliffe Hitachi plant on track [Northern Echo] |
10/01/2012 | HS2: Phase one of high-speed rail line gets go-ahead [BBC News] |
27/12/2011 | Jobs hope over £188m Bombardier order [BBC News] |
09/12/2011 | Forth Bridge painting completed [BBC News] |
29/11/2011 | Prestwick Town station is blooming lovely [Rail.co] |
22/11/2011 | Next! £2m fleet closer to launch [Blackpool Gazette] |
14/11/2011 | Bombardier awarded £15m ScotRail contract [BBC News] |
08/11/2011 | Scotland urged to begin work for high-speed rail link [BBC News] |
11/09/2011 | Cross Country contract may save Derby Bombardier jobs [BBC News] |
09/09/2011 | Blackpool Supertram is here [Blackpool Gazette] |
05/09/2011 | Forth Bridge makes final brush with modern myth [Network Rail] |
29/08/2011 | Crossrail delays competition for £16bn train manufacturing contract [Guardian] |
10/08/2011 | First tram ready to roll into town [Gazette] |
05/08/2011 | The next stop in London's railway renaissance [Evening Standard] |
26/07/2011 | Siemens let off steam in latest Bombardier rail jobs row [BBC News] |
05/07/2011 | Train-Maker Bombardier Cuts Over 1,400 Jobs [Sky News] |
04/07/2011 | Bombardier to announce 'substantial' job losses [Guardian] |
28/05/2011 | Firms vie for Hitachi train contracts in County Durham [BBC] |
27/02/2011 | Councils oppose high speed rail route [LocalGovUK] |
23/01/2011 | Channel tunnel row threatens to derail high speed London - Frankfurt link [Guardian] |
09/12/2010 | First new 11-car Pendolino arrives in Britain [Rail Engineer] |
29/10/2010 | Testing times [Rail-News] |
11/09/2010 | DB/Siemens clash on train costs [Reuters] |
08/06/2010 | Hitachi shares hit by doubts over UK train deal [The Times] |
26/02/2010 | U.K. Delays Hitachi Express-Train Order [Bloomberg] |
10/02/2010 | Alstom offers world's fastest train to China [Business Week] |
09/09/2009 | Eyesore former cafe at Carlisle train station being demolished [News & Star article] |
15/05/2009 | Glasgow Siemens train depot work starts [Transport Briefing] |
13/02/2009 | UK £7.5 billion train order lost to Japan's Hitachi [The Times] |
11/07/2008 | New Trains for Scotlands growing railways [Transport Scotland] |
20/09/2007 | CAF wins city trams endorsement [BBC News] |
16/06/2007 | Plans approved for Botanic Gardens Station |
31/08/2006 | The cafe-bar due to arrive at the port used to be a train.. [Scotsman] |
28/08/2006 | Can this old rail station bring cafe culture to botanics? [Evening Times] |
05/04/2006 | First ScotRail agrees Bombardier contracts [First ScotRail] |
20/12/2000 | Class 334 test-running, Class 158 refurbishment |