Goal to boost local food and beverage industry Customers will get a taste of Virginia while traveling on the train. The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority, Amtrak, and the Center of the Universe Brewing Company in Ashland are partnering to offer a local craft beer, Brewski, onboard Amtrak Virginia trains. Beginning June 8, Brewski, will be […]
Margot Billinge was moved to tears today as she greeted the Great Western Railway train named in honour of her late father, D-Day hero and fundraiser for the Normandy Memorial Trust, Harry Billinge MBE. Having travelled from her home in St Austell, Margot was at London Paddington to greet Intercity Express Train 802006 as it […]
Avanti West Coast and Arragon’s launch e-bike hire service at Penrith station Seamless transfer between train and bike supports Cumbria Tourism’s Go Car Free campaign to make greener journeys Visitors arrive by train, pick up bike and ride into the Lakes for car-free exploration Avanti West Coast has teamed up with a Cumbrian cycle business […]
SSP has partnered with The Breakfast Club and St. Pancras International to open the caf’s first outlet in a UK train station. SSP and The Breakfast Club first joined forces in 2023 to bring the much-loved Breakfast Club to the travelling public when they opened in Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal. The St. Pancras caf will […]
Network Rail and Story Contracting will complete a key milestone in the project to renew the bridge on Glasgow’s Shields Road this weekend. Engineers will work from late on Friday 7 June to the early hours of Monday 10 June to place the support beams for the new bridge deck. It follows weeks of preparation […]
South Western Railway has dedicated one of its trains to the D-Day Story Museum in Portsmouth to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings Local school children, South Western Railway colleagues, the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, Royal Navy sailors, and others attended the special event at Portsmouth Harbour station For its journey to Portsmouth, the […]
Business stands ready to drive sustainable global mobility transition Acquisition, completed 31 May, sees Hitachi Rail expand its global presence to 51 countries with the majority of its revenues now coming from signalling and systems Combined business’ revenues €7.3bn in FY23 (pro-forma) achieve Hitachi Rail’s longstanding target to surpass ¥1 trillion annually Deal aligns with […]
VBZ (Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich) orders 12 additional Flexity trams Total number of vehicles ordered increases to 122 More than 60 Alstom Flexity trams are already operated on the streets of Zurich Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, to supply twelve additional trams to VBZ. In 2017 VBZ had ordered 70 vehicles – including an […]
