Industry News
11.07.2024
Electrification project lays firm foundations at new Hairmyres station
Work to install the foundations of a new footbridge at the relocated Hairmyres station has begun.
Network Rail and contractor AmcoGiffen will be carrying out piling works over the next two weeks (11 to 25 July) …
11.07.2024
Norfolk Southern report highlights progress on sustainability, safety, innovation, employee and community engagement
Norfolk Southern Corporation's (NYSE: NSC) latest "Forging a Better Tomorrow" report details the company's progress on advancing its first-ever Climate Transition Plan (CTP), enhancing safety, and investing in its communities. The annual report, covering 2023 through …
11.07.2024
Alstom and Hamburger Hochbahn sign framework contract worth up to €2.8 bn for new metro trains and innovative signalling technology
Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has signed a framework agreement with Hamburger Hochbahn AG worth up to €2.8 billion. The contract covers the delivery of up to 374 new metro trains, …
11.07.2024
HS2’s “Bellingham Bridge” takes shape in Birmingham
Giant piers completed for the 150-metre-long HS2 superstructure which will take high-speed trains in and out of Birmingham.
Dubbed the “Bellingham Bridge” by the HS2 team after England footballer Jude Bellingham – the bridge is …
08.07.2024
Green light for above ground airport station to ensure airport rail supports third runway passenger growth
Melbourne Airport will support an above-ground station for the proposed airport rail line to ensure the public transport link is in place for the millions of additional passengers that will use the gateway when the …
07.06.2024
Local Craft Beer, Brewski, Now Available on Amtrak Virginia Trains
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 …
07.06.2024
Daughter reunited with GWR train named in honour of her father, D-Day hero Harry Billinge MBE
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 …
07.06.2024
Avanti West Coast partners with Cumbrian cycle shop to wheel out e-bike hire at Penrith
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 …
07.06.2024
SSP and The Breakfast Club open first railway station restaurant at St. Pancras International
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 …
06.06.2024
Bridge strengthening project at Shields Road in Glasgow to reach milestone this weekend
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 …
