Passengers using London Waterloo station are set to benefit from new and improved toilet facilities as part of a wider programme of work to improve passenger experience. The project will involve creating a balanced number of female and male facilities, as well as a new gender-neutral facility to improve inclusivity. Extra baby changing areas and […]
More customers than expected have taken advantage of capital’s newest transport link since opening in May 2022 The Elizabeth line, which stretches from Reading and Heathrow in the west to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east, has now seen more than one hundred million journeys since opening in May 2022. Transport for London (TfL) […]
HS2 Ltd confirmed that ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’, the two giant tunnelling machines excavating the high speed rail project’s longest tunnels, have passed the halfway point on their 10 mile journey under the Chilterns. The enormous 2,000 tonne machines have spent the last 18 months excavating the twin tunnels between the M25 and South Heath in […]
Alstom moves Hamburg: With the fourth generation of the Metro, we are supporting the Hamburger Hochbahn AG to transport 1.2 million people a day safely, quickly and sustainably across this iconic city. The last of a total of 163 vehicles of the latest metro generation (DT5) is currently on its way to Hamburg from our […]
The last of 292 concrete piles that will form the foundations for the UK’s longest railway bridge were installed this week at the site of HS2’s Colne Valley Viaduct, marking a successful end to the first phase of the record-breaking project. Once complete, the 2.1 miles (3.4km) bridge will carry the new high-speed rail line […]
Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has been awarded a contract valued at circa 30 million euro with Metroselskabet for the mid-life fleet modernisation of the M1 and M2 metro trains in Copenhagen, Denmark. The programme includes renovations of 34 metros, which have been in operation for almost 20 years in the city. […]
More than 60 Great Western Railway trains will serve Cardiff on Saturday for Wales’ Six Nations opener against Ireland, providing nearly 30,000 seats. The train operator expects to run a normal Saturday timetable following Friday’s industrial action, with 17 additional trains helping to get rugby fans to and from the Welsh capital. GWR will operate […]
New railway sidings have been opened on the Chiltern main line to keep passengers moving during construction of Britain’s new zero carbon, high-speed railway, HS2. The first trains used the new tracks on Saturday (28 January) after a 6-month depot upgrade. Network Rail has today (Monday 30 January) released impressive time-lapse video of the new […]
“Carbon Disclosure Project” ranking upgrades RCG from C to B rating Improvement in one of the world’s most important ratings RCG is the sustainable logistics backbone of the European economy ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) significantly improved its environmental performance last year. As a result, the leading railway logistics company has now received a “B” […]
The first of Transport for Wales’ (TfW) brand new £800m fleet of trains was officially launched by Lesley Griffiths MS at a ceremony in North Wales yesterday (26 January). Built in Wales by leading train manufacturer CAF, the 77 (51 two-car and 26 three-car) new Class 197 trains will become the backbone of TfW’s services […]
