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HS2 awards £6.6bn Phase One construction contracts
HS2 has awarded construction contracts worth £6.6 billion for the first phase of the high-speed line between London and Birmingham.
Four of the nine contractors which bid for the seven construction packages have been successful.
A breakdown of the winning bidders...
Rail News
Hungary set for first double-deck trains
Stadler has signed a framework agreement with Hungarian national rail operator MÁV-Start to provide up to 40 six-car double-deck KISS EMUs.
The double-deck trains, which will have a maximum operating speed of 160km/h, will be the Eastern European country's first, according to Stadler.
The...
Rail News
Extension of the Northern line to Battersea a step closer as tunnelling begins
A significant step has been made in extending the Northern Underground line to Battersea with the start of tunnelling work.
Two giant tunnel boring machines (TBMs), named Helen and Amy, were lowered 20 metres below the ground in February in preparation...
Rolling Stock
Hull Trains confirms £60m bi-mode train order
Hull Trains has confirmed a £60 million order for five new bi-mode intercity trains from Hitachi.
Financed by Angel Trains, the new units are due to enter passenger service in 2019.
Earlier this year, Hull Trains, an open access operator owned...
Rail News
Twin Cities LRV order for Siemens
Siemens is to supply 27 light rail vehicles for an extension of the Twin Cities’ Metro Transit Southwest line.
The Metropolitan Council is adding to the 59 S70 trams already operating on the system's Green and Blue lines.
Siemens is currently building...
People
Virgin East Coast confirms HST engine refurbishment deal
Virgin Trains East Coast has announced a £16 million contract with MTU to refurbish the diesel engines in all 35 of its HST fleet.
The refurbishment is a stop-gap measure ahead of the introduction of the Hitachi-built IEP fleet in...
Infrastructure
Chiltern opens new London-Oxford line
Chiltern Railways and Network Rail have formally launched the start of service on a new rail link between Oxford and London Marylebone.
The £320 million project included the construction of a new spur line connecting the Bicester Town to Oxford...
Rail News
Greenbrier to supply rail tank cars to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Railway Company (SAR) has placed an order for 1,200 rail tank cars from US supplier Greenbrier.
The cars will be used to transport molten sulfur and phosphoric acid from mining operations in the Sirhan-Turaif region of northern Saudi Arabia.
Greenbrier will manufacture...
Rail News
Keolis to be handed extension to operate Hellweg Regionalbahn network
The Zweckverband Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe (NWL) and Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) transport authorities have chosen to extend a contract with Keolis to operate rail services on Germany's Hellweg network.
Keolis subsidiary Eurobahn was first awarded the operating contract for the network, which is made...
Company News
Alstom acquires Swedish rolling stock maintenance company
Alstom has completed a deal to acquire Swedish rolling stock refurbishment and maintenance company Motala Train AB.
Motala Train employs 73 people, who are divided between Motala and Västeras, and has an annual turnover of around €15 million.
The company carry...
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ORR review leads to 50% reduction in maximum fees for ticket refunds
New rules will mean that from 2 April the maximum fee that train operators and ticket retailers can charge...