Events

Invensys Rail collected two major industry awards at Network Rail’s annual Partnership Awards ceremony which were held at London’s Natural History Museum on 13 July 2011, winning the ‘Best Large Project’ award and the highly prestigious ‘Supplier of the...

The annual Rail Building and Civil Engineering Charity Cricket Tournament took place at The Walkers Ground, Southgate Cricket Club yesterday, hosted by Network Rail. The matches commenced at 1pm with the aim of raising in excess of £15,000 for Cancer...

Translink has welcomed a group of East Antrim assembly members along with Carrickfergus, Larne and Newtownabbey council representatives to a special new trains preview. The group visited Translink’s York Road Depot and Fortwilliam Train Care Centre for a special presentation,...

The last craft apprentice to work for Sunderland Corporation Transport has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship for his services to a region’s regeneration. Neil Scales, who began his working life on the shop floor in Sunderland more than 35 years...

TfL and London 2012 are determined to ensure that businesses can take advantage of all these opportunities and have announced two new programmes to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and multi-site businesses run smoothly - and minimise...

Millions of London 2012 spectators can now buy great value rail fares, well ahead of next summer’s Games, following the launch of a new dedicated website. Train companies are offering special rail fares exclusively to Olympic and Paralympic spectators. ‘2012 Games...

Bombardier has presented its suppliers Hitachi and ABB with the first Bombardier Transportation Sustainable Suppliers Awards. The awards recognise suppliers’ accomplishments in the field of sustainable development, emphasising the strong strategic importance of a responsible supply chain as part of...

London 2012 spectators planning to travel with South West Trains to next summer’s Games can now take advantage of some great value rail tickets, following the launch of a dedicated new website this week. The national rail website, will offer...

Cleshar Contract Services Ltd has been awarded certification to the world class, ISO accredited CEMARS standard by the Achilles carbonReduction programme. Certification to CEMARS demonstrates Cleshar's commitment to measuring, managing and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in a robust and credible...

The St Albans Signal Box Preservation Trust held a celebration party last week in the grounds of the signal box adjacent to St Albans City Station. The party followed the presentation to the Trust last December of a National Railway...