Rail Business
SNCF results ‘resilient’ in face of TGV decline
SNCF saw its turnover rise to €32.2 billion and operating margin increase slightly to €2.8 billion despite a worrying decline in TGV profitability.
A 1.4 per cent fall in high-speed rail income and a €1.4 billion depreciation in TGV rolling...
Rail News
Krakow Central Station goes underground
Poland's Deputy Prime Minister, Elżbieta Bieńkowska, has opened the newly-refurbished Kraków central station - Poland's first underground railway interchange.
The ceremony on February 14 marked the end of a 130 million zł project to relocate the existing station's concourse underground, connecting it with...
Rail News
PESA delivers first DMU to Belarus
Polish train builder PESA has delivered the first diesel-multiple unit (DMU) to Belarus Railways (BC).
The first of three DP3 DMUs will now undergo testing and certification before entering service.
Two more trains will arrive between March and April.
High Speed Rail
Stoke looks to wrestle HS2 link from Crewe
Stoke-on-Trent and Crewe are to battle it out for inclusion on the HS2 route map, as Stoke city council submits a new report promoting the benefits of building a line through the Potteries.
The council has suggested that an upgraded...
Infrastructure
Tutor Perini awarded $844m East Side Access contracts
Contractor Tutor Perini has won two new contracts worth a combined $844 million to fit out a new tunnel system beneath New York.
The first contract ($294 million) includes the concrete lining, interior structures and fit-out of the new tunnels...
Events
Government confirms flood damage fund for railways
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said that £31 million will be made available to protect vulnerable rail infrastructure from further flooding.
The Government has said it will fund 10 rail resilience projects designed to avoid the disruption caused by...
Infrastructure
São Paulo opens first of new line 5 stations
São Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin has officially opened Adolfo Pinheiro station - the first of 11 new stations being built along an extension of the city's Line 5.
From February 12, passengers have been able to travel beyond the current...
Rail News
Siemens delivers final metro train to Oslo
The final MX300 metro train has been delivered to Oslo, taking the Norwegian capital's fleet of Siemens trains to 115.
Since placing an initial order for 33 vehicles in 2003, Oslo's public transport operator, Sporveien, has placed follow up orders...
Infrastructure
India to close all unmanned rail crossings
All unmanned railway crossings in India are to be closed under a new proposal in the country's Interim Rail Budget for 2014-15.
The removal of unmanned crossings is one of several new safety measures to be introduced in 2014.
Around 15,000...
Rail News
Private sector investment does exist for Crossrail 2
Enough private investment could be found to meet government targets for the construction of the £12 billion Crossrail 2 project, a new report has stated.
The report, which was conducted by a taskforce in association with London First, suggests that...
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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...