News
Two new light rail routes for Nottingham Tramlink
23 December 2011
Nottingham light rail expansion contracts awarded to a consortium including Alstom, Taylor Woodrow, Keolis and Wellglade.
Crossrail spoil for nature reserve
23 December 2011.
Nuttall/Van Oord wins £50 million contract to ship Crossrail spoil to Wallasea Island in Essex.
Wi-Fi for Tube
23 December 2011.
120 London Underground stations are to get Wi-Fi hotspots following a trial at a Central London station.
Extra units help Southern lengthen trains
14 December 2011.
Peak period seating gets a capacity boost following the reintroduction of Class 313s and improved availability on the Class 377s.
Four extra units for East Midlands Trains
14 December 2011.
East Midlands Trains launches 1500 additional seats after the arrival of several new DMUs.
Service upgrade sees two Class 379s named by NXEA
14 December 2011.
National Express East Anglia train naming ceremonies mark West Anglia route timetable upgrade.
Capacity boost for Bristol area trains
14 December 2011.
Four DMUs move from London Midland to First Great Western to provide extra coaches on Bristol services.
Europorte Channel can now use Class 92s on HS1 route
10 December 2011.
Authorisation has been granted to Europorte Channel to allow the company to use its 11 class 92 locomotives on the new high speed route to the Channel Tunnel (HS1).
Rail set to benefit in Government review
5 December 2011.
Electrification of the Trans-Pennine route and extension of the Northern Line are the headline announcements in the Government's autumn budget statement.
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