Rail.co Latest news. 11th November 2011

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• Crossrail's Royal Oak Portal  Written by Grahame Taylor for the rail engineer There are always developments going on beside the railway. Many go un-noticed. If you travel by train from ...
• Report offers ˜unenthusiasitc" approach to HS2, Council says  Warwickshire County Council has responded to the report of the Transport Select Committee on high speed rail. Cllr Bob Stevens, Deputy Leader of Warwickshire County Council, said: œI ...
• Transport conference targets boost to European economy  Representatives from more than 20 European cities are visiting the West Midlands this week as part of an international conference highlighting how public transport can drive ...
• Siemens Eurosprinter locomotives receive ˜homologation" for Belgium  The HLE 18 multi-system locomotive from the Siemens Eurosprinter family has received homologation for Belgium. The HLE 18 is manufactured at the Siemens plant in Munich-Allach ...
• Knorr-Bremse wins performance Awards from Siemens  Knorr-Bremse operations in the UK have won three prestigious Awards from Siemens for outstanding service and performance. The awards were presented at the recent Siemens Rail ...
• Skanska awarded railway contract in Czech Republic  Skanska has been awarded a contract to modernise the railway junction in Plzen's 3rd transit corridor, in the Czech Republic. The contract amounts to CZK 942m, ...
• Christmas shopping trains to Manchester and Chester  Christmas shoppers living in London and the South East will have the opportunity to purchase their gifts elsewhere this year as Virgin Trains prepares to run ...
• Community rail “ small lines, big growth  At a reception at the House of Commons on Wednesday transport minister Theresa Villiers welcomed the work of ACoRP and community rail partnerships around the country ...
• Control of East Midlands rail network devolved from London to Derby  On Monday 14 November, full control of the rail network in the East Midlands will be devolved from London to Derby, with a new route managing ...
• NXEA partnership delivers new shelter for Ingatestone  National Express East Anglia and the Anglo-European school in Ingatestone have officially unveiled a smart new waiting shelter at Ingatestone station, Essex. The idea for the ...
• Longer and heavier lorries may ˜seriously impact rail markets"  The introduction of Longer and Heavier lorries (LHVs) up to 25.25m long across Europe would ‘undermine the objectives of the European Commission's 2011 Transport White Paper’, ...
• Europe needs ˜consistent & connected" high speed rail network  European and national politicians need to avoid building a ‘Two(high)Speed’ Europe. This was the main message delivered at the event ‘Putting European high speed rail on the ...
• Momentum builds for Infrarail 2012  Exhibitor numbers are building for Infrarail 2012, the essential event for everyone involved in railway infrastructure. Taking place in Hall 3 at the UK's National Exhibition ...