Rail.co News Summary Tuesday 8th November 2011

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• Bedford railway sidings pave way for first 12-carriage trains  New railway sidings that will help First Capital Connect (FCC) operate its first-ever 50% longer 12-carriage trains, at the same time providing vital extra jobs, were ...
• Eurotunnel signs agreement with European horse transporter  Eurotunnel is developing its horse transport service by joining forces with a new carrier ‘in view of competitions to come and especially the World Equestrian games ...
• ScotRail adds train simulator to its fleet ScotRail has added another train simulator to its fleet. This time around, the simulator is not based in a sprawling cavern underneath Glasgow Central station but ...
• ˜Massive transport funding gap" between London & the rest of the country  New public spending figures released by the Treasury show transport spend in London is now ‘nearing triple the spend in the North of England and West ...
• Purley station wins at the National Cycle Rail Awards   Southern has walked away from the National Cycle Rail Awards with a win in the Best Station Travel Plan Measure for Cycling category for Purley station's ...
• Developing Pan European high speed rail infrastructure a ˜key factor for economic growth"Frost & Sullivan research associate Shyam Raman comments on EU Transport Commissioner's interest in a greater interoperability on Europe's high speed rail networks. In a recent ...
• Railway Children star hands rail fares petition to Downing Street  A petition with more than 11,000 signatures calling for fairer rail fares was handed in to 10 Downing Street this morning (7 November) by Railway Children ...
• Japan looks at high speed freight services  Japan is looking at the possibility of introducing high speed ‘cargo bullet’ trains for use on lines shared with Shinkansen services. The 33 mile long Seikan ...
• Virgin Trains backs fight against cable theft  Virgin Trains has thrown its weight behind the fight to tackle cable theft, appealing to the public and politicians to get tough on criminals who steal ...