www.rail.co News Headlines. 23rd November 2011

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• East Coast invites tenders for train maintenance management system  Train operator East Coast is inviting tenders to provide a new up-to-the-minute train maintenance management system, which the company expects will cut waste and boost performance. ...
• Government faces ˜commuter backlash if rail fares rise whilst fuel duty is frozen"  The Government will face a ‘political backlash’ from rail commuters if planned hikes in train fares are brought in at the same time as Ministers help ...
• Abloy UK delivers high speed rail security  Abloy UK has delivered security solutions to Britain's first high speed railway, known as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), supplying over 1,500 units across the ...
• First Hull Trains appoint new head of operations  First Hull Trains has appointed a new head of operations. Keith Doughty, who hails originally from the east of London, recently joined the Hull-based rail operating ...
• Busy rail routes to benefit from extra seats  Passengers on some of the country's busiest rail routes are set to benefit from extra seats Rail Minister Theresa Villiers announced today. Passengers in the Thames ...
• BTP appeal after cable theft causes rail disruption  British Transport Police (BTP) is appealing for information after cable was stolen from the railway between Silver Street and White Hart Lane rail stations. In the ...
• Latest figures show ˜continued trend of improved Tube reliability"  Figures published yesterday by Transport for London (TfL) show that train services on London Underground (LU) have continued to improve as the number of people using ...
• First Class seat sale on Virgin Trains  Customers looking to do some Christmas or January sales shopping in the UK's biggest cities can enjoy a little bit of first class luxury when using ...
• Rail Delivery Group sees ˜significant opportunities' to reduce rail industry costs  Britain's Rail Delivery Group, comprising the Chief Executives of the rail owning groups, freight operators and Network Rail recently briefed politicians, regulators, funders, stakeholders, Trade Unions ...
• Alstom to build new rail system in Belgrade, Serbia  Dragan Djilas, Mayor of the city of Belgrade, and Gian-Luca Erbacci, Alstom Transport South Europe Vice President, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, in the presence ...
• Bombardier to design & build light rail system for Munich Airport  Bombardier Transportation will help Munich Airport authorities to realise their strategic expansion plans with a new INNOVIA APM 300 automated people mover (APM) system. The contract, ...
• Northern line platforms to reopen at Tottenham Court Road  Northern line platforms at Tottenham Court Road will reopen on Monday 28 November after eight months of behind-the-scenes work to make it possible to build new ...
• c2c Twitter follower's celebration cab ride  National Express train operator c2c recently ran a competition in which a special prize was offered to their thousandth follower to sign-up on Twitter. c2c asked ...