Bombardier Transportation has launched a worldwide web-based contest for the creation of innovative interior designs for trains. “YouRail – Visions of Modern Transportation” calls on consumers to unleash their creativity and express their vision of future train interiors. http://www.webtrains.co.uk/news.php?article=1000000869 - 12/16/2009 at 08:52
Virgin Trains First Class customers using Birmingham International station now have exclusive use of a new state-of-the-art lounge. http://www.webtrains.co.uk/news.php?article=1000000388 - 05/25/2008 at 16:35
Alstom has just been awarded two contracts in Spain worth a total of €94 million. The first relates to signalling equipment for a section of the Atlantic mainline (€16.5 million). The second is for the supply of 24 suburban trains to Catalan railways (€77.5 million). http://www.webtrains.co.uk/news.php?article=1000000897 - 01/19/2010 at 12:48
Passengers have flocked to Virgin Trains in record numbers in the first full year of the Virgin High Frequency (VHF) service. Under VHF, launched on 14 December 2008, Virgin Trains has carried 25.4 million customers, attracted by the 30 percent step-up in train frequency and faster journey times. http://www.webtrains.co.uk/news.php?article=1000000896 - 01/18/2010 at 07:41
The new interlocking of the integrated control centre of Bologna hub has been successfully activated by Alstom Transport teams on 24 May 2009. http://www.webtrains.co.uk/news.php?article=1000000710 - 06/08/2009 at 07:26
This train is part of a project for the supply of 16 trains (96 cars). It was received by the Governor of Sao Paulo State, Mr. José Serra, the Mayor of São Paulo, Gilberto Kassab and the Secretary of Metropolitan Transports for Sao Paulo State, José Luiz Portella Pereira. http://www.webtrains.co.uk/news.php?article=1000000572 - 01/03/2009 at 06:45
It also makes sense to opt for rail rather than car or plane for the sake of the environment. To help you make your decision, Deutsche Bahn enables you to calculate the carbon footprint of your own individual journey with its Environment Mobility Check. http://www.webtrains.co.uk/news.php?article=1000000430 - 07/14/2008 at 09:08
Eurostar and the National Gallery unveiled the world's first interactive digital art gallery for international travellers, to be enjoyed by millions of people who pass through the high-speed rail gateway between the UK and mainland Europe. http://www.webtrains.co.uk/news.php?article=1000000386 - 05/22/2008 at 06:07
They all gathered at Paris' Bercy station to try out the widened corridors (80 cm instead of 75 cm on the TGV Duplex) and new UFR areas in passenger compartments, which allow for the installation of two wheelchairs and an enlarged toilet module. http://www.webtrains.co.uk/news.php?article=1000000385 - 05/21/2008 at 08:02
CSX Transportation launched an online Carbon Calculator, giving shippers and others the ability to make the best environmental choice of transportation options. http://www.webtrains.co.uk/news.php?article=1000000341 - 03/30/2008 at 09:30
