THE City of Edinburgh Council has today approved in principle a proposal to extend the city's light rail line to Newhaven.

BRITAIN's infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has finally installed the first kilometre of wiring on the delayed project to electrify the Great Western Main Line between London and Bristol, Cardiff, Oxford and Newbury.

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has approved Ricardo Rail's PanMon pantograph monitoring system for a wider rollout across the country's railway network following a successful trial on the West Coast Main Line (WCML).

BRITAIN's National Audit Office (NAO) says the government's decision to sell its 40% stake and preference share in cross-Channel high-speed operator Eurostar in March was primarily driven by its desire to complete the sale before national elections in May rather than wait for a forecast increase in the share price in 2016.

LOCAL authorities in southeast England backing the East West Rail (EWR) link from Oxford and Aylesbury to Milton Keynes and Bedford are warning that the project could be delayed by between three and seven years under a review of infrastructure manager Network Rail's (NR) enhancement programme.

Denmark's bold decision to renew its entire signalling infrastructure raised eyebrows across the signalling community when details of its plans first emerged nearly 10 years ago. With work on the major contracts now well underway, Kevin Smith visited Banedanmark in Copenhagen to find out how the project is progressing.

EUROSTAR moved an important step closer to the launch of its Siemens e320 Velaro (class 374) high-speed trains on October 16, when the French Railway Safety Board (EPSF) granted an authorisation to place into service (APS) enabling the fleet to operate commercially in France.

The need to provide additional capacity while improving reliability and reducing costs has energised the market for rolling stock refurbishment and retractioning in Britain. Keith Barrow considers whether innovative rebuilds of older trains can deliver passenger satisfaction and operational efficiency.

SIEMENS has fabricated the first bodyshell at its Krefeld plant in Germany for the fleet of 30 five-car class 707 Desiro City suburban EMUs ordered last year by rolling stock leasing company Angel Trains on behalf of British train operator South West Trains (SWT).

CHILTERN Railways began operating London Marylebone - High Wycombe - Oxford Parkway services on October 26 following the completion of a £320m project to create a new link between the capital and Oxford.