Rail News Roundup
28th January 2019
The latest news this week in the Rail Industry:
Alstom/Siemens merger – new proposals
Siemens and Alstom, two major suppliers to the world’s railways, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 26 September 2017 to combine Siemens’ mobility business including its rail traction drives business with Alstom. Read more…
Mini museum opens at Liverpool Lime Street
Old railway artefacts have been put on display in a newly opened ‘mini museum’ at Liverpool Lime Street station. Read more…
Alstom and Siemens backtrack and submit new concessions for rail merger ahead of European Commission vote
Alstom and Siemens have offered new concessions to try to satisfy antitrust demands from the European Commission over their plans to merge and create a European rail champion, forcing Margrethe Vestager to reassess the merger at the last minute. Read more…
Rail freight deal unveiled by DB Cargo UK and Maritime Transport
DB Cargo UK and Maritime Transport have agreed to launch a joint intermodal division and contract out work to each other in bid to increase rail freight capacity and competition in the intermodal market. Read more…
Plans for tram-trains in Manchester unveiled as Grayling and Burnham mull expansion of Metrolink
Proposals for an expansion of Greater Manchester’s (GM) tram network are in the works, Chris Grayling and Andy Burnham have announced, with plans for greater devolved control for the region and the introduction of tram-trains being considered. Read more…
East West Rail publishes alternative routes for Bedford to Cambridge
The East West Railway Company has just released details of five alternative routes for a new railway between Bedford and Cambridge as part of the East West Rail development. Read more…
