Arriva goes ‘open access’ with GNER

GNER Pendolino

Arriva has announced its application for permission to begin a new high-speed rail service between Edinburgh and London. The service, if approved, will begin in December 2016 and will connect Edinburgh with London King’s Cross via Newcastle in 3 hours 43 minutes – down from the current 4 hours 20 with franchise operator East Coast. […]

Bombardier wins £1bn Crossrail contract

Bombardier's Crossrail train.

Bombardier has won a £1bn contract to supply trains and a new depot for Crossrail. In a press release, Transport for London (TfL) and the Department for Transport (DfT) announced that the order for 65 trains would create 1,000 jobs and 100 apprenticeships at the firm, with the large majority at their plant in Derby. […]

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