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Major track extension The vital transport infrastructure needed to support the development of one of Europe’s largest brownfield sites has moved a step closer, as Transport for London (TfL) has awarded the contract to a joint venture of Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure and VolkerFitzpatrick (MSVF) to extend the London
Industry news
More for customers Using an open application programming interface (API), Nexus Alpha, a leading provider of transport information systems, can offer push notifications to existing Train Operating Companies (TOC) Apps to provide customers with real time disruption information about their journey. Paul Coleman, Business Development Manager, Nexus Alpha Ltd, explained:
Rolling stock news
New train order In a deal worth approximately €360 million, Alstom has been awarded a contract to supply 34 regional high-capacity double-deck trains from the Coradia range to CFL (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois) Luxembourg’s national operator. The new fleet will include 80-metre and 160-metre long trains to
Stations News
Easing congestion On 12th December 2018, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder, Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies and the 108th Mayor of New York City, and Mike Brown, London’s Transport Commissioner, visited the new Walbrook entrance to Bank station, which will help relieve congestion for Waterloo
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