Overall satisfaction with Nottingham's trams reached 94% according to the latest passenger survey. This is the second consecutive year that it has improved by 2%. The survey also revealed that: Cleanliness was up to 86% from 81%. Friendliness of staff was up to 92% from 83%. Journey time satisfaction rose to 85% from 80%. Those happy with the provision for buggies and disabled people increased...

Network Rail’s brand new car park at Birmingham International station has been shortlisted in the best new car park category of the British Car Parking Awards 2010. Up against three other entries, the winner will be announced at a ceremony in London on 12 March. Jo Kaye, Network Rail’s route director, said: “This facility delivers more...

The Office of Rail Regulation has rejected proposals by Arriva Trains Wales to run a twice daily service between Aberystwyth and London Marylebone. If given the go ahead the service would have commenced in December, but the plans met fierce opposition from Wrexham and Shropshire and Chiltern Railways, who feared that such a service would have a severe impact on their...

When British Superbike Championship rider Tommy Hill takes up his grid position in the first round of the series he will again be carrying the Adaptaflex logo on his racing leathers in a season where he has his sights firmly fixed on the title. The UK’s leading flexible conduit system manufacturer has again teamed up with top motorcycle racer Tommy Hill...

Up to 23 per cent slashed from super-low standard advance fares Train operator East Coast is launching a new range of super-low miniature price tickets – cutting its previous cheapest fares by up to 23 per cent. The price cuts on standard advance one-way travel for popular journeys go on sale from today (Friday 26 February 2010)...

On February 27th 2010, RETRACK, a European research project, launched a weekly rail freight service between Cologne (D) and Györ (HU), carrying automotive products, agribulk and chemicals. Transpetrol, a leading provider of rail logistics services and member of the VTG Group, is the operator of the weekly RETRACK train. Two other RETRACK partners, LTE Logistik und Transport and Central European...

In a major CCTV upgrade, Eurotunnel’s French passenger terminal has deployed a widely distributed IP Video solution from IndigoVision. Used for security, traffic management and immigration control, the networked CCTV system has transformed Eurotunnel’s surveillance operation. Eurotunnel manages the Channel Tunnel fixed link between the UK and France and operates the Shuttle service for tourist vehicles or trucks. It also shares...

There’s a dark side to Paddington Station. While passengers on platforms 1 to 8 bask under the restored 1854 Brunel train shed, those directed to platforms 9 to 12 find themselves below a dark and sombre low-level ceiling that is blessed with 'essence of Birmingham New Street'. And yet these are platforms beneath a spacious train shed - or at...

Tube Lines today announced that it had cut its carbon emissions by 6,279 tonnes during 2009. The announcement comes as Tube Lines, the company responsible for the multi-billion pound upgrade of the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines, released its latest figures for reducing its carbon footprint. The total figure of carbon saved - 6,279 tonnes - is enough to fill Buckingham...

Last October, engineering consultants Parsons Brinckerhoff commissioned Severn Partnership to survey clearances on 205 structures on the Great Western Main Line - later extended by a further 70 - all to be completed before Christmas 2009. Once the project management teams from both companies had met to consider the safest and most efficient work flows and the proposed survey methodology, the...

Corus Rail Products, part of the Corus Group owned by the Tata Steel Group, has been chosen as lead partner in a project aimed at evaluating new rails on Eurotunnel’s system, with the aim of delivering a 50% improvement in rail life. The Channel Tunnel is Europe’s most heavily used railway system, carrying over 100MGT each year. Making things worse for...