Bruxelles, 2015-9-16 — /Travel PR News/ — En 2015, la SNCB redouble également d’efforts pendant la Semaine de la Mobilité qui se déroulera du 16 au 22 septembre. Au cours de cette semaine, le billet mobilité offre au grand public la possibilité d’effectuer un aller et retour pour 11 euros entre deux gares belges au choix…. Read the full press release
Les horaires de l’offre S seront disponibles dès ce 15 septembre Bruxelles, 2015-9-16 — /Travel PR News/ — L’offre ferroviaire suburbaine fait partie du Réseau Express Régional (RER) – une collaboration entre la SNCB, la STIB, De Lijn et les TEC – qui, dans un rayon de 30 km autour de Bruxelles, met à disposition une… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2015-9-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Virgin Trains today announces it has partnered with the children’s reading charity, Book Trust, to launch a nationwide search for a Christmas Train design. Primary school age children across Great Britain are being challenged to send in their most festive drawings and win the chance to see their… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2015-9-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Virgin Trains is investing over £20m to improve stations across the West Coast Main Line, enhancing customer experience and creating 100 new jobs. New Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) will be the main change. The number of TVMs at many stations will increase to meet the growing demand from… Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 2015-9-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Ces dernières années, la SNCB a amélioré l’accès à ses gares et trains pour les personnes à mobilité réduite. Dans 131 gares, elles peuvent compter sur une assistance personnelle pour monter et descendre du train. Pour ce faire, la SNCB demande de réserver 24 heures à l’avance,… Read the full press release
Montréal, Canada, 2015-9-1 — /Travel PR News/ — For the fourth consecutive quarter, VIA Rail Canada’s (VIA Rail) efforts paid off as its revenues increased. This quarter saw a 5.2% increase in revenues compared to the second quarter of 2014, while operating expenses decreased by 3.3%. VIA Rail transported 912,900 passengers, a slight increase of 0.1%, compared… Read the full press release
100 customer ambassadors to provide face-to-face proactive advice at stations New hi-tech ticket machines with direct video link to dedicated 24/7 customer contact centre Further investment in skills training and vocational qualifications for employees PERTH, Scotland, 2015-8-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Passengers using South West Trains, one of Britain’s busiest rail networks, are to… Read the full press release
New services to begin in December 2015 following approval from rail regulator 800 additional seats every weekday between London and Somerset Improved connectivity in the South West between Weymouth, Dorchester, Exeter, Westbury, Salisbury, Bath, Bristol and London Bruton and Frome connected to London Waterloo for the first time ever Additional Sunday services between Salisbury and… Read the full press release
40-year rail industry veteran, Michael Marino, promoted to lead agency’s trans-Hudson rail transit system NEW YORK, NY, 2015-7-30 — /Travel PR News/ — The Port Authority announced today that Michael Marino – a seasoned railroad veteran with more than 40 years experience in the industry – was named the agency’s new Director of Rail Transit… Read the full press release
Q2 2015 breaks the record for the largest number of passengers ever carried on Eurostar in one quarter Business Premier passenger numbers for the second quarter rose by 10% Over 88,000 tickets sold to date for the new all year round South of France service Business looks forward to the introduction of its new fleet… Read the full press release
With valid Metrolink tickets and passes, people ride the OC Fair Express for free! LOS ANGELES, 2015-7-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Metrolink and the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) have teamed up to offer the OC Fair Express for those heading to the 125th edition of the OC Fair. Passengers along Metrolink’s Orange County and Inland… Read the full press release
Additional MOVIA vehicles to provide capacity boost for the Indian capital’s busiest metro lines This order brings the number of BOMBARDIER MOVIA vehicles in the Delhi Metro fleet to 776, making it one of the largest metro fleets in the world BERLIN, 2015-7-1 — /Travel PR News/ — Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has won… Read the full press release
Bombardier presents urban mobility developments including the eco-friendly BOMBARDIER C30 MOVIA Metro for Stockholm and latest BOMBARDIER PRIMOVE e-bus projects New innovative safety technologies for BOMBARDIER FLEXITY light rail vehicles on show including the Driver Assistance system and BodyGuardTM Bombardier highlights long-term fleet services solutions that minimize operational costs and add value for city and… Read the full press release
Bombardier Transportation receives firm order for 119 BOMBARDIER FLEXITY trams from Vienna Transport Authority Wiener Linien Contract includes 24-year FlexCare maintenance management system agreement and options for further trams and maintenance BERLIN, 2015-6-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation and the Vienna transport authority, Wiener Linien, have signed a contract for… Read the full press release
Manufactured in Italy by Bombardier in partnership with AnsaldoBreda, the V300ZEFIRO/Frecciarossa 1000 is set to revolutionize high-speed travel in Italy Milestone homologation enables train to enter commercial operation in June Berlin, 2015-5-1 — /Travel PR News/ — Over the weekend, Italian transport operator Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane hosted the inaugural journey of the V300ZEFIRO very… Read the full press release
Toronto, 2015-5-1 — /Travel PR News/ — VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) announces the launch of a new BizPak rail pass for trips originating from or arriving in London. ”We’re introducing these new BizPak passes in response to demand from our London customers, said Yves Desjardins-Siciliano, President and CEO of VIA Rail. This new offer is… Read the full press release
Rail capacity to double at Gatwick Airport in the next five years A train will leave the airport for London every three minutes State-of-the-art trains and robust new track and signalling systems coming LONDON, 2015-4-23 — /Travel PR News/ — The first new Thameslink trains serving Gatwick Airport are on track to begin service from… Read the full press release
Bombardier Transportation celebrates 100 years of pioneering contributions to the rail signalling industry With over 27 sites worldwide, Bombardier’s international rail control business today partners with customers in over 50 countries BERLIN, 2015-4-1 — /Travel PR News/ — Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation is celebrating its 100th anniversary of leadership in rail signalling. The centenary… Read the full press release
Contract covers maintenance on 74BOMBARDIER ELECTROSTAR trains Arrangement confirms Bombardier’s position as leading service and maintenance provider BERLIN, 2015-4-1 — /Travel PR News/ — Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract with National Express Group to provide maintenance for the new Essex Thameside franchise. This new franchise was recently awarded to National Express… Read the full press release
Millions of pounds of enhancements announced as part of new agreement with the Department for Transport Introduction of smart ticketing across the network and 170 new easy-to-use ticket machines More than 57,000 additional seats and 73 new services 1,400 additional parking spaces at stations across the network PERTH, Scotland, 2015-3-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Rail… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2015-3-24 — /Travel PR News/ — A nationwide discount-priced ticket for combined train and bus travel is growing in popularity, new research shows. A survey carried out by independent watchdog Passenger Focus shows that 90% of PLUSBUS users are either ‘very’ or ‘fairly’ satisfied the integrated ticket, which offers passengers unlimited bus and tram… Read the full press release
Aberdeen, Scotland, 2015-3-23 — /Travel PR News/ — FirstGroup, the leading transport operator in the UK and North America, has signed an agreement with the Department for Transport (‘DfT’) to operate the First Great Western rail franchise until 1 April 2019, which could also be extended by up to one further year at the DfT’s discretion. FirstGroup’s… Read the full press release
FirstGroup proposes low fares operation to capture market share from air travel Aberdeen, Scotland, 2015-3-11 — /Travel PR News/ — FirstGroup, the leading transport operator in the UK and North America, is developing plans for a new service offering great value fares between London, North East England and Edinburgh. As part of this process, the Group… Read the full press release
LOS ANGELES, 2015-3-2 — /Travel PR News/ — On Monday, Metrolink will reach another critical milestone by launching the life-saving rail safety technology known as Positive Train Control (PTC) in revenue service demonstration (RSD) along the commuter railroad’s San Bernardino Line between the cities of Los Angeles and San Bernardino. With this latest accomplishment, Metrolink remains on… Read the full press release
Reading, UK, 2015-2-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Alok Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Reading West, has welcomed progress made by First Great Western (FGW) to increase Standard capacity by reducing the number of First Class carriages on trains running through Reading. FGW has pledged to reduce the number of First Class carriages on… Read the full press release
• Customer Service category part of Stagecoach Group Champions Awards • Cash prizes for passengers who enter winning staff member • Awards also recognise success in safety, environment, health, innovation and community • Customer nominations can be made by visiting www.stagecoach.com or emailing champions@stagecoachgroup.com PERTH, Scotland, 2015-2-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Stagecoach Group has launched its 2015 Champions Awards… Read the full press release
Year-on-year growth of 3% in passenger numbers 2014 business travel increased by 4% year-on year Eurostar e320 trains scheduled to enter service at the end of 2015 New Lyon-South of France service proving popular with customers LONDON, 2015-2-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Eurostar, the high speed rail service between the UK and mainland Europe, today… Read the full press release
First battery powered train operating a passenger service in the UK in over half a century Battery-driven BOMBARDIER ELECTROSTARtrain entered passenger operation as part of a trial on British railways London, 2015-2-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation is celebrating the launch of an Independently Powered Electric Multiple Unit (IPEMU), which… Read the full press release
Bombardier and New United Group (NUG) have finalised an agreement establishing a new signalling joint venture in China BERLIN, 2015-2-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier Transportation and the New United Group (NUG) have finalised their agreement to establish a new joint venture (JV) for signalling and rail control in China. Each company will have… Read the full press release
Montréal, 2015-2-4 — /Travel PR News/ — VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) is pleased to announce the appointment of Susan Williams to the position of General Manager for Eastern Canada. This will involve adding value to the services offered to communities served in the Maritimes and Eastern Québec as well as business development activities intended to… Read the full press release