Tag: Accessibility

Two Greater Manchester stations to receive access-for-all upgrades

Two Greater Manchester rail stations are to receive a £10m upgrade to…

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Stadler delivers first test train for Berlin underground

Stadler has officially handed over the first test vehicle of next generation…

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Prague to buy Škoda ForCity Plus Praha 52T trams

New trams to start running in the Czech capital in less than…

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East Midlands Railway installs new interactive information screens

East Midlands Railway (EMR) has made further progress in its million-pound project…

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Network Rail completes more work on Transpennine Route Upgrade

Over Christmas engineers on the Transpennine Route Upgrade completed major improvements between…

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South London station to get lifts, footbridge and step-free access

Network Rail has announced that it is to upgrade accessibility at Shortlands…

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York transport consultation has one month to go

City of York Council is reminding residents to take part in its…

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Visually-impaired passengers take part in London ‘Try a train’ trial

GTR and the Thomas Pocklington Trust have taken an initiative which they…

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First electric units Škoda 16Ev start regular operation in Latvia

The first electric Škoda 16Ev units of the Latvian national carrier Vienā…

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USA’s Amtrak requests proposals for replacing Long Distance fleet

US train operator Amtrak has issued a formal Request for Proposals (RFP)…

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