BOMBARDIER: Announcing its first quarter results on May 2, Bombardier said revenues at the Transportation business totalled US$2·1bn, 5% down year-on-year excluding currency impacts. It said this reflected a slower production ramp-up on certain large projects as it ‘better synchronises its production output to customer requirements and delivery schedules‘. EBIT margin

TRACSIS: Transport software supplier Tracsis Group announced its acquisition of timetabling tool specialist Bellvedi Ltd on May 1. UK-based Bellvedi’s ATTUne planning and ATTUne4C on-the-day control platforms are used by train operators, infrastructure manager Network Rail, franchise bidding teams and consultancies for planning and validating timetables. ‘Tracsis has known the Bellvedi

VIRGIN founder Sir Richard Branson has called for all outstanding Department for Transport franchise competitions to be scrapped until the recommendations of the Williams Rail Review have been published in the autumn. He has also claimed that four current franchises are ’struggling’.Virgin is one of four companies which have had

INTERNATIONAL: Railway projects were included in the ‘283 concrete results’ announced by the hosts following the Second Belt & Road Forum for International Co-operation, which was held in Beijing on April 25-27. The forum was organised by the Chinese government to bring together heads of government and other senior figures to

ESTONIA: Freight group Operail’s supervisory board has approved the management’s proposal for changes at the Tapa depot which will direct resources towards locomotive rebuilding activities rather than wagon repairs.  Repair activities at the site have not been profitable in recent years because of the extent to which work depends on the

Two boys, aged 12 and 14, were arrested Wednesday, May 1. They have been released on conditional bail and the police investigation continue.Vandals broke 112 windows during an attack on the Great Central Railway – Nottingham.Vandals caused £80,000 worth of damage.Bank Holiday weekend services will run as scheduled.

Police arrest two boys in connection with criminal damage.Vandals broke 112 windows during an attack on the Great Central Railway – Nottingham.Vandals caused £80,000 worth of damage.Bank Holiday weekend services will run as scheduled. Nottingham Police has confirmed today (Thursday, May 2) that two boys, aged 12 and

Police arrest two boys in connection with criminal damage.Vandals broke 112 windows during an attack on the Great Central Railway – Nottingham.Vandals caused £80,000 worth of damage.Bank Holiday weekend services will run as scheduled. Nottingham Police has confirmed today (Thursday, May 2) that two boys, aged 12 and

Bank Holiday weekend services will run as scheduled.Vandals broke 112 windows during an attack on the Great Central Railway – Nottingham.Vandals caused £80,000 worth of damage. Great Central Railway Nottingham have announced that their Bank Holiday Weekend services will run as normal, despite vandals causing an estimated £80,000 worth of

Teenage vandals broke 112 windows during an attack on the Great Central Railway – Nottingham’s Ruddington site on the evening of Monday, April 29, causing an estimated £80,000 worth of damage. At around 5.45pm, six male offenders believed to be aged between 14 and 16 entered the site and smashed