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Uk Loco Limited

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:13:47 +0000

Progressing with £12.5m contract - Olympic contract underway
Worcestershire-based UK Loco Ltd is progressing with a £12.5m contract to make the London Eye more environmentally friendly. The company is fitting the London Eyes capsules with energy-efficient heating and ventilation systems. The company is also working on a contract for the Olympics opening ceremony.

Bombardier Transportation (Holdings) UK Ltd

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:55:58 +0000

Rail firm wins £188 million contract
Derby based firm Bombardier has won a £188 million contract to build 130 Electrostar railway carriages for Southern Railways. The company is also bidding on a contract worth £127m to upgrade a fleet of trains on an eVoyager project.

Bombardier Transportation UK Ltd

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:41:25 +0000

£188m Contract Secured - Part-Funded with £80m Government Subsidy
UK train-maker Bombardier has secured a 188m deal to build 130 carriages for rail company Southern, part-funded with an £80m government subsidy

Deltarail Group Limited

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:43:25 +0000

Premises extension for technology company
DeltaRail has taken the remaining lease at Hudson House, Derby. The software and technology company is now the sole occupier of the 31,500 sq ft building.

Virgin Rail Group Holdings Limited

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:40:47 +0000

Job cuts by train operator
Virgin Trains is planning to cut up to five jobs at Carlisle railway station. The proposed restructure will affect team leaders, platform assistants and customer-service assistants. It is expected the job cuts will be through natural wastage and there will be no redundancies.

East Midlands Trains Limited

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:56:03 +0000

Group profits down 18% - Loss at train franchise
Stagecoachs half-year profits fell 18% due to a loss at its East Midlands Trains franchise. The Perth-based travel group made a pre-tax profit of £88.7 million, down from a profit of £108.7 million a year earlier. Performance at its UK rail division deteriorated, recording an operating loss of £6.9 million compared with a profit of £22.9 million a year earlier. Sir Brian Souter is Chief Executive.

East Midlands Trains Limited

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:06:40 +0000

Group profits fall 18% to £88.7m - Revenue up
Bus and train operator Stagecoach reported an 18% drop in half year pre-tax profit after losses were made at East Midlands Trains. East Midlands Trains posted an operating loss of £6.9m compared to a profit of £22.9m last year. Overall group profit fell to £88.7m from £108.7m. Revenue rose to £1.29bn. Brian Souter is the Chief Executive.

Arriva PLC

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:00:04 +0000

Arriva PLC - Interim Results
ARI - merly "Strategic Thought Group plc") Half Year Results for the six months ended 30 September 2011 Active Risk Group has developed and sells its innovative risk management software solution, Active Risk Manager ("ARM"). ARM is used by many leading international companies and on some of ...

Arriva PLC

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:20:38 +0100

Deal agreed to ensure new Chatham bus station has buses
An 11th hour deal has been reached between Medway Council and bus operator Arriva, to ensure that buses will run from the new Chatham bus station when it opens on Monday, October 10.

Bombardier Transportation (Holdings) UK Ltd

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:20:48 +0100

Survey predicts huge job losses as Bombardier loses Thameslink contract
UK unions to attend parliament to voice objections over award of rail contract to German company Siemens