Great British Railways to consider public ownership of new train fleets under landmark rail strategy countryside

Great British Railways will, for the first time in more than three decades, assess whether new trains should be publicly owned rather than leased, as...

Dan Benn Tue, 09/29/2026 - 10:15
ScotRail Begins Procurement for Funding Its Next-Generation Suburban Fleet Scotrail Train

ScotRail has officially launched the procurement process to secure financing options for its brand‑new suburban train fleet—marking a major milestone...

jonathand@cogn… Mon, 03/02/2026 - 10:28
Network Rail Launches £5bn–£6bn Track Systems Procurement Ahead of CP8 and CP9 Train on a Track

Network Rail has signalled one of its most significant upcoming infrastructure procurements with the publication of a new pipeline notice for a...

jonathand@cogn… Wed, 02/04/2026 - 09:02
Network Rail launches £1.5bn procurement for next-generation infrastructure monitoring Rail Blurred Motion

Network Rail has formally launched the procurement of a new, end-to-end Infrastructure Monitoring (IM) solution, designed to replace its life-expired...

jonathand@cogn… Wed, 08/27/2025 - 09:25
High-speed operator’s procurement department to go 100% digital iryo fleet

Leading Spanish high-speed operator iryo has announced that it will complete the digital transformation of its procurement department by the end of...

Peter Johnson Thu, 06/27/2024 - 11:39
HS2 launches procurement process for shuttle system in the Midlands HS2 launches procurement process for shuttle system in the Midlands

HS2 has started the procurement process for the design and supply of its Automated People Mover (APM) in the West Midlands. Alongside the design and...

richardw@cogni… Tue, 07/11/2023 - 11:50
Conservative leadership turmoil spells uncertainty for HS2 bidding Abstract motion-blurred view from a moving train, via Istock

The current Conservative Party leadership race is having a delayed knock-on effect with the procurement of the main works civils framework for phase...

Elliot Griffiths Mon, 08/15/2022 - 10:45
Network Rail detail new £1.25bn frameworks Rail route

Three new procurement notices have been published by Network Rail for frameworks in its North West and Central Region, worth a combined £1.25bn. 

T...

Elliot Griffiths Thu, 06/16/2022 - 10:04
Network Rail looks to appoint new Design Development Partner Engineering work taking place

Network Rail Wales & Western is looking to appoint a Design Development Partner for the region through a 5-8 year framework agreement.

The maximum...

Connor Fairhurst Tue, 04/12/2022 - 14:39
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