Global Rail News en http://eriksrailnews.com/ Swedish SJ is ordering 20 new wide-body Regina trains with bistros for intercity service, says managing director Jan Forsberg. - December 28th http://eriksrailnews.com Swedish train operator SJ is teaming up with the auction website Tradera to sell 6000 cheap train tickets each week. - October 4th http://eriksrailnews.com August 8th: German Union Demands 31% More Pay http://eriksrailnews.com April 3rd: New World Speed Record, 575 km/h http://eriksrailnews.com The German government is spending EUR4m on integrating the GPS satellite navigation system with a magnetic speedometer. - March 26th http://eriksrailnews.com A London to Glasgow Virgin train derailed on Friday the 23rd. - February 24th http://eriksrailnews.com German DBAG and competitors have grown freight traffic to the limit. - February 24th http://eriksrailnews.com Great North Eastern Railway is to be stripped of its franchise because it is not paying the government the agreed £1,3bn for the privilege of running the London-Edinburgh trains. - December 21st http://eriksrailnews.com