Advances in rail fastening system design and installation methods are helping contractors to meet rising demand for new infrastructure despite a shortage of skilled track technicians, explains Cédric ...

No less than 1 444.9 km of Chinese high speed lines opened between June and the end of September. Reflecting the challenging topography now facing builders, bridges and tunnels account for 88% of the ...

InnoTrans news. Railway Gazette International is the principal international media partner for InnoTrans, the world’s largest rail industry exhibition which is held in Berlin ev ...

INTERNATIONAL: The demand for railway products and services is expected to continue growing steadily over the next five years, according to the 11th World Rail Market Study commissioned by European ...

GERMANY: In a ruling issued on October 7, a federal administrative court in Köln has rejected an earlier regulatory measure intended to facilitate market entry by private operators to the ...

EUROPE: Virgin Group confirmed on October 9 that an order for 12 Avelia Stream high speed trains had been signed with Alstom, including 30 years of maintenance. It also announced Virgin Atlantic ...

TANZANIA: Tanzania Railways Corp has commissioned Systra to lead a feasibility study for a proposed three-line monorail network in Dar es Salaam, where the rapidly growing population is projected to ...

JMT Industrie launched as a holding company for Theurer family’s track machinery businesses INTERNATIONAL: Plasser & Theurer has announced a restructuring of the investments held by the Max-Thuerer ...

JMT Industrie launched as a holding company for Theurer family’s track machinery businesses INTERNATIONAL: Plasser & Theurer has announced a restructuring of the investments held by the Max-Thuerer ...

INTERNATIONAL: Plasser & Theurer has announced a restructuring of the investments held by the Max-Thuerer family, affecting the holding company model for the track machine producer as well as the ...

EUROPE: The European Union Agency for Railways has acknowledged that ERTMS specifications were put into EU law before they were mature, contributing to repeated changes and national variants. ‘It’s ...

AUSTRALIA: Technology company 4Tel has commissioned digital movement authorities for the Australian Rail Track Corp on more than 1 500 km of its network across New South Wales, replacing a highly ...