DENMARK: National passenger operator DSB has awarded Hitachi Rail the Support Systems contract to design, supply and maintain a range of systems intended to support the conversion of the København ...

SWITZERLAND: Federal transport office BAV has granted planning approval for the proposed Bern – Ostermundigen tram line, which will replace the heavily used eastern branch of Bernmobil bus Route 10 to ...

USA: Autonomous battery-electric wagon technology company Parallel Systems has raised $100m in new capital. This will support commercialisation and at-scale manufacturing of its third-generation ...

EUROPE: More than 40 representatives of rail freight organisations including train operators, wagon keepers and policymakers came together in Bern on October 7 to discuss a potential overhaul of the ...

Saudi Arabia Railways orders 10 tailor-made Stadler inter-city trains SAUDI ARABIA: Stadler has signed a firm contract to supply Saudi Arabia Railways with a further 10 inter-city trainsets for use on ...

TURKEY: Ministers formally inaugurated the 153 km Çerkezköy – Kapıkule section of the Halkalı – Kapıkule railway on October 9, representing the latest step in the creation of a double-track ...

Stadler has signed a firm contract to supply Saudi Arabia Railways with a further 10 inter-city trainsets for use on the East–West line between Riyadh and Dammam. The order announced on October 9 has ...

SINGAPORE: A joint venture to pursue rail and smart transport technology opportunities in southeast Asia has been launched by PCI Technology Group and the Strides Far East subsidiary of Singapore ...

POLAND: High energy costs driven by emissions taxes threaten rail freight’s viability, the Chief Executive of Polish state railway holding group PKP SA Alan Beroud has warned. Speaking to Railway ...

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 ...

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