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Collins Earthworks has completed the preparation of the HS2 site in Warwickshire in readiness for tunnelling to start this summer.
Collins Earthworks has completed the preparation of the HS2 site in Warwickshire in readiness for tunnelling to start this summer.
ARCT has awarded a 30 million AUD signalling contract to Arcadis for the Inland Rail freight project that will connect Melbourne to Brisbane.
Private Swiss train operator BLS says it is putting in place immediate measures after the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB) discovered unus...
MSC launches a new rail freight connection between Antwerp and Terminal Wien Süd, one of Austrian Federal Railways' terminals in Vienna.
Czech rolling stock manufacturer CZ LOKO has sold an EffiShunter 1000 shunting locomotive to Trainpoint Norway. It will be delivered in 2021.
The European Commission has officially proposed the successor to Shift2Rail – Europe's Rail JU – to the European Council and Parliament.
Network Rail completes the Southampton Freight Train Lengthening project, allowing freight trains of up to 775m to Southampton.
Transfesa Logistics has added regular weekly services to Dourges, France to its portfolio and is hoping to expand the number of services.
Austrian Federal Railways and Siemens Mobility have unveiled the exterior design of the new generation of Nightjet trains in Vienna.
Alstom has completed the installation of its interlocking system on 328km of the mainline railway between Eskisehir and Balikesir in Turkey.
Downer EDI has won the contract to upgrade stations on the Bankstown Line, which will become part of the Sydney Metro network.
EMR is retiring its fleet of InterCity 125 trains, comprising Class 43 power cars and Mark 3 coaches, in May 2021.
HS2 Ltd has started its search for a contractor to build the rolling stock depot and control centre at Washwood Heath in Birmingham.
Deutsche Bahn's head of digitalisation and technology, Prof. Sabina Jeschke, is leaving the railway company in May 2021.
CZ LOKO has won a contract with Poland's national carrier for long-distance services, PKP Intercity, for 10 EffiShunter 300 locomotives.
Škoda Transportation has won a contract to supply 24 trams to two towns and a city in Germany's federal state of Brandenburg.
Rail safety specialists, Zonegreen, have launched an innovative solar powered derailer, to bring clients environmental and economic benefits.
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The ODX-6000 three-phase DC/AC inverter guarantees very high standards of accuracy, performance, safety, and strict regulatory compliance.
To better share passenger information, Irish Rail partnered with Daktronics to manufacture and install a new LED display at Limerick Station.
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CableGuardian, by Viper Innovations, prevents service affecting failures before they occur by delivering precise condition monitoring.
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Sam Taylor & Paul Vaclik explain Nomad's new Engage Portal in regards to passenger experience, accessibility & entertainment.
With Plasser & Theurer’s newly developed rail grinding machine for light rail and trams, rail traffic is easy on the ears.
Socomec has been awarded the "Platinum" EcoVadis certification medal, remaining among the top 1% of the world's 45,000 best rated companies.
Polarteknik is taking part in the Fire Protection of Rolling Stock virtual conference 2021, taking place 24th-25th February, 2021.
Rail depot equipment specialist, Mechan, has created a bespoke set of lifting jacks to furnish an upgraded Glasgow maintenance facility.
BAPCO: The Online Event, will provide a dedicated online experience for professionals in the public safety technology sector on 2-4 March.
Rail Industry Forum – Rail in 2021 and beyond: Recovery and Reform. This virtual event will take place on Wednesday 3rd March 2021.
Eurasia Rail 2021 brings together global rolling stock manufacturers, infrastructure technology suppliers and rail logistics companies on 3-5 March.
Rail Wellbeing Live's Wellbeing Wednesdays return! They'll take place on the first Wednesday every month from 2nd December 2020.
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers are going international with their Railway Division Virtual Annual Luncheon 2021 event (5 March 2021).
METRANSLOG - Middle East Transport & Logistics is a Virtual Expo and Summit that will take place from 08 - 09 March 2021.
Accelerate: Rail, the leading conference for the UK rail industry, returns to London on Wednesday 10 March for a day of open debate and discussion.
The RIA workshop on the Railway Interoperability Regulations (RIR) will be held as a virtual event on 19 March this year.
The Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) Forum: Successfully obtaining a DCO, returns for 2021 as a virtual conference on 22-25 March.
WeRail Presents: Tunnel and Metro Fire Protection Webinar Series 2021. 3 sessions per day, taking place between 22 March – 26 March 2021.
C3 Rail; command, control and communications for Asia Pacific rail operators and authorities, will take place live and online on 23 March.
The UITP MENA Transport Congress and Exhibition, organised under the theme 'Building the Future of Mobility', will take place in Dubai on 29-31 March.
RailTech Europe 2021 // LIVE will provide a worldwide digital meeting place for rail professionals from 30 March – 1 April 2021.
Saudi Rail, the region's only rail show for innovation, strategy and technology takes place online on 5 April 2021 at 10am Gulf Standard Time (GST).
The Safety of Passenger Conference, concerning the safety of bus, minibus and tram passengers, takes place in Warsaw, Poland on 20-21 April.
'Smart, Green, Regenerative', is the theme of the Global Rolling Stock Industry Innovation Summit taking place in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China on 27-29 April.
Coca-Cola is partnering with DB Cargo to transport its goods for all long-distance journeys in Germany to become a greener business.
The University of Extremadura in Spain will work with Talgo to develop the visual identity of the TPH2 hydrogen test train.
The first of 270 Bombardier Electrostars has been overhauled and returned to passenger service for train operator Govia Thameslink Railway.
Skoda Transporation has won a contract to supply six electric multiple units (EMUs) to Estonia, to be delivered by the end of 2024.
Talgo has started the dynamic testing of its very high-speed train, the Talgo Avril. All 30 units will go to Spain's national operator Renfe.
TMH has shipped two shunting locomotives, type TEM18DM, to Mongolia. TMH signed the contract with Ulaanbaatar Railway in 2019.
CAF will supply four 4-car electric multiple units to Euskotren over the next two years in a contract worth almost 32 million euros.
Alstom is to equip 13 DB Cargo locomotives, type EG3100, with its ETCS solution. They will operate in Germany, Denmark and Sweden.
Siemens Mobility will supply 31 regional trains for the passenger network in Bavaria. The order comprises 25 Desiro HC and 6 Mireo trainsets.
Amtrak Midwest has been testing the new Siemens Mobility Venture railcars, which are being manufactured in Sacramento, California.
Hitachi Rail has successfully trialled its first battery-powered tram in Italy. Battery-powered trams can make do without overhead lines.
Avlo, Renfe's new low-cost high-speed passenger service that will run between Madrid and Barcelona, will launch on 23 June 2021.
Marseille and Alstom have revealed the finalised metro design for the new rolling stock that will be deployed in the city from 2023.
The first of five high-speed trains, an Alstom Pendolino ETR470, has arrived in Greece. It will start carrying passengers in March 2021.
Stalder has delivered the first of 12 Citylink tram-trains to Hungary where they will start serving Szeged and Hódmezővásárhely from Q4 2021.
The CAF-Bombardier consortium has been chosen as the preferred bidder to supply 146 double-decker MI20 trains for RER Line B in Paris.
Lankelma's Guide to Cone Penetration Testing: CPT allows for the collection of multiple and simultaneous readings at depth.
Germany has suffered some severe winter weather in February, with heavy snowfall across much of the country, affecting the railway too.
HS2 Ltd has revealed the design of the Euston tunnel headhouse that will sit alongside the West Coast Main Line in London.
The Route 2020 metro line in Dubai, United Arab Emirates has entered revenue service. It connects Jabal Ali Station with the World Expo site.
Alstom has completed a further section of the 240km Beni Suef-Asyut railway line in Egypt. 100km of the line are now commissioned.
Tottenham Court Road station has reached a major milestone: works are sufficiently progressed for final commissioning activities to begin.
HS2 Phase 2a, connecting the high-speed line from London to Crewe via Birmingham, has received royal assent in parliament.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has issued its revised draft business plan, which will go to the California Legislature in April.
Network Rail to begin works at London King's Cross station at the end of February as part of the 1.2 billion GBP East Coast Main Line.
Finland's state railway company VR Group has started producing energy. It has installed solar panels on Pendolino Hall at its Helsinki depot.
HS2 has revealed its final design for the headhouse and vent shaft at Chalfont St Giles which will provide ventilation to the Chiltern tunnel.
Albanian State Railways has signed a contract for the rehabilitation of the Durrës-Tirana line and the construction of a new 5.7km line.
The rail link to Bucharest's airport is complete. There is a new station at T1, connecting passengers to the city centre in 20 minutes.
Network Rail has announced Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) works to take place in the first two weeks of August.
Comments in the Commissioner's report stating the government is exploring cutting down platform numbers at HS2 Euston have sparked concern.
The first of five headhouses that will provide ventilation and emergency access to the HS2 Chiltern tunnel has gained planning approval.
Network Rail and Alstom have signed a two-year framework contract for the supply of CLever cantilevers to electrify railway lines in the UK.
Following its annoucement of this plan in October 2020 the Welsh government has now taken the Wales & Borders franchise into public ownership.
The German government will provide more financial assistance to businesses wishing to connect their facilities to the rail network.
The US Senate has confirmed Pete Buttigieg as Secretary of Transportation in the Biden Administration, with 83 votes in favour, 13 against.
On 29 January 2021 Alstom has completed the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation with a combined order backlog of 71.1 billion euros.
The Voice of European Railways (CER) says railways in the EU27 made losses of 26 billion euros in 2020 because of COVID-19.
Bombardier Transportation says it will increase its production capacity and hire up to 180 new employees at its facility in Bruges, Belgium.
Amtrak's CEO has written to Congress outlining the passenger railroad's five key demands to recover from COVID and expand services.
The designs for the HS2 viaducts at Water Orton in Warwickshire have been unveiled following a public consultation in spring 2020.
The government has awarded 760 million GBP in funding for the construction of East West Rail between Bicester and Bletchley.
French transport minister confirms to the National Assembly that France would make sure it supported Eurostar and was in talks with Britain.
Railway Division Virtual Annual Luncheon 2021: Celebrate and network with senior railway industry colleagues on 5th March.
IMechE's Young Engineers and Apprentices Railway Seminar: A New Era in Rail will take place on 28th and 29th January 2021.
Alstom has won the contract to provide the signalling, train control and telecommunications systems for the Delhi-Meerut railway line, India.
Bombardier Transportation's joint venture in China, BST, has won a contract to provide maintenance services for 280 high-speed train cars.
Siemens Mobility has won its biggest-ever service contract from Deutsche Bahn. It is to revise 40 ICE 4 trains, with an option for 50 more.
There are renewed calls on the UK government to provide support to Eurostar to prevent Britain's only international rail link from folding.