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The UAE Railways Program, a strategy for the Emirates’ railway sector, has been officially launched at a special event at Dubai’s EXPO 2020.
Work on Toronto’s Eglington Crosstown West Extension is a step closer to starting, as the project’s TBM are now on their way to Canada.
A trial using silicone carbide semiconductor technology in a Siemens Mobility Avenio tram in Munich has successfully concluded.
The first tunnel boring machine working on HS2 in the Midlands launched on 2 December, excavating a one-mile tunnel in Warwickshire.
Arriva Group, which owns the Chiltern Railways operating company, has signed a six-year National Rail Contract with the DfT.
Melbourne’s tram network is receiving a boost to its capacity as new E-class trams enter passenger service on Route 58 this month.
Germany has been referred to the EU Court of Justice regarding non-compliance with safety and interoperability requirements.
Alstom has signed an MoU with oil and gas company MOL to explore the use of hydrogen technology for rail transport in Hungary.
Transport for Wales (TfW) has taken delivery of the first of 35 Stadler Class 231 FLIRT trains ahead of testing.
As part of Alstom's acquisition of Bombardier Transportation, the companies agreed to divest a number of assets, including the V300 ZEFIRO.
Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern have now received the necessary regulatory approval from Mexican authorities regarding their merger.
Alstom has signed a contract with Metrolinx to refurbish 94 BiLevel series VII commuter rail cars for GO Transit.
Stanton Precast has been awarded the contract to deliver three 'green tunnels' for HS2 by the main works contractor EKFB.
A second track on Homburger Damm north of Frankfurt’s city centre has been put into operation by Deutsche Bahn.
The ORR has published its Rail Industry Finance report for 2020–21, showing that the sector is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic.
Network Rail is creating a special bridge for endangered wild hazel dormice in Lancashire in a bid to grow their populations.
The aluminium rail containers from Korita Aviation are used in railway catering, onboard trains all over the world.
Mechan is extending its longstanding relationship with London Underground, by supplying a bespoke bogie press to its Stratford Market depot.
VR FleetCare has signed an agreement with VR Group for the maintenance of the new Stadler diesel locomotive’s stock.
Tallysman® has added Galileo-E6, QZSS-L6, and BeiDou-B3 support to the TW7000 line of surface-mount antennas.
IMA Dresden explain how the heart of their test benches is the hydraulic system which is constantly supplying the test bench with oil.
Rail safety specialist, Zonegreen, has completed its first installation for the rail freight sector, equipping a new logistics park in Northamptonshire.
Railway networks prepare for the latest and greatest, as NEXCOM presents the aROK 5510, our newest, top-notch, and AI-enhanced railway computer.
Stimio explains how their Oxygen Solution makes it possible to analyse the behaviour of the different compressors installed on trains.
Bayerische Regiobahn has signed a contract with ETC Solutions to introduce the production planning and control platform, DatNet.
IMA Dresden are at the JEC Dach Forum in Frankfurt, discussing sustainability, e-mobility and thermoplastic composites.
Pandrol announce the publication of Environmental Product Declarations for three of its Sustainable Resilient System products.
To achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, we must look to high-speed rail as a go-to choice, and to do this, we need to be using quality rail materials.
Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, launches its 2030T-V70CON convoluted PTFE hose.
After the long-awaited Integrated Rail Plan was released, 3Squared explain how the changes will impact the future of rail in the north.
Network Rail adopt a new tool, based on PTV technology, for station planners to analyse detailed passenger movements within their station.
Stimio keeps IoT monitoring on track for high-value rail and utility assets with Quectel GNSS and cellular modules.
European Silk Road Summit 2021 will take place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands at the Pakhuis de Zwijger or ONLINE on 7-8 December 2021.
The Rail Industry Forum 2021 will take place in London, UK at Addleshaw Goddard and ONLINE on 7 December 2021.
The 43rd Annual NRC Conference & NRC-REMSA Exhibition will take place in Phoenix, AZ, USA on 5-8 January 2022.
Transport-led Development in the North of England will take place in Leeds, UK at Addleshaw Goddard LLP on 19 January 2022.
InfraTalk 2022 will take place virtually on 20 January 2022. This event is organised by Rail Forum Midlands.
Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum: Next steps for reform of the UK rail system and priorities for developing services and infrastructure
Transport Ticketing Global 2022 will take place on 1-2 February and will be hosted at the iconic Olympia London in London, UK.
Rail Cybersecurity Europe will take place in London, UK at the Millennium Gloucester on 8-9 February 2022.
TransCityRail Midlands 2022 will take place in Birmingham, UK at The Vox Birmingham on 10 February 2022.
Rolling Stock Forum 2022 will take place in London, UK at Clifford Chance on 10 February 2022.
The 11th International Railway Summit (IRS11) will take place in Berlin, Germany on 15-17 February 2022. Organised by IRITS Events Ltd.
International Sustainable Railway Awards 2022 (ISRA) will take place in Berlin, Germany on 17 February 2022.
Fire Protection of Rolling Stock will take place in Berlin, Germany on 23-24 February 2022. This event is organised by Arena International.
AusRAIL PLUS will now be taking place at the International Convention Centre in Sydney, Australia from 28 February to 2 March 2022.
The Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects Forum will take place in London, UK and virtually on 1-2 March 2022.
RailTech Europe 2022 will take place in Utrecht, the Netherlands at Jaarbeurs Utrecht on 8-10 March 2022. Organised by ProMedia Group.
Hitachi has been chosen to design and build a fleet of N100 express trains for Tobu Railway Company's Tokyo and Nikko and Kinugawa service.
CZ LOKO is looking into the feasibility of building a hydrogen-powered locomotive. This has tentatively been named the HydrogenShunter 1000.
Silkway Transit has celebrated the arrival of its first ‘Black Granite’ electric locomotives at Nurly-Zhol railway station.
The second of two Alstom light rail vehicles (LRV) has now arrived at the Finch West Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF) in Toronto.
The first of three DMUs ordered from Stadler by the SBCTA has now left the manufacturer’s factory in Salt Lake City.
Baselland Transport and Stadler have signed a contract for the manufacture and delivery of 25 TINA (total integrated low-floor drive) trams.
NEB has ordered 31 two-car, battery-operated Mireo Plus B trains from Siemens Mobility for the new East Brandenburg rail network.
Knorr-Bremse, manufacturer of train braking systems, HVAC systems and entrance systems has signed a maintenance framework agreement with CAF.
Israel Railways has issued a notice to proceed for the supply of 36 TRAXX P160 AC3 electric locomotives manufactured by Alstom.
Alstom and Eversholt Rail have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at the development of 10 three-car hydrogen trains for the UK.
Hitachi Rail and Angel Trains have agreed to retrofit batteries on to TransPennine Express Nova 1 intercity trains.
Alstom has won the largest metro rolling stock contract in Egypt: it will supply 55 Metropolis trainsets for the Cairo Metro Line 1.
China's first fully automated, driverless elevated monorail has entered passenger service in Wuhan with 28 six-car Innovia trains.
Hitachi Rail and FERROVIENORD have signed a contract for the delivery of 50 high-capacity regional trains for Lombardy, Italy.
The RAIB said wheel slide was at play in the collision between a SWR and a GWR service at Salisbury Tunnel Junction on 31 October 2021.
The Stadler-built EuroDual locomotives, part of the European Loc Pool fleet, have been approved for operation in Austria.
Mini Gears - Manufacturer of Machined Parts, Gears and Racks for a wide range of industries, supplying world-wide.
Turkey’s AYGM and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality have chosen Alstom to help upgrade the country's signalling infrastructure.
STM has entered the rail infrastructure services market with the establishment of a new railway infrastructure division.
The trial operations phase of the Elizabeth line has now begun. This is the final stage of the project before the line opens in 2022.
Work on HS2’s Old Oak Common 850-metre-long station box has begun. The reinforced concrete structure will form the station's frame and base.
Etihad Rail has completed the excavation of the nine tunnels that make up Package D of Stage Two of the UAE National Rail Network.
Regular train services resumed on the Dartmoor Line between Exeter and Okehampton this past weekend after a 50-year hiatus.
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has applied for a building permit to expand the railway line between Grellingen and Duggingen to double tracks.
An Implenia/Webuild (and swiss subsidiary CSC) joint venture has been awarded Lot H41 of the Brenner Base Tunnel project.
Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas has launched the international tender for the construction of Rail Baltica’s main line in Latvia.
Following the collision between a SWR train and a GWR train on 31 October, the line is set to reopen to passenger traffic on 16 November.
Following severe flooding in Germany in July, Deutsche Bahn has reopened part of the Ahr Valley Railway to passenger traffic again today.
Hitachi Rail and ScottishPower have signed a three-year deal for 100 percent renewable electricity (wind, solar, hydro-electric).
East Midlands Railway's Eastcroft depot near Nottingham is being upgraded to the tune of two million GBP. Works will be complete in June 2022.
Rail Baltica has been granted an additional 19.7m euros in funding thanks to a Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) cross-border grant agreement.
VINCI Construction will build the operation and rolling stock maintenance centre for the Grand Paris Express’ future Line 18.
HS2 has published a shortlist of bidders for the Phase 2a Design and Delivery Partner contract. The winner will be announced next summer.
Alstom and Liebherr – Aerospace and Transportation SAS have signed a collaboration agreement aimed at optimising hydrogen systems.
A new DB Cargo subsidiary, DB Cargo Transasia, has been established in Shanghai due to the popularity of the New Silk Road rail route.
Alstom has agreed to hand over its Reichshoffen production site and Coradia Polyvalent and TALENT3 platforms to CAF.
Deutsche Bahn is applying new requirements for passengers to carry proof of vaccination, recovery or a negative COVID-19 test.
Hynamics has signed a new partnership agreement with Alstom to reduce the time needed to refuel hydrogen trains.
The Integrated Rail Plan published today, 18 November 2021, announces a huge slash in new railway lines being built in England.
Alstom formally opened its new manufacturing facility in Coimbatore, India with a ceremony attended by France’s Ambassador to India.
Jonn Elledge laments COP26's focus on electric vehicles to the exclusion of all other modes of transport, including the cleanest of them all.
For Transport Day at COP26 (10 Nov 2021), UITP and UIC have released a joint statement urging a focus on rail and public transport.
The Office of Rail and Road has published its Signalling Market Study, launched in November 2020, to improve competition in the sector in GB.
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Deutsche Bahn says it is getting into industrial 3D printing in order to make the maintenance of its trains faster and easier.
Germany is lagging behind the rest of Europe when it comes to rail network electrification says Allianz pro Schiene.
Network Rail and GWR are trialling a new information service designed to enable passengers to make more informed decisions.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is training dogs to detect protected species in order to speed up construction projects.
Commuting into London lags behind rest of the UK says RDG, putting the recovery of London’s shops, theatres, restaurants and bars at risk.
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