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The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has extended GTR’s Emergency Recovery Measures Agreement (ERMA) until 31 March 2022.
The ORR has launched the 2023 Periodic Review – the process for determining the funding needed for Britain’s rail network from 2024-2029.
Deutsche Bahn has brought forward its deadline for achieving climate-neutrality by ten years, with 2040 as the new target date.
Scotland's Levenmouth rail link to be double tracked and electrified says Scottish Government Transport Minister Graeme Dey.
Webuild and US subsidiary Lane Construction have signed the final agreement to build the US’ first true high-speed railway.
Canadian National Railway & Kansas City Southern Railway have filed documents requested by the STB in relation to their merger.
The RDG has warned that a cut in domestic air passenger duty would see thousands of passengers shift from rail to air.
Network Rail has awarded Siemens Mobility the contract to deliver GRIP stages 4-8 of the Devon and Cornwall re-signalling programme.
Webuild Group identified as best bidder for a design and build contract for the Orsara-Bovino section of the Naples-Bari high-speed railway.
Alstom’s Chinese joint venture PBTS has been awarded a new contract by Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to operate and maintain its APM.
Network Rail says that more freight is now being transported across one of its busiest business regions than before the pandemic.
ScotRail has agreed a five-year maintenance contract extension for its fleet of Siemens Mobility Class 380 trains.
A consortium led by Alstom will supply Mexico’s large scale intercity railway project Tren Maya, a comprehensive 1,525 km mobility project.
Shchekinoazot has signed a contract for 132 new generation tank cars for methanol from United Wagon Company (UWC).
Electronic interlocking has now been fully commissioned in Duisburg after the second expansion stage was completed at the end of May.
Siemens Mobility has completed the delivery of high-speed Velaro trains ordered by the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) between 2013 and 2019.
Zonegreen has successfully installed its flagship Depot Personnel Protection System (DPPS) at Crown Point maintenance facility, Norwich.
Mechan have installed a bespoke bogie drop as part of the largescale development of Norwich’s Crown Point rail depot.
European Space Agency (ESA) support jumpstarts LiveEO’s product development and enables market leadership.
MD of the Transportation Business Unit Laurent Garnier gives his insights on Texelis's future outlook, its services and expertise.
Viper Innovations: Efficient maintenance, effective safety and transformational asset management for signalling power supplies.
British Cables Company (BCC) has gained a 5-year framework agreement to supply a range of specialist cables to Network Rail.
A statement by Gordon Donald, Managing Director of Geofabrics, regarding the judgement on patent infringement by Fiberweb Geosynthetics Ltd.
Find out how rail and signalling operators can monitor interference on GSM-R networks and equipment to identify and prevent failures.
Bayern LB, Helaba and KfW IPEX-Bank are co-financing the acquisition of 32 modern Coradia Continental electric multiple units for HLB.
British Steel is looking to recruit new manufacturing trainees to enhance its operations in Scunthorpe, UK.
Zonegreen is expanding the services it offers to Nottingham’s Eastcroft depot, following the installation of its Points Converter technology.
Korita Aviation is a leading manufacturer of galley insert equipment and has been manufacturing on-train service equipment since 2006.
Humanitarian aid: five companies take part in project initiated by Plasser & Theurer and Plasser India.
We are pleased to announce that we have hired Joseph Mehawej as our new Business Development Manager for MENA.
British Steel products have been exhibited at the 20th China (Shanghai) International Metallurgical Industry Exhibition.
Virtek's Iris™ ActiveTrack laser positioning software continuously projects stable, accurate laser lines onto moving parts.
RailLog Korea will be held at the Busan Exhibition & Convention Center – BEXCO, in Busan, South Korea on 16–19 June 2021.
CORE 2021 will take place at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia on 21–23 June 2021. Virtual attendance is also possible.
Rail Safety Week takes place on 21–27 June 2021. This is an industry-led initiative focusing on rail safety for the industry and the public.
Transport Ticketing Digital Summit 2021 will be taking place ONLINE on 22 – 24 June 2021. FREE passes available to transport professionals.
Scandinavian Rail Optimisation is taking place online and will be held on 22 – 24 June 2021. The event will be completely interactive.
ERTMS & ETCS: The Future of Railway Signalling will take place ONLINE, on 28 June–1 July 2021. Experts will share updates in rail signalling.
Rail Wellbeing Live's Wellbeing Wednesdays take place on the first Wednesday every month. Livestreams are free and cover a range of topics.
Rail Digi Expo will be taking place ONLINE this edition and will be on 12 – 17 July 2021. The focus is on technology, trade and investment.
The UK Light Rail Conference will take place in Newcastle upon Tyne on 13 - 14 July 2021. Reconfiguring urban transport for a better future.
Intermodal Asia will take place at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center Shanghai, China on 27 – 29 July 2021.
NT Expo Sao Paulo will take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil on 31 August – 2 September 2021.
Intermodal South America will take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil on 1–3 September 2021. The focus is on cargo transportation and logistics.
7th Railway Forum 2021: Railway Renaissance: Entering a New Age of Mobility will take place in Berlin on 7–8 September 2021.
The 15th edition of Railtex and the 13th edition of Infrarail will take place at the NEC, Birmingham from 7-9 September 2021.
World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo will be held ONLINE on 14–16 September 2021.
Maintenance & Resilience ASIA (MRA) 2021: The Key to Smart Manufacturing & Infrastructure will take place in Bangkok, Thailand on 22-24 September 2021.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has celebrated 30 years of ICE traffic in Germany with the christening of the first XXL ICE.
Alstom has begun operations at METRONET’s brand new train manufacturing facility in Perth, Western Australia.
The ORR has launched a 'lessons learned' review to examine how the cracking issue in the Hitachi Class 800 trains occurred.
TfW has said goodbye to its last Pacer trains after more than 30 years of service, marking the end of an era for Britain’s railways.
Arriva Group is filing an application to operate regional rail open access night services in the Netherlands.
Alstom has signed a contract with the Toronto Transit Commission for the supply of 60 five-car Flexity trams (streetcars).
A Talgo Avril unit has reached a key milestone in the very high-speed train's homologation process by exceeding 363 kilometres per hour.
United Wagon Company has obtained vehicle type approval from the European Union Agency for Railways for two of its flat cars.
Alstom and SWEG have signed a framework agreement that will see Alstom provide and maintain locomotives from its rental pool for eight years.
Alstom has received an order from Hessische Landesbahn GmbH (HLB) to supply 32 Coradia Continental electric multiple units.
Alstom and SNCF Voyageurs have unveiled the first TGV M power car. Its carbon footprint is the lowest on the market.
Talgo has secured a contract from Renfe to manufacture 26 new variable gauge and 330 km/h commercial speed powerheads (locomotives).
East Midlands Railway EMR and AV IT Media have produced a commemorative documentary on the High Speed Train (HST).
Transformation of the Wales and Borders network has moved another step closer with the first Class 197 trains coming off the production line.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Stadler have signed an agreement to develop the first virtual image, or digital twin, of a complete train.
SNCF and partners have begun to test their prototype autonomous regional train on commercial tracks in northern France.
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HS2 begins search for a construction partner to build Interchange Station. This will be at the centre of the new high speed rail network.
No trains ran to or from London King’s Cross this past weekend as work continued on Network Rail’s East Coast Upgrade.
Alstom’s Chinese joint venture PBTS has been awarded a 27-year contract to maintain the Innovia Monorail 300 platform for Wuhu City in China.
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Track laying in Jiangxi Province for the Ganzhou-Shenzhen High-Speed Railway in China is complete. This section measures 134.5km.
HS2 Ltd has revealed a new vacuum excavation technique for piling which could have massive benefits for the wider construction industry.
The UK government has announced a significant railway funding boost for the north and Midlands valued at 401m GBP.
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has found Network Rail’s progress in delivering against its Control Period 6 (CP6) plans broadly on track.
Four tunnel boring machines have finished 20 months of digging under Melbourne to create two 9km rail tunnels for the Metro Tunnel Project.
Brightline has passed the halfway mark on construction of its 170-mile track extension from Miami to Orlando.
The IRICAV Due Consortium is set to start work on a section of Italy’s Verona-Padua high-speed, high-capacity railway.
Work is underway on the final stage of a major project to transform London King’s Cross’ track layout, which will reduce congestion.
An ex-military site in Latvia is being scanned for unexploded ordnance as part of a Rail Baltica greenfield railway infrastructure project.
The Sydney Metro West project has announced two new stations – Pyrmont, and Hunter Street in the city's central business district.
HS2 has deployed the first of 10 tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will be used during phase one of the UK’s new high speed railway.
RB Rail AS has appointed reviewers to assess the detailed technical design of the Rail Baltica high-speed railway line in Latvia.
An in-depth look at the Williams-Shapps plan to transform Britain's railways following the launch of the Williams Review in 2019.
Germany launches its first digital marshalling yard in Munich. DB Cargo is testing numerous technologies to automate marshalling activities.
Euston has become the first station in the UK to offer updates on disruptions in British Sign Language, making the station more accessible.
Siemens Mobility and HI ERN have signed an MoU to research use of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technology in rail transport.
A year on from its investigation into poor train performance in the NW&C region, the ORR has announced that progress has been made.
FirstGroup has signed two National Rail Contracts for TransPennine Express and South Western Railway, which will commence in May 2021.
CAF Signalling has received certification in accordance to the latest TSIs for its ETCS Baseline 3 Release 2 solution – AURIGA.
The UK government has announced a set of reforms for the railways in Britain, including scrapping the franchise system and simplifying fares.
Alstom’s first pre-production Coradia Polyvalent France-Germany cross-border train starts certification and approval tests.
Eurostar has reached a refinancing agreement with its shareholders and banks worth £250m (289.9m euros | 353.9m USD).
The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is continuing to expand its activities on the New Silk Road.
The University of Birmingham has relaunched the National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure (NCATI).
Kansas City Southern has called Canadian National's acquisition bid superior to that made by Canadian Pacific, but the US DOJ has concerns.
UK rail companies have added more than 2,500 daily services to their timetables, which come into play today.
Alstom has published its 2020-21 results and provided an update on its continuing integration of Bombardier Transportation.
In its update paper into the state of the British railway signalling market, the ORR has expressed concern about Siemens / Alstom dominance.
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