Germany Funds €500m Berlin-Szczecin Railway Upgrade
Germany is investing almost €0.5 billion in the upgrade of the Berlin-Szczecin railway line. It will be fully double track and electrified.
Works on South Wales Metro Railway to Begin
Works on the South Wales Metro railway are set to begin on 3 August, modernising the Welsh railway network from its Victorian origins.
Taipei: Alstom to Supply Integrated Metro System for Line 7 ...
Alstom has won a contract to supply the integrated metro system for the extension to Line 7 of the Taipei metro in Taiwan.
Skoda Transportation to Acquire Ekova Electric
Skoda Transportation has announced its intention to acquire Ekova Electric in the Czech city of Ostrava. Share transferral expected in 2021.
Alstom to Submit Commitments to EC for Bombardier Transporta...
Alstom plans to submit commitments to the Commission in anticipation of its planned acquisition of Bombardier Transportation early next year.
TMH Wins Red Dot Design Award 2020
Russian rolling stock manufacturer TMH has won the 2020 Red Dot Design Award in the Design Concept category.
SBCTA Board Explores Privately Funded High-Speed Rail
The SBCTA Board has approved a Memorandum of Understanding with XpressWest to explore the feasibility of a high-speed rail line.
Vy Tåg AB Awards Night Train Fleet Maintenance Contract
Bombardier has won a 4-year maintenance contract with Vy Tåg for its Night Train fleet when it takes over the franchise in December.
EUROFIMA Provides Rolling Stock Funding to Renfe
Eurofima is providing financing to Renfe Operatora in two transactions (200m euros and 103m euros) for new Civia EMUs.
CAF to Supply Metre-Gauge Trains to Renfe
CAF has won a contract with Renfe to supply a total of 37 metre-gauge trains in a two-part order worth 250 million euros.
Construction Start for Siemens Mobility Goole Rail Factory
The UK prime minister marked the start of construction of the Siemens Mobility Rail Factory in Goole, on 6 July 2020.
Avanti West Coast First Body Shells Arrive in UK
The first nine body shells for the new fleet of Hitachi AT300 trains (Class 805 and Class 807) for Avanti West Coast have arrived in the UK.
India: Bombardier Wins Metro Car and Signalling Contract
Bombardier has won a contract in India to supply 67 3-car MOVIA metro trains for the Agra and Kanpur metros, along with signalling equipment.
Hitachi Rail Finds Battery Train Partner for Britain
Hitachi Rail has partnered with Hyperdrive Innovation to drive forward battery technology for trains in Britain as an additional power option.
Hungarian Railways Orders 4 Additional Tram-Trains
Hungary: Mav-Start has exercised a contract option and ordered a further 4 tram-trains in addition to the original 8 from Stadler.
HS2 Begins Overhead Catenary System Suppliers Search
HS2 Ltd has started its search for overhead catenary system suppliers in preparation of awarding the £300m contract in 2022.
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Notice to Proceed and Coronavirus – HS2 in 2020
2020 has its challenges to the rail sector with the coronavirus pandemic but there has been good news too: HS2 has its notice to proceed.
Going the Extra Mile – A White Locomotive to Say Thank You
Rail freight operator Lineas has turned one of its locomotives white to say thank you to all the key workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Through the Storm and Forward: Rail Transport at the Time of...
UNIFE takes a look at the impact of the coronavirus on the rail industry in Europe, both passenger and freight.
Coronavirus – Rail Is Proving Its Worth beyond Its Green ...
An interview with Dirk Flege from rail advocacy group Allianz pro Schiene about Germany's coronavirus measures for the rail sector and more.
SMEs Are Vital to HS2 Success
Monica Barbosa, Xrail Group, writes about the importance of SMEs in delivering large-scale rail infrastructure projects such as HS2.
Splitting the Difference
The advent of split ticketing on online ticket apps reduces prices for passengers but is problematic for train operating companies.
Rethinking the Mobility Culture of the Future
Anu Tuominen on the mobility culture of the future in the context of the European Green Deal, which is to make Europe carbon-neutral by 2050.
RIA at AusRAIL PLUS 2019: The UK and Australasian Rail Indus...
The UK's Railway Industry Association's Exports Director Neil Walker on the UK and Australasian rail industries.
Transport for NSW: The Transport Digital Accelerator
Stephanie Salter, Director at the Transport Digital Accelerator for TfNSW explains how the accelerator has already had a positive effect.
McKinsey: Australia’s Infrastructure Innovation Imperative
Two of the authors of McKinsey's 2019 report "Australia's Infrastructure Innovation Imperative" talk to Railway-News about their findings.
Industry Insider Week 48 · 11 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 48 with the top news and comment pieces for the rail sector, including from AusRAIL sponsor Bombardier.
The Infrastructure Progress Report · Sydney
Our Infrastructure Progress Report for Syndey, the city hosting this year's AusRAIL PLUS 2019, the biggest rail event in Australia.
The Key Successes and Challenges for Rail in Australia
The Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development on the key successes and challenges for rail.
Bombardier: “Rail Will Play an Important Role in Solvi...
Bombardier is one of the event sponsors of AusRAIL PLUS 2019 the biggest rail show in Australia, which takes place in Sydney 3–5 December.
Beyond the Digital Buzzwords
Tommaso Spanevello from UNIFE on the new European rail supply industry's vision on digitalisation: the outlook is optimistic.
Equality. Diversity. Inclusion. This Is Not Altruism.
For International Women in Engineering Day 2019, we look at the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) talk given by Mark Lomas from HS2.