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Amtrak Applies for Grants to Improve Northeast Corridor and Long Distance Network

Amtrak Applies for Grants to Improve Northeast Corridor and Long ...

Amtrak has submitted applications for FRA funding to advance Northeast Corridor projects and improve reliability on its long-distance network. 

UK: Work Begins on New Cambridge South Rail Station

UK: Work Begins on New Cambridge South Rail Station

Construction is now underway on a new, 4-platform station at Cambridge Biomedical Campus as part of the UK's upcoming East-West Rail route.

Hitachi Rail to Provide Onboard Digital Signalling for SNCF’s TGV-M Fleet

Hitachi Rail to Provide Onboard Digital Signalling for SNCF’...

Hitachi Rail has signed a new framework agreement to provide onboard digital signalling equipment for SNCF's TGV-M fleet. 

Alstom Presents New Metro Car for Barcelona at UITP Global Public Transport Summit

Alstom Presents New Metro Car for Barcelona at UITP Global Public...

Alstom has presented the new Metropolis metro car for Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) at the UITP Global Public Transport Summit.

Rolling Stock Networking Supports the Railway Children Charity

Rolling Stock Networking Supports the Railway Children Charity

Rolling Stock Networking and Atkore Flexicon have donated prizes for a raffle to support the Railway Children charity during the event.

DB Cargo Italia Orders 4 EffiShunter 1000 Diesel-Electric Locomotives

DB Cargo Italia Orders 4 EffiShunter 1000 Diesel-Electric Locomot...

DB Cargo Italia has ordered four new EffiShunter 1000 diesel-electric locomotives from Czech company, CZ LOKO.

Alstom to Deliver 130 Citadis LRVs to Pennsylvania’s SEPTA

Alstom to Deliver 130 Citadis LRVs to Pennsylvania’s SEPTA

Alstom has been selected by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to deliver 130 Citadis low-floor electric light rail vehicles (LRVs)....

Tunnelling Begins on Sydney Metro West Line

Tunnelling Begins on Sydney Metro West Line

Sydney Metro has launched the first two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to carve out a section of the 24-kilometre Sydney Metro West line.

Chicago Transit Authority to Begin Construction on New Red Line Stations

Chicago Transit Authority to Begin Construction on New Red Line S...

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is set to begin construction on four new Red Line stations at Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn and Bryn Mawr.

Alstom Unveils First New Train for Singapore’s North-South and East-West Lines

Alstom Unveils First New Train for Singapore’s North-South ...

Alstom has presented the first of 106 six-car high-capacity trains for the East-West and North-South lines of Singapore’s MRT system.

Sweden: Systra to Project Manage Construction of New Tramway in Uppsala

Sweden: Systra to Project Manage Construction of New Tramway in U...

The city of Uppsala has selected Systra to provide project management services for the construction of its first tramway.

Siemens Mobility Awarded Extended Train Maintenance Contract in North England

Siemens Mobility Awarded Extended Train Maintenance Contract in N...

Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract extension for the maintenance of 51 Class 185 trains operating in the north of England.

Australia: Progress Rail to Build Battery-Powered Aurizon Freight Locomotive

Australia: Progress Rail to Build Battery-Powered Aurizon Freight...

Aurizon has contracted Progress Rail to build a zero-emissions capable battery-powered freight locomotive in Australia.

Rolling Stock Networking – Bigger and Better than Ever Before

Rolling Stock Networking – Bigger and Better than Ever Before

Taking place in Derby, UK on 6 July 2023, the Rolling Stock Networking event is back bigger and better than ever.

CRRC Launches CINOVA2.0 Intercity Smart Train

CRRC Launches CINOVA2.0 Intercity Smart Train

Rolling stock manufacturer, CRRC has officially launched its new intercity smart train, CINOVA2.0 at an event in Qingdao, China. 

UK: Department for Transport Advances Plan for East West Rail Line

UK: Department for Transport Advances Plan for East West Rail Lin...

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the preferred route alignment from Bedford to Cambridge for the new East West Rail line.

Railway Supplier News

PowerRail Australia Visits USA

PowerRail Australia Visits USA

PowerRail recently hosted staff from PowerRail Australia to discuss best practices & strategies following their latest move to a new facility.

Cisco Live 2023

Cisco Live 2023

Cisco welcomes you to join the team at Cisco Live 2023 to collaborate & share insight on ways to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.

ARCO’s Proficiency on Full Show

ARCO’s Proficiency on Full Show

Complete Composite Systems' ARCOSYSTEM® cable troughing was on full display during two recent trackside installations in Germany.

Dual Inventive at Rail Live 2023

Dual Inventive at Rail Live 2023

Dual Inventive will be attending the UK’s largest outdoor rail exhibition ‘Rail Live’ on 21 and 22 June 2023.

PointPerfect Augmented Smart GNSS Antenna/Receivers

PointPerfect Augmented Smart GNSS Antenna/Receivers

u-blox and Tallysman Wireless Inc. have announced they have signed a design partner agreement for the development of the PointPerfect PPP-RTK.

KfW Ipex-Bank Provides Financing for Dutch State Railway

KfW Ipex-Bank Provides Financing for Dutch State Railway

KfW IPEX-Bank has contributed EUR 200 million to the Dutch State Railway company NS’ investment programme for the region.

Invitation to Rail Business Days 2023

Invitation to Rail Business Days 2023

Sensit s.r.o. will be present at the upcoming Rail Business Days 2023 exhibition, which will be held 5 - 7 June 2023 in Ostrava.

Alstom Visits Erkath for Pre-Acceptance Test

Alstom Visits Erkath for Pre-Acceptance Test

Alstom recently visited MAE in Erkath for a pre-acceptance test of its new wheelset press type RADS 2-315.

VR FleetCare Provides Air Conditioning Maintenance

VR FleetCare Provides Air Conditioning Maintenance

VR FleetCare's service operations are expanding to the maintenance of air conditioning systems in light rail vehicles in Helsinki.

3Squared at Rail Tech Event Railtex 2023

3Squared at Rail Tech Event Railtex 2023

3Squared recently attended Railtex –  the UK’s International rail industry exhibition event at the NEC in Birmingham.

Škoda Group and Tesmec Join Forces

Škoda Group and Tesmec Join Forces

Škoda Group has entered into a strategic technological cooperation with Tesmec Group, a renowned company specialising in infrastructure tech.

Snowdon Mountain Railway Invests in Lifting Jacks

Snowdon Mountain Railway Invests in Lifting Jacks

Snowdon Mountain Railway has invested in railway lifting jacks from rail depot equipment experts Totalkare Ltd.

Tower Cold Chain Announces Product Upgrade

Tower Cold Chain Announces Product Upgrade

Tower Cold Chain has developed a new range of onboard catering containers, capable of maintaining cold temperatures without using dry ice.

Petrosoft.pl Wins Tender for LTG Infra in Lithuania

Petrosoft.pl Wins Tender for LTG Infra in Lithuania

Petrosoft.pl is set to implement its railway management system in Lithuania following the company's recent partnership with LTG Infra.

Ubiquitous Connectivity & the Role of Aggregation in Transportation

Ubiquitous Connectivity & the Role of Aggregation in Transpor...

Icomera sheds light on the role of aggregation in meeting increasing operator demands and passenger expectations of reliable connectivity.

Continuous Infrastructure Monitoring (CIM) on High-Speed Trains

Continuous Infrastructure Monitoring (CIM) on High-Speed Trains

Enabled by ASC sensors, Turkish State Railways will be implementing continuous infrastructure monitoring on its high-speed in-service trains.

Events

Rolling Stock

Talgo Avril High-Speed Trains to Enter Commercial Service in November

Talgo Avril High-Speed Trains to Enter Commercial Service in Nove...

The first Talgo Avril very high-speed trains will be ready to enter commercial service on Renfe's network from November 2023. 

Washington Metro Presents Designs for Future Trains

Washington Metro Presents Designs for Future Trains

Washington Metro has presented the latest design concepts for its future fleet of trains that will be produced by Hitachi Rail.

Hong Kong: Wabtec to Modernise 25 MTR Battery-Electric Locomotives

Hong Kong: Wabtec to Modernise 25 MTR Battery-Electric Locomotive...

Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway (MTR) has contracted Wabtec to modernise 25 Mk3 battery-electric locomotives.

Honolulu Rail System to Commence Service on 30 June

Honolulu Rail System to Commence Service on 30 June

The penultimate train has arrived in Hawaii prior to the Honolulu Rail System commencing passenger service on 30 June this year.

Hitachi and Toshiba to Supply High-Speed Trains for Taiwan

Hitachi and Toshiba to Supply High-Speed Trains for Taiwan

Hitachi Toshiba Supreme Consortium has been awarded a contract to supply 12 high-speed trains for the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation.

Deutsche Bahn Invests €2bn in 73 New ICE Trains

Deutsche Bahn Invests €2bn in 73 New ICE Trains

Deutsche Bahn (DB) has announced a 2 billion EUR investment in 73 new ICE trains from Talgo and Siemens Mobility. 

Alstom and Danish State Railways Present IC5 Train Carriage

Alstom and Danish State Railways Present IC5 Train Carriage

Alstom and Danish State Railways (DSB) have unveiled a full-size model of the new IC5 Coradia Stream train to the Danish public. 

FS Italiane Group Orders 40 Siemens Mobility Vectron Locomotives

FS Italiane Group Orders 40 Siemens Mobility Vectron Locomotives

FS Italiane Group has ordered 40 Siemens Mobility Vectron locomotives for TX Logistik AG to operate on the Rhine-Alpine Corridor.

Singapore: Mitsubishi to Supply 8 Additional Trains for Sengkang-Punggol LRT

Singapore: Mitsubishi to Supply 8 Additional Trains for Sengkang-...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will supply Singapore’s LTA with an additional 8 two-car trains for the Sengkang-Punggol LRT network.

US: $700 Million in FTA Funding to Replace Ageing Passenger Railcars

US: $700 Million in FTA Funding to Replace Ageing Passenger Railc...

The FTA has awarded 703 million USD in funding to six projects in six states to replace aging passenger railcars.

New Zealand Government to Purchase 18 Tri-Mode Trains

New Zealand Government to Purchase 18 Tri-Mode Trains

The New Zealand government has approved funding for 18 new tri-mode trains for the Lower North Island Rail line.

US: BART Unveils New Rail Inspection Vehicle

US: BART Unveils New Rail Inspection Vehicle

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has unveiled a Rail Inspection Vehicle (RIV) manufactured by MERMEC to identify issues along the track.

Siemens Mobility and NEB Present Final Designs for Mireo Plus Trains

Siemens Mobility and NEB Present Final Designs for Mireo Plus Tra...

Siemens Mobility has presented the final designs of the Mireo Plus H and Plus B trains for Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB).

Škoda Group to Modernise 6 ÖBB Nightjet Couchette Coaches

Škoda Group to Modernise 6 ÖBB Nightjet Couchette Coaches

Škoda Group has been awarded a contract to modernise six Nightjet couchette coaches for ÖBB in Austria by 2024.

France: Alstom to Supply Citadis Trams to Toulouse, Brest and Besançon

France: Alstom to Supply Citadis Trams to Toulouse, Brest and Bes...

Under a new group order, Alstom will supply the metropolitan areas of Toulouse, Brest and Besançon in France with a total of 22 Citadis trams

Final T10 Tramway Vehicle Delivered to Île-de-France Mobilités

Final T10 Tramway Vehicle Delivered to Île-de-France Mobilités

Île-de-France Mobilités has received the final tram for the T10 tramway, which will connect Clamart and Antony in just 25 minutes.

Videos

Artex: Pure Air Zone

Artex manufactures seat covers with built-in air cleaning technology, equivalent to FFP2 face masks – creating clean air instantly.

Railway Infrastructure

TBM Arrives at Broadway-City Hall in Vancouver for Broadway Subway Project

TBM Arrives at Broadway-City Hall in Vancouver for Broadway Subwa...

Tunnel-boring machine (TBM), Phyllis has broken through to the Broadway-City Hall Station on the Broadway Subway Project in Vancouver. 

Minnesota’s Northern Lights Express Service Approved for State Funding

Minnesota’s Northern Lights Express Service Approved for St...

Minnesota legislature has approved 195 million USD in funding for the Northern Light Express (NLX) passenger rail project. 

Construction Permit Issued for Rail Baltica Pärnu Passenger Terminal

Construction Permit Issued for Rail Baltica Pärnu Passenger Termi...

The Pärnu City government has issued a construction permit for Rail Baltica to build the Pärnu international passenger terminal in Estonia. 

Romania: Consortium Selected to Deliver Cluj-Napoca Metro Line 1

Romania: Consortium Selected to Deliver Cluj-Napoca Metro Line 1

Alstom, Gulermak and Arcada have been contracted by Cluj-Napoca in Transylvania, Romania to construct the city's metro line 1.

UK Government Invests £72 Million to Improve Train Services in Manchester

UK Government Invests £72 Million to Improve Train Services in Ma...

The UK government has announced a 72 million GBP package to help deliver more reliable trains in Manchester. 

Network Rail Completes Work on £80 Million Dawlish Sea Wall

Network Rail Completes Work on £80 Million Dawlish Sea Wall

Dawlish Sea Wall is set to open to the public at 2pm on 25 May following an 80 million GBP investment to help protect the key railway line.

LA’s Regional Connector Light Rail Line to Open 16 June

LA’s Regional Connector Light Rail Line to Open 16 June

LA Metro has announced that the Regional Connector light rail transit project will officially open to the public on 16 June.

HS2 Progresses Work on Old Oak Common Station Site

HS2 Progresses Work on Old Oak Common Station Site

HS2 workers have completed the first base slab concrete pour at the western end of Old Oak Common station, advancing progress on the key infrastructure project....

Network Rail Advances East Coast Main Line Digital Signalling Programme

Network Rail Advances East Coast Main Line Digital Signalling Pro...

Network Rail has announced the next step in its plans to deliver digital signalling across the first section of the East Coast Main Line.

London Boroughs Push to Prioritise Bakerloo and Elizabeth Line Extensions

London Boroughs Push to Prioritise Bakerloo and Elizabeth Line Ex...

The London boroughs have collaborated on a list of infrastructure projects that should be prioritised, including the Bakerloo line extension.

Chicago Transit Authority Issues RFP for Red Line Extension

Chicago Transit Authority Issues RFP for Red Line Extension

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has selected three prequalified teams to submit proposals for its Red Line Extension (RLE) project.

Stadler Begins Construction on Battery Train Maintenance Facility in Rendsburg

Stadler Begins Construction on Battery Train Maintenance Facility...

Stadler has laid the foundation stone for its new maintenance plant for battery trains in Rendsburg, Germany.

Italy: RFI Awards Contracts to Construct Additional High-Speed Rail Lines

Italy: RFI Awards Contracts to Construct Additional High-Speed Ra...

A consortium of Webuild, Ghella and Impresa Pizzarotti has been awarded two RFI contracts to construct high-speed rail lines in Italy.

Siemens Mobility Concludes South Africa’s Largest Railway Signalling Project

Siemens Mobility Concludes South Africa’s Largest Railway Signall...

Siemens Mobility has completed a re-signalling project in Gauteng, South Africa to improve the reliability and safety of PRASA services.

Amtrak to Upgrade Rolling Stock Maintenance Facilities

Amtrak to Upgrade Rolling Stock Maintenance Facilities

Amtrak has announced plans to renovate its maintenance facilities in Seattle, Boston, New York City and Washington, DC.

Northern Upgrades Depot to Boost Capacity from Cumbria to Manchester

Northern Upgrades Depot to Boost Capacity from Cumbria to Manches...

Northern has upgraded its depot in Barrow-in-Furness to enable longer trains to operate between Cumbria and Manchester.

All the Latest News

Rail Operators to Share Fleet Maintenance & Depot Solutions

Rail Operators to Share Fleet Maintenance & Depot Solutions

International fleet maintenance and depot managers will come together at Rolling Stock Maintenance & Depot Innovation Europe, 27–29 June.

UK: GTR Class 387 Completes Static Testing with ETCS Signalling

UK: GTR Class 387 Completes Static Testing with ETCS Signalling

The first of Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR) Class 387 Great Northern Electrostar trains has completed static testing retrofitted with ETCS.

China: Alstom Demonstrates New Propulsion System on Chengdu Line 7

China: Alstom Demonstrates New Propulsion System on Chengdu Line ...

Alstom NUG Propulsion System Co. has successfully applied its silicon carbide and permanent magnet motor propulsion system on a demo train.

DB ESG to Deliver Tram Safety Improvement Programme in Manchester

DB ESG to Deliver Tram Safety Improvement Programme in Manchester

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has appointed DB ESG to deliver the tram safety improvement programme for its Metrolink service.

ETCS Level 2 Testing Underway for Queensland’s Cross River Rail Project

ETCS Level 2 Testing Underway for Queensland’s Cross River ...

The Cross River Rail project has reached new milestones in testing ETCS Level 2 signalling on the Shorncliffe Line in South East Queensland. 

Network Rail Announces £44bn 5-Year Plan for CP7

Network Rail Announces £44bn 5-Year Plan for CP7

Network Rail has published its 44 billion GBP five-year plan to improve the railway in England and Wales throughout Control Period 7 (CP7).

LNER, Agility Trains and Hitachi Rail Sign Collaborative Relationship Charter

LNER, Agility Trains and Hitachi Rail Sign Collaborative Relation...

LNER, Agility Trains and Hitachi Rail have signed an agreement to define how they will effectively collaborate over the next three decades.

ORR Instructs Network Rail to Clear Backlog on Examining Structures

ORR Instructs Network Rail to Clear Backlog on Examining Structur...

ORR has written to Network Rail to express concerns about its backlog in examining the condition of railway structures.

Brightline Implements SpaceX’s Starlink Wi-Fi Service

Brightline Implements SpaceX’s Starlink Wi-Fi Service

Brightline has become the first passenger rail service to offer Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency broadband service on its trains. 

Single-Leg Pricing to Provide Simpler Fares across LNER Network

Single-Leg Pricing to Provide Simpler Fares across LNER Network

LNER is introducing simpler and more flexible fares across its network as part of its mission to transform the UK's ticketing system.

Transpennine Express to Be Brought into Operator of Last Resort

Transpennine Express to Be Brought into Operator of Last Resort

Transport Secretary: Transpennine Express won't have its contract renewed. Instead, it will be brought into Operator of Last Resort.

US: New Funding to Advance Interstate Passenger Rail Networks

US: New Funding to Advance Interstate Passenger Rail Networks

The FRA has announced the availability of 5.8 million USD in funding for the Interstate Rail Compacts (IRC) Program.

DB and Systra to Manage Construction of Belgrade Metro

DB and Systra to Manage Construction of Belgrade Metro

The city of Belgrade has contracted DB Engineering & Consulting to project manage the construction of its first metro.

Professor Mariana Mazzucato to Give Keynote Speech at UITP Summit

Professor Mariana Mazzucato to Give Keynote Speech at UITP Summit

Professor Mariana Mazzucato will take to the stage for the UITP Global Public Transport Summit as 2023 keynote speaker.

Testing Underway for City & Southwest Trains under Sydney Harbour

Testing Underway for City & Southwest Trains under Sydney Har...

Metro trains have commenced testing under Sydney Harbour as part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project.

No Existing Advanced Driver Assistance System in Trains? You Must be Joking!

No Existing Advanced Driver Assistance System in Trains? You Must...

Shahar Hania, CEO and Founder of Rail Vision, says it is time for trains to be fitted with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).

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