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India: New Section of Hyderabad Metro Line 1 Opens

India: New Section of Hyderabad Metro Line 1 Opens

The Hyderabad metro extension that was celebrated on 24 September 2018 brings the total length of the metro network to 46km, up from 30km when it was first open...

Canada: Early Prohibition of Unjacketed Tank-Cars for Transportation of Dangerous Goods

Canada: Early Prohibition of Unjacketed Tank-Cars for Transportat...

The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) has welcomed the federal government’s decision, Protective Direction No. 39, to accelerate the prohibition of older, non...

Germany: Go-Ahead Orders 22 Electric FLIRT Railcars from Stadler

Germany: Go-Ahead Orders 22 Electric FLIRT Railcars from Stadler

Stadler has accepted a contract from Go-Ahead to build 22 electric FLIRT railcars for operation on the Allgäu E network in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. The ra...

Weekly Railway News Bulletin: 17–21 Sep 2018

Weekly Railway News Bulletin: 17–21 Sep 2018

The weekly railway news roundup for the week 17–21 September 2018: all the news from the rail industry with a focus on InnoTrans 2018, as well as the latest dev...

InnoTrans 2018: Leading Rail Show Boasts Record Visitor Numbers

InnoTrans 2018: Leading Rail Show Boasts Record Visitor Numbers

InnoTrans 2018 is complete! The largest trade fair in the world for the rail industry closed on 21 September. The organisers have reported that a record number ...

‘Beyond HS2:’ Greengauge 21 Suggests a New Direction for High-Speed Rail and Other Services in the UK

‘Beyond HS2:’ Greengauge 21 Suggests a New Direction for High-Spe...

The speed of developing HS2 is increasing rapidly. Nevertheless, the construction of HS2 has caused a number of objections from different parties. Not all of th...

USA: Ian Jefferies Appointed CEO of Association of American Railroads

USA: Ian Jefferies Appointed CEO of Association of American Railr...

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has announced Ian Jefferies as the new CEO of the organisation. He will succeed Edward R. Hamburger in the position ...

Sweden: Bombardier Tests Its ERTMS Level 2 Interflo 450 Software

Sweden: Bombardier Tests Its ERTMS Level 2 Interflo 450 Software

Sweden: Bombardier Transportation has completed the first tests of the latest wayside software for the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) Level 2 –...

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