Kansas City Southern CFO to Address Investment Conferences in September

Michael W. Upchurch, Chief Financial Officer of Kansas City Southern (KCS), will deliver addresses at Cowan and Company’s 11th annual Global…

UK: Department for Transport Responds to Draft Determination for Control Period 6

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published a response to the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) Draft Determination for Control Period 6 …

Union Pacific Making "Good Progress" on Positive Train Control

Union Pacific (UP) has announced “significant progress” in its implementation of positive train control (PTC). The company is confident that…

New Zealand: KiwiRail Posts Strong Financial Results and Agrees Pay Deal with Union

KiwiRail has posted strong results for the 2017-18 financial year in spite of the Kaikoura earthquake in 2016 that had a negative impact on …

MTR Will Operate Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Rail Line

MTR has confirmed that it will operate the new Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Rail (HSR) link for 10 years after it opens on 23 Sep…

Depot Safety Specialist Zonegreen Wins Bombardier Contract

Sheffield-based Zonegreen has secured a five-year deal with Bombardier that will safeguard workers looking after London’s new Elizabeth line…

China: Keolis Wins Contract for Operation of Tram Network in Shanghai

Shanghai Keolis, a joint venture between Shanghai Shentong Metro Group and Keolis, has agreed a five-year contract to operate and maintain t…

United Wagon Company to Deliver Freight Cars to South America

The United Wagon Company (UWC) and TMH International AG, a subsidiary of JSC Transmashholding, have signed an agreement to develop freight t…

UK: Hitachi Opens New Building at Newton Aycliffe Manufacturing Facility

Hitachi has opened a new building at its Newton Aycliffe Manufacturing Facility in the UK which builds intercity and commuter trains. The pr…

Leo Express Second-Largest Open-Access Operator in Germany

Private Czech rail company Leo Express entered the German rail market in partnership with FlixTrain a year ago on 24 August 2017. It runs se…

Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association Announces New President

The Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association (REMSA) has announced that Bruce Wise, President of the organisation since 2017 is…

Australian Rail Track Corporation Solicits Suppliers for First Section of Inland Rail

The Australian Rail Track Corporation is soliciting suppliers for construction on the Parkes to Narromine section of the Inland Rail project…

Canadian National Commends Customers and Suppliers for Sustainability

Canadian National Railway Company (CN) has commended 40 of its customers and suppliers for their work to improve sustainability in their ind…

US: Federal Railroad Administration Reveals Recipients of PTC Funding

The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded grant funding to 28 projects to assist with the instalment of positive train control (PTC). …

Bombardier "Banking" on New High-Tech Laboratory

Bombardier Transportation has opened a new high-tech laboratory in Mannheim, Germany. The laboratory will develop and test electronic train …

ScotRail: First of 26 Upgraded InterCity Trains Arrives in Edinburgh

ScotRail has confirmed that the first vehicle in its fleet of 26 upgraded high-speed InterCity trains has arrived in Scotland. The upgraded …

UK: Applications Open for Network Rail Apprenticeships in Wales and Borders

UK-Network Rail is recruiting its largest ever group of apprentices in Wales and Borders. There are 14 placements across Wales and the Borde…

California High-Speed Rail Authority Publishes 2018 Sustainability Report

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has issued its annual sustainability report which highlights the progress in all aspects of…

ASC GmbH Appoints New Technical Director for Research & Development

Bombardier to Provide up to 50 Multi-System Locomotives to CD Cargo

Bombardier Transportation and CD Cargo, the freight subsidiary of Czech Railways, have signed a purchase agreement for up to 50 of the newes…

Bombardier Appoints Paul Brown as Managing Director for Australia

Bombardier Transportation has appointed Paul Brown as its new managing director for operations in Australia. His principle objective will be…

Lucy Prior to Leave the Rail Alliance for RTS Solutions

Lucy Prior MBE, International Trade & Membership Development Director at the Rail Alliance, has announced her departure from the organisatio…