Google to digitize Indian rail heritage assets
Google has agreed to partner with the Indian Railways to digitise its heritage assets and help create a digital repository […]
August 2016
CRRC to extend Perak rolling stock centre
China Railway Rollingstock Corp (CRRC) plans to expand the operation of its rolling stock centre in Batu Gajah, Perak. The […]
Fare dodgers owe Polish rail companies almost EUR 50m in fines
Polish rail companies are owed 209 million PLN (48,5 million euros) by people who were travelling without a ticket and […]
Canada: TransLink launches first Mark III train
TransLink has held the inaugural ride of the first Mark III train. The train goes into service on the Expo […]
Alstom finalises intervention on signalling for Paris RER Line A
Alstom carried out, between 23 July and 21 August 2016, the dismantling and reassembly of signalling and speed control equipment […]
New coaches enter service on Prague – Hamburg rail line
Czech Railways (ČD) is gradually introducing into international operations two new types of comfortable open carriages which have come into […]
MERMEC won the inspection contract for Finland’s rail network
The Finnish Transport Agency (FTA) has awarded MERMEC with the provision of measurement and inspection services for the entire national […]
Single technical regulations came into effect in the EEU
Starting August, single technical regulations in field of railway transport came into into effect in the Eurasian Economic Union, the […]
Italy assigned more than EUR 11 billion to railways
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport in Italy approved, with financing from the Italian Financial Security Committee (FSC), EUR 11.5 […]
UK: FirstGroup to provide rail service linking Edinburgh and London
The UK rail regulator ORR has approved FirstGroup’s proposal to provide a rival budget rail service on the East Coast […]