DB and Siemens launch pilot project for predictive maintenance
Deutsche Bahn and Siemens are launching a pilot application for the predictive servicing and maintenance of the high-speed Velaro D […]
October 2016
Coal demand determines new railways to be built
An ambitious multi-billion dollar railway project is to connect landlocked Botswana and its rich Karoo Basin coal fields, to Walvis […]
New generation rolling stock to run in Australia
According to the Railway Network Strategy launched by the Department of Transport and Main Roads the capacity and performance of […]
China, interested in Europe’s rail market
China was an important presence at InnoTrans 2016 with an increasing number of participating companies. During the fair, China Railway […]
International agreements
In 2015, the worldwide rail industry was estimated at EUR 160 billion. Over the next years, this market will increase […]
MTR issues it first Green Bond
MTR Corp announced that has issued its first ever USD 600 million 10-year Green Bond under the company’s USD 4 […]
Light rail arrives in Denmark
Development of various construction projects and an increasing number of inhabitants and working places in the city of Aarhus continuously […]
Hitachi unveils metro train for Miami-Dade
Hitachi Rail Italy presented the first vehicle for the new Metro for Miami-Dade County, with the Miami Mayor Carlos Gimenez […]
UK launches its rail freight vision
In September 2016, the British Government published the new ‘Rail freight strategy, developed in collaboration with infrastructure manager Network Rail, […]