India: two companies partner for improved rail ticket payment
Digital payments company MobiKwik announced a partnership with IRCTC Rail connect app, which will allow customers to book railway tickets […]
October 2017
Strukton to continue maintenance service for Svealandsbanan
Trafikverket has renewed Strukton Rail’s daily maintenance contract for the Svealandsbanan (Svealand Railway) running between Södertälje and Valskog. The contract […]
Czech Rep: Štěpánov railway station repair works completed
Czech railway network operator SŽDC completed repairs of the railway station in Štěpánov, following an investment of CZK 3.3 million […]
Thales wins contract for Saudi North South Railway
Thales has signed a two-year contract with the Saudi Railway Company (SAR) to maintain the signalling, telecommunication and electromechanical systems […]
ScotRail Alliance enhances safety for autumn operations
The ScotRail Alliance will invest millions of pounds to ensure operation safety during autumn and deal with the risks caused […]
UK: Ipswich-Felixstowe branch line to be upgraded
The Secretary of State for Transport and the Port of Felixstowe have given the green light to a £60.4m (EUR […]
EC approves financing for Bucharest metro extension
The European Commission approved the allocation of EUR 251.8 million from the Cohesion Fund for the extension of Bucharest Metro […]
Railway PRO Summit: Bucharest Metro continues investments
During the Railway PRO Investment Summit, organised by Club Feroviar and Railway PRO, with the support of the Romanian Railway […]
Railway PRO Summit: Rolling stock quality could be a criterion for granting subsidies
“The main source of income for rail passenger operators is the subsidy granted from the state budget for providing transport […]
UK opens new Alstom rail academy
UK Transport Secretary Chris Grayling opened a new north-west rail academy which is due to train 500 apprentices over the […]