Free WiFi at four more stations in Scotland
The ScotRail Alliance has introduced free WiFi for customers at four more stations. The hotspots at Dingwall, Stonehaven, Bishopbriggs and […]
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London’s Oyster cards get upgrades
Transport for London (TfL) announced more upgrades for the Oyster ticketing system. The first one to be introduced eradicates the […]
TriMet launches Hop Fastpass electronic-fare payment system
TriMet, the transport agency in Oregon and its partners C-TRAN and Portland Streetcar have officially launched Hop Fastpass, which allows […]
UK: new railway research partnership between universities and industry
A partnership between the rail supply industry and a consortium of eight universities has secured £92 million (EUR 103 million) […]
Siemens opens Digitalization Hub in Singapore
On July 11th, Siemens inaugurated a Digitalization Hub in Singapore at parallel events: at Siemens’ headquarters in Munich Singapore’s Prime […]
Thales wins another contract in Turkey
Turkish State Railways (TCDD) awarded Thales a contract for the modernisation of the signalling systems for conventional, high-speed and suburban […]
Kapsch to deliver mobile ticketing system to Atlanta
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has awarded Kapsch TrafficCom a contract to design, develop, implement, support, and maintain […]
New underground tunnels map for people with disabilities in London
Transport for London (TfL) launched a new map indicating which stations and parts of the TfL underground and rail network […]
Passengers prefer Virgin Trains’ smartphone payment option
A fifth of Virgin Trains customers have switched to mobile digital tickets after their launch on the West Coast route […]
Network Rail extends collaboration with Nomad Digital
Passenger and fleet connectivity solutions provider Nomad Digital has extended its contract with Network Rail in provision of on-train connectivity […]