UK: Arriva enhances rail safety with virtual reality technology
Arriva Trains Wales has started using the world’s first interactive rail platform and computer generated passengers to improve passenger safety […]
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Jiaxun Feihong to acquire railway software developer Liujie Technology
Jiaxun Feihong Electrical (Beijing) is buying a 55.1% interest in Liujie Technology (Beijing). The value of the transaction is CNY […]
Chiltern Railways to launch ticket-free travelling pilot
Chiltern Railways has partnered with SilverRail Technologies for the development and pilot of a new approach to rail travel removing […]
PKP Cargo introduces a new drone
PKP Cargo has acquired a drone -“Bielik”- that is starting to patrol railway tracks and areas in use by the […]
US: PATH to complete PTC implementation in 2018
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PATH) is continuing to implement Positive Train Control, a project that is […]
AVG singed agreement for IT-based vehicle and staff dispatching
Karlsruhe railway operator and IVU Traffic Technologies signed a corresponding cooperation agreement on software solutions for planning and dispatching of […]
Proxama and Chiltern Railways collaborate for proximity marketing aboard trains
Proxama PLC announced that as part of a wider customer information trial, its beacons have been installed on a number […]
India: rail app for unreserved ticket booking
The Indian Railways have launched a new IRCTC app (IRCTC Rail Connect) for unreserved ticketing through mobile phones. Payments for […]
ICT system for China-Laos rail project to be supplied by four companies
Four companies have signed the agreement to supply the information and communication technology (ICT) system for the China-Laos railway construction […]
Mumbai starts installation of PoS machines at rail UTS counters
Indian Railways has tied up with the State Bank of India (SBI) for installing the Point of Sale (PoS) machines […]