Two U.S. states obtain FTA certification
The U.S. Federal Transit Administration awarded California and Oklahoma the federal certification of their rail transit State Safety Oversight (SSO) […]
2018
Vossloh acquires Strabag’s rail milling business
This comprises four milling machines and around 30 employees. The acquisition strengthens Vossloh’s rail and switch maintenance business and contributes […]
RZD orders additional EMUs from TMH
Transmashholding and Russian Railways signed a contract for the supply of three EP3D AC electric multiple units which will be […]
Greece sales Rosco maintenance company
The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRDAF) signed the agreement for the sale of 100% stake in EESSTY (Rosco), the […]
Siemens Mobility to install CBTC system on two Chinese metro lines
Siemens Mobility was awarded two signalling contracts for metro system in Suzhou and Nanjing, situated in Eastern China. Under the […]
Germany approves ICE 4 ETCS
The Federal Railway Authority of Germany (EBA) approved the ICE 4 for operation with the European Train Control System (ETCS) […]
New system to improve Helsinki metro services
Helsinki City Transport selected Teleste to install its solution to drive improved situational awareness and safer travelling across the Helsinki […]
LIRR opens two modernised stations
New York’s Long Island Rail Road has opened two newly renovated rail stations, at Farmingdale and Wantagh, bringing customer-focused improvements […]
Design procurement for Rail Baltica’s Riga section enters second stage
RB Rail AS started the second stage of design and design supervision services procurement for the 56-km Upeslejas–Riga–Misa section in […]
Germany awards Škoda TSI certificate for push-pull trains
Eisenbahn-CERT (EBC) released Škoda Transportation the TSI certificate for both Emil Zátopek 109E3 locomotives and modern bilevel, high-speed MNE (Munich […]