Funding provided for North Auckland Line upgrade
New Zealand government will provide a NZD 94.8 million (USD 59.6 million) investment to maintain and improve the North Auckland […]
September 2019
Toshiba to supply electric equipment for Taiwan high-speed trains
Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation awarded Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corp (TISS) a contract for replacement electric equipment for […]
Full test cycle completed for Russian next generation locomotives
Transmashholding has announced that Russian first main freight AC electric locomotives with domestic asynchronous traction drive system completed the full […]
Signalling contract awarded for Paris-Lyon HSR
SNCF Réseau awarded Alstom – Setec Ferroviaire consortium a EUR 50 million contract to supply the Atlas ERTMS Level 2 […]
Systems contract awarded for Minneapolis’ Southwest LRT
Minnesota Metropolitan Council awarded Aldridge-Parsons Joint Venture the USD 194.4 million systems contract for Southwest Light Rail Transit (SWLRT) project, […]
Automatic freight train tested in the US
New York Air Brake (NYAB), Knorr-Bremse’s North American subsidiary, deployed its on-board energy management system, Leader AutoPilot, to test the […]
Infracapital acquires GB Railfreight
Hector Rail has sold GB Railfreight subsidiary to Infracapital, the unlisted infrastructure equity arm of M&GPrudential. Currently, GB Railfreight is […]
Russian companies agree on India’s rail development
Seven Russian companies signed an agreement for the development of India’s railway sector. The document was signed by the representatives […]
Alstom to install Atlas system on 17 ICE3 trains
Deutsche Bahn AG awarded Alstom a EUR 30 million contract to retrofit 17 internationally operating ICE3 Series 407 trains with […]
Record ridership in Moscow
Moscow public transport recorded a 22% increase in the first half of 2019 compared to 2010, carrying more than 2.86 […]