Obstacle detection systems for SBB Cargo shunting locomotives
Knorr-Bremse and Israeli startup Rail Vision will equip several SBB Cargo shunting locomotives obstacle detection systems. After successfully prototype testing […]
Innovation
Talgo presents its hydrogen propulsion system
Talgo has presented its hydrogen train propulsion system, which is the first such prototype in Spain. The first track validation […]
Five companies join HS2 Innovation Accelerator
HS2 Ltd has announced the first five cutting-edge tech firms that will join the Innovation Accelerator initiative. They were selected […]
Alstom digitalises track inspection in Madrid
Alstom has carried out an innovative project to digitalise track inspections for Madrid light train network, jointly performed with the […]
JV established for TransANT wagon serial production
Rail Cargo Group and voestalpine have signed a contract for a joint construction planning, pilot production and the transition to […]
New rule for track inspection approved in the U.S.
The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has submitted to the Federal Register a final rule allowing railway companies to use […]
The second hybrid train contract announced in Poland
Koleje Dolnośląskie, the regional railway operator in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship of Poland, selected Newag to deliver two 3-car hybrid […]
Calls for a new European rail research partnership
The European Commission has launched an Expression of Interest to the private and public entities that are interested in becoming […]
HS2 R&D agreement signed
HS2 Ltd has signed an R&D agreement with leading railway research centres in UK universities that will enable it to […]
19 projects selected under Shift2Rail 2020 call for proposals
19 projects will receive a EUR 147.7 million funding under the Shift2Rail 2020 call for proposals for research and innovation […]