“Aero-Ferro Benchmark” project to be launched
Ermewa, GATX, École Centrale de Lyon and Technische Universität Berlin signed an agreement to collaborate on the “Aero-Ferro Benchmark” collaborative […]
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Canada: Sherbrooke – Montréal railway project supported by real estate development
The project for the modernisation of Sherbrooke – Montréal railway link will cost CAD 300 million (around USD 230 million), […]
ÖBB Cityjet eco battery train to enter services
The Desiro ML Cityjet eco, manufactured by Siemens Mobility for ÖBB, has obtained the homologation and starting September 2, the […]
Siemens and Softil to develop LTE-R communications solutions
Siemens Mobility selected Softil to develop a range of next generation communications solutions for use in Long Term Evolution-Railway (LTE-R) […]
New York launches pilot projects under Transit Tech Lab
New York metropolitan transport authority, MTA, has successfully completed the Transit Tech Lab, which is an acelerator programme that enables […]
Virgin Hyperloop One to build a test track in Saudi Arabia
Virgin Hyperloop One and Saudi Arabia’s Economic City Authority (ECA) signed an agreement to conduct a study to build the […]
ÖBB tests hybrid train
ÖBB and Siemens Mobility have launched trials in Upper Austria with a prototype Cityjet eco train fitted with electro-hybrid battery […]
UK to meet zero-carbon railway target
According to a report, published by Rail Industry Decarbonisation Task Force and rail body RSSB, the UK industry and government […]
First SNCF remote control train tested in Paris region
The first SNCF remote control train travelled in Paris in April, but the French railway company made the announcement earlier […]
HyperloopTT announces first tests with passengers next year
The first tests with passengers of HyperloopTT will take place in 2020, American experts announced during a visit to Toulouse-Francazal research […]