Prague awards contract for the driverless metro design
The Prague Public Transit Company (Dopravní podnik Prahy – DPP) awarded Metroprojekt with a CZK 440 million (EUR 16 million) […]
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Perth plans to expand the transport network
Western Australia’s Transport Minister, Mr Dean Nalder, announced on July 29 a plan to ensure Perth’s transport network grows in […]
Iran and Italy form technical committee for infrastructure projects
„ A test center for rail systems will be set up in collaboration with the Italian side”, Deputy Minister for […]
Free Wi-Fi services on Vilnius-Kaunas trains
Lithuanian state-owned railway carrier Lieutvos Gelezinkeliai has launched free Wi-Fi services based on the LTE network of mobile operator Omnitel […]
Fibre optics to be deployed on a rail line in West Africa
Vivendi’s subsidiary GVA (Group Vivendi Africa) is planning to deploy 5,000 km of fibre-optic cables across five West African countries […]
Port of Hamburg launches Hybrid shunting locomotive
Metrans has begun operating its first new hybrid shunting locomotives at the Port of Hamburg. Metrans, the rail subsidiary of […]
Deutsche Bahn supports strategic innovation for rail infrastructure
European Young Innovators Forum signed a strategic innovation partnership agreement with Deutsche Bahn. Through its own innovation accelerator, DB mindbox, […]
Council to commit EUR 10.2 billion for Horizon 2020
On 20 July 2016, the Council’s Permanent Representatives Committee agreed its position on the 2017 EU draft budget for the […]
Akron Univ. and Exacter provide new analytics for preventing rail failures
The University of Akron and Exacter, Inc. are developing technologies for preventing system failures on metro and electric rail systems. […]
Kazakhstan plans to produce high-speed locomotives
Kazakhstan’s electric locomotives assembly factory, Elektrovoz Kurastyru Zauyty, will start production of high-speed passenger locomotives in autumn 2016, said the […]