Thales acquires Guavus a real-time big data analytics company
Thales announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the US company Guavus, a pioneer in real-time Big Data […]
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Artesyn extends rail computing platform to onboard applications
Artesyn Embedded Technologies has unveiled the latest in its portfolio of SIL4 COTS computing systems for rail safety applications, the […]
London Midland introduces new service for passenger entertainment
London Midland has unveiled a free entertainment package of movies, TV programmes, eBooks and magazines as well as Wi-Fi on […]
Victoria installs mobile blackspots on 5 regional rail corridors
Victorian Government and mobile carriers Telstra, Optus and Vodafone will fix the mobile blackspots along the state’s five busiest regional […]
Siemens launches Digital Rail Services in the US
Siemens is launching in the US a new business that will help rail operators bring infrastructure and vehicles into the […]
France: Les Ardoines technical centre back into service
SNCF Réseau and Thales replaced the signal control system at Les Ardoines technical centre in Vitry-sur-Seine, near Paris, which was […]
Washington activates Wi-Fi service on Red Line first tunnel segment
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA, Metro) and wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless announced the availability […]
Pennsylvania introduces electronic bid system to simplify procurement process
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) recently launched an electronic bid system – or “eBid” – for selected solicitations of […]
US: Metra to stop using cash-only ticket machines
Following steady declines in ticket sales through cash-only vending machines, Metra will take the remaining cash-only machines out of service […]
Russia and China expand electronic data exchange for rail container shipments
Russian Railways and China Railways agreed to expand the electronic data exchange for China-Russia-Europe rail container shipments and concluded to […]