Israel Railways receives 43 bids for rail project management
43 companies have submitted bids in a tender for project management for the Israel Railways. The railway company plans to […]
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China Railway launches web platform for online acquisition of services
China Railway launched its e-commerce website, 95306.cn, offering services including freight logistics and bulk commodity trade, Xinhua reports. The website […]
Greece’s OSE upgrades its GSM-R core rail network
Nokia Networks will upgrade the GSM-Railway core network for Greece’s national railway operator, OSE, laying the foundation for future network […]
Shift2Rail launched research key projects: Roll2Rail, IT2Rail and In2Rail
The three projects have been selected by the European Commission following the first “Mobility for Growth” call of the Horizon […]
Swedish rail may keep protection from 900 MHz interference
The Swedish postal and telecoms regulator, PTS, is proposing that protection of the railway network’s GSM-R communications system should be […]
North Dakota to fund state-run rail safety pilot program
North Dakota’s Senate has approved funds for a state-run rail safety pilot program intended to supplement federal oversight of oil […]
ABB wins order for substations in Switzerland
Power and automation technology group ABB has won orders worth around EUR 27 million from the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), […]
New York receives USD 967 million for the installment of positive train control technology
Federal Railroad Administration has approved a loan of USD 967.1 million to the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for […]
RZD intends to sell telecom operator TTK in 2016
State-owned RZD will sell its telecom unit TransTeleCom (TTK), in which it owns 99.99%, in 2016, 1prime.biz reports. The company does […]
Improved information for Heathrow Express rail service at Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Express, digital media agency DOOH.com and JCDecaux Airport UK have worked in partnership to create the ‘journey comparison generator,’ […]