India: Google to install Wi-Fi in 100 rail station before the end of 2016
Google and RailTel, which provides Internet services along many of these railway lines, in colaboration with Indian Railways will provide […]
IT & Signalling
Thales to supply fare collection solution for Gautrain
Thales and Bombela consortium signed the second contract to equip the Gautrain transport network, between Johannesburg and Pretoria, with the […]
Siemens ICx high speed rail train begins test trials
The ICx – the new high-speed train from Siemens built for German rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) – is underway […]
Control centre in Gdańsk completed
Gdańsk local control centre has finally been achieved with the completion of the reconstruction of the Gdańsk Wrzeszcz station. Thales […]
Bombardier-Alstom-Indra consortium wins control contract for Madrid-Lisbon HSR
Spain’s Administrator of Railway Infrastructure (ADIF) awarded Bombardier- Alstom – Indra consortium a EUR 164 million contract on the supply […]
Nokia obtains U.S. clearance on Alcatel-Lucent acquisition
Nokia announced that it has obtained clearance from the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment (“CFIUS”) for its proposed acquisition of […]
Government Accountability Office: PTC implementation needs extended deadline
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced that the Positive Train Control implementation deadline can’t be met and the Federal Railroad […]