Network Rail may entrust telecommunications services to private operators
The UK Department for Transport is considering forcing Network Rail to entrust the telecommunications services to the private sector. Among […]
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Canadian National Railway safety record shows problems
Canadian National Railway’s (CN) safety record deteriorated sharply in 2014, reversing years of improvements. According to Reuters, which has analyzed […]
EC investigates public financing for Spanish HSR test centre
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to examine whether the public financing of a test centre for high-speed […]
Georgia seeks to enter the Scandinavian market through Lithuania
Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania Rimantas Sinkevičius met Georgia’s Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development […]
Russia to participate in tenders for railway projects in India
”We want to participate in tenders for railways electrification and asked the Indian side for the conditions,” Alexander Misharin, first […]
Hitachi Rail Europe selected by FirstGroup to supply new AT300 trains
Hitachi Rail Europe announced has been selected by FirstGroup as preferred supplier, subject to contract, for the supply of 29 […]
Stadler Rail and ABB to modernise X2000 fleet for Sweden’s SJ
Stadler Rail signed a cooperation agreement with ABB to upgrade the X2000 high-speed train fleet for SJ, Sweden’s state-owned passenger […]
Trafikverket concerns 4G mobile network interferes with ERTMS
Swedish infrastructure manager Trafikverket announced that all locomotives, multiple units and driving trailers operating on the country’s railway network must […]
UK government has updated plans to protect the proposed route for Crossrail 2 from conflicting development
The proposed major infrastructure project, Crossrail 2, moved a step forward on 24 March 2015 as the UK government published […]
SNCF extends NFC train tickets
French railway operator SNCF has expanded availability of its NFC ticketing service to include the Alsace, Aquitaine, Haute-Normandie, Lorraine and […]