British prime minister criticised for ‘helicopter lifestyle’ instead of train
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is criticised for his preference for travelling by helicopter instead of train at comparable journey […]
Public Transport
SNCF first-half results: turnover up despite numerous strikes
SNCF’s results for the first half of this year are encouraging, despite the numerous strikes that have affected the French […]
New public transport app launched in Genoa
Hitachi Rail’s world-first 360Pass app, connecting Genoa’s entire public transport infrastructure, has been launched and is now available to all […]
Montreal inaugurates the REM metro system
Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada, François Legault, the Premier of Québec and Valérie Plante, the Mayor of Montréal […]
Tunnel breakthrough for Western Sydney metro Airport
The mega tunnel boring machine (TBM) Eileen has crushed through a wall of rock to arrive at the Sydney Airport […]
Romania, Philippines and US boost Alstom’s Q1 global results
Metro in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) , a project in the Philippines and a contract to deliver trams in Philadelphia boosted Alstom’s […]
Kassel orders 22 trams from Škoda
Kasseler Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (KVG) and Škoda Group signed a contract for the supply of 22 two-way trams for Kassel including an […]
Sofia orders additional Inspiro metro trains
Simetro consortium, consisting of Siemens Mobility Bulgaria, Siemens Mobility Austria and Newag, has been appointed to deliver 8 additional Inspiro […]
Alstom’s Chinese JV awarded Pujiang Line maintenance contract
Alstom’s Chinese joint venture, CRRC Puzhen Alstom Transportation Systems Ltd. (PATS) and Shanghai Shenkai Public Transport Operation Management Co., Ltd. […]
Angers opens two tram lines
The French Minister for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, Christophe Béchu, the President of Angers Loire Métropole, Jean-Marc Verchère, and […]