HS2 train acquisition process launched
On 20 January, the UK Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has launched the process for the acquisition of high speed trains […]
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Chiltern Railways to launch ticket-free travelling pilot
Chiltern Railways has partnered with SilverRail Technologies for the development and pilot of a new approach to rail travel removing […]
Zuidas (Amsterdam) road – rail project contract attributed
A consortium made up of Heijmans, Fluor and Hochtief has won the preliminary contract for a EUR 1 billion project […]
UK: Kettering- Corby electrification launched
Network Rail has started the next stage Kettering- Corby electrification, as part of its Railway Upgrade Plan. The project is […]
Utrecht orders additional CAF trams
Jacqueline Verbeek-Nijhof, the Provincial Excecutive of Utrecht (Netherlands) and CAF sales director, Josu Esnaola, signed a supplementary agreement for the […]
PKP Cargo introduces a new drone
PKP Cargo has acquired a drone -“Bielik”- that is starting to patrol railway tracks and areas in use by the […]
Feasibility study approved for Ostrava railway junction upgrade
The Central Committee of the Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic discussed and approved the feasibility study of the […]
London: Major milestone reached for Victoria Station upgrade
The £700m (EUR 807.4 million) project to upgrade Victoria Tube station has finalized a new phase, as a new North […]
Lithuanian Railways aims to offer more tariff transparency
Egidijus Lazauskas, the newly-appointed deputy CEO of Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (LG) and director of the state railway company’s Freight Transportation Directorate, […]
KeolisAmey to operate Greater Manchester’s tram network
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has chosen KeolisAmey, the joint venture between Keolis (60%) and British firm Amey (40%), to […]