Flirt EMUs certified in Poland
Stadler/Newag Flirt 3 EMUs has been completed, PKP Intercity announced. PKP Intercity ordered 20 eight-car trains in 2013, within a […]
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NSW: Heathcote Station modernization contract awarded
Laing O’Rourke has been awarded the contract to deliver a major accessibility upgrade at Heathcote Station, Sydney. “This is great […]
Croatia to introduce Wi-Fi at railway stations
Croatian operators H1 Telekom and Odasiljaci i Veze are planning to cover the first railway stations with free Wi-Fi networks […]
Consultations on possibilities for greater competition in passenger rail launched
Competition and Markets Authority published a document consulting on the possibilities for greater competition between train operators in Great Britain’s […]
Budapest M3 Metro tender contested
Skinest Rail submitted a formal complaint to the European Commission over the public procurement procedure undertaken by Budapesti Közlekedési Zártkörűen […]
ABB announces train equipment orders of USD 90 million
ABB has won orders worth around USD 90 million from Swiss train manufacturer Stadler Rail to enable sustainable high-speed, suburban […]
FGC overhauls train fleet
213 units trains will be refurbished and be put into operation on the Llobregat-Anoia for Catalan government railways, FGC. The […]
Chinese firm to buy 351 bullet trains worth USD 10.6 billion
A Chinese railway firm has opened tenders for 351 bullet trains worth a staggering USD 10.6 billion. State-owned China Railway […]
India introduces biometric checks for train drivers
Western Railway installed a biometric Crew Management System (CMS) as part of its infrastructure, which also includes a breath-analyser and […]