UK: Arup wins MetroWest Phase 1 design contract
Arup has been appointed by Network Rail to undertake the outline design for Phase 1 of the MetroWest project in […]
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Hitachi Rail Europe signed Thameslink contract for traffic management
Hitachi Rail Europe (HRE) and Network Rail signed the Thameslink contract for traffic management. Under the contract, HRE will supply […]
Siemens and Bombardier to merge rail divisions
Siemens AG and Bombardier rail division held talks to combine the rail units, The Wall Street Journal reports, quoting people […]
Alstom to deliver 17 Coradia Polyvalent trains to SNTF
Alstom has signed a contract with Algeria’s Société Nationale des Transports Ferroviaires (SNTF) to supply 17 Coradia Polyvalent inter-city trains. […]
Taiwan: Kaohsiung light rail system begins testing
Kaohsiung’s Mass Rapid Transit Bureau began a week-long test of the country’s first light rail system. A passenger trial run […]
PKP might introduce quiet zones on trains
PKP is considering the introduction of quiet zones on its trains, starting with its EIP pendolino services. The move comes […]
HaCon and Bytemark join forces for North American Mass Transit
HaCon and Bytemark signed a strategic partnership to deliver fully integrated, market-specific solutions for real-time journey planning and mobile ticketing […]
Bombardier and Crosslinx Transit sign USD 308 million contract
Bombardier Transportation has won a contract to provide 30-years of maintenance on BOMBARDIER FLEXITY Freedom light rail vehicles it will […]
Metro de Panamá to buy new metro trainsets
With the growing increase in the number of passengers using the Metro Line 1 of Panamá, passengers which already exceed […]