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Spain opens Albacete - Alicante high-speed line
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Spain has opened a new 165km high-speed rail link between Albacete and Alicante, built at a cost of...

Thales wins Santos light rail signalling contract in Brazil
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Thales has secured a contract from Trans Sistemas de Transportes, a member of the VLT RMBS consortium, to provide signalling and communications systems for the new Light Rail Transit (LRT)...

Russia and North Korea sign deal to complete Khasan-Rajin railway reconstruction
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Russian Railways (RZD) has signed an agreement with the North Korean Ministry of Railways (MOR) to complete the reconstruction of the rail line from Russia's border town of Khasan to the...

US FRA recommends new rail safety standards for high-speed trains
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 The US Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) has recommended the implementation of new crashworthiness performance standards on high-speed trains...

Sydney's North West Rail Link to open by 2019
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 The New South Wales (NSW) government in Australia has confirmed that the North West Rail Link (NWRL) will cost A$8.3bn ($7.95bn) and is scheduled to open by the end of...

Helsinki low-floor tram unveiled in Finland
Monday, June 17, 2013 Transtech has inaugurated the first of 40 low floor trams to be delivered to Helsinki City Transport (HKL) at its Otanmäki rolling stock plant in...

NSW allocates $6bn to develop rail infrastructure around Sydney
Monday, June 17, 2013 The New South Wales government in Australia has earmarked A$6.4bn ($6.12bn) in its latest budget to execute the 'big six' public transport infrastructure projects, the majority of which...

UK finalises Siemens-led consortium for £1.6bn Thameslink deal
Monday, June 17, 2013 The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has finalised the £1.6bn Thameslink rolling stock contract with the Siemens-led Cross London Trains...

21Net introduces new system for high-speed broadband on trains
Friday, June 14, 2013 Rail broadband provider 21Net has introduced its new Telematics 2.0 system at the BWCS Train Communication Conference in...

Stadler to deliver 20 Flirt3 trains to Abellio Rail in Germany
Friday, June 14, 2013 Stadler Pankow has signed a contract with Abellio Rail NRW to deliver 20 five-car Flirt3 electric multiple units (EMUs) for operation on the Lower Rhine rail network in...

Nanjing SR Puzhen to supply 198 train cars to Shenzhen Metro Line 3 in China
Friday, June 14, 2013 Midas Holdings' joint venture company Nanjing SR Puzhen Rail Transport (NPRT) has secured a RMB1.26bn ($205m) contract from China's Shenzhen Metro Group to deliver 198 train...

Hitachi wins electrical and mechanical equipment order for Vietnam metro rail project
Thursday, June 13, 2013 Japanese infrastructure firm Hitachi has secured a JPY37bn ($384m) order from the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to provide electrical and mechanical equipment for...

Network Rail to start rebuilding Finedon Station Road bridge in Northamptonshire
Thursday, June 13, 2013 Network Rail is about to start the reconstruction of Finedon Station Road bridge in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, as part of a £70m programme to cut journey times on the Midland Main...

KiwiRail to improve freight performance with TTG Energymiser
Thursday, June 13, 2013 New Zealand's national rail operator KiwiRail has signed an agreement with TTG Transportation Technology to use its Energymiser connected driver advisory system (C-DAS) to reduce energy...

Atkins and Parsons Brinckerhoff win Great Western Main Line electrification deal
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Atkins and Parsons Brinckerhoff have been selected by Network Rail as lead design organisation (LDO) and system integrator for the planned electrification of the Great Western Main Line in the...

Larsen & Toubro and Sojitz win $1.15bn Indian freight corridor contract
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 A consortium comprising Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Japan's Sojitz has secured a Rs66.9bn ($1.15bn) contract from the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) to build a 626km...

Eurotunnel, ENPC and Fondation des Ponts to study rail science
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Groupe Eurotunnel and the Ecole des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC), in association with the Fondation des Ponts, have formed a long-term partnership to develop the study of railway transport...

Virgin Rail to take legal action against Network Rail over poor performance
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Virgin Rail Group (VRG) has announced that it is preparing legal action against UK infrastructure manager Network Rail, alleging "sustained poor performance" in recent...

Hitachi successfully operates onboard ETCS system with Network Rail existing track-side signalling
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Hitachi Rail Europe has taken a step forward in its European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 operation by connecting its onboard ETCS solution to the Network Rail Cambrian Line...

Design work completed for Gold Line operations campus in US
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority in California, US has completed the design work, 30% of construction and the majority of the underground utility installation as...