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A timeline of Crossrail delays

Besieged with problems, London’s Crossrail project comes in over budget and considerably delayed, but it is finally here.

By Andrew Tunnicliffe

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Virgin Hyperloop pivots away from people: Future Rail 96

Virgin Hyperloop pivots away from people: Future Rail 96

By Peter Nilson

The GCC railway really should be built (but might not be)

By Jon Whiteaker

Cutting freight carbon emissions with biofuels

How virtual station tours can ease passengers’ nerves

By Jasleen Mann

The biggest railway equipment supply, product and services deals in Q1 2022

The biggest railway equipment supply, product and services deals in Q1 2022

By Data Journalism Team

Top and emerging locations for M&A deals in the railway sector

By Data Journalism Team

Latest News

CAF wins contract for new light rail vehicles in Germany

CAF wins contract for new light rail vehicles in Germany

Works gather pace on £100m Metro Flow project in UK

Works gather pace on £100m Metro Flow project in UK

Alstom and PT MRT Jakarta to study development of future MRT network

Alstom and PT MRT Jakarta to study development of future MRT network

Network Rail concludes Reston station construction in Scotland

Network Rail concludes Reston station construction in Scotland

Weekly Data

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Latest Deals

LIRC takes over Southern Indiana Railway assets in US

Eurostar, Thalys merge to bring more high-speed rail routes to Europe

Wabtec to buy Trimble’s Beena Vision business

US DOT provides up to $1.76bn loan to Purple Line rail project in Maryland

Expert Analysis

The state of infrastructure construction projects around the world - April 2022

The state of infrastructure construction projects around the world – April 2022

New figures from GlobalData shed light on the state of infrastructure construction projects around the world.

By Data Journalism Team

Europe is seeing a hiring boom in railway industry machine learning roles

Europe is seeing a hiring boom in railway industry machine learning roles

By Data Journalism Team

Internet of things hiring levels in the railway industry rose in March 2022

Internet of things hiring levels in the railway industry rose in March 2022

By Data Journalism Team

Exclusive: how ambitious are the emissions targets of companies in the railway industry?

Exclusive: how ambitious are the emissions targets of companies in the railway industry?

By Data Journalism Team

Asia-Pacific is seeing a hiring boom in railway industry IoT roles

Asia-Pacific is seeing a hiring boom in railway industry IoT roles

By Data Journalism Team

Latest White Papers

ATM-grade Networks for Air Traffic Control

ATM-grade Networks for Air Traffic Control

ATM-grade Networks for Air Traffic Control

ATM-grade Networks for Air Traffic Control

Comment

Rail infrastructure must improve if UK is to meet sustainability goals

By GlobalData

India and luxury rail travel: a model for success

UK passenger rails firms face dire Christmas period

UK passenger rails firms face dire Christmas period

By MarketLine

HS2 faces yet more controversy as eastern leg is set to be scrapped

By MarketLine

Lumo’s low-cost rail launch meets budget and environmental concerns

By GlobalData

Assisting deaf passengers with train travel: Introducing AI sign language

Assisting deaf passengers with train travel: Introducing AI sign language

By Frankie Youd

Themes

The railway industry found it no easier to fill big data vacancies in Q1 2022

We've analysed the length of time job ads were live online across the job market using GlobalData figures

By Data Journalism Team

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Cybersecurity hiring levels in the railway industry rose in April 2022

Cybersecurity hiring levels in the railway industry rose in April 2022

By Data Journalism Team

Digitalization hiring levels in the railway industry rose in April 2022

Digitalization hiring levels in the railway industry rose in April 2022

By Data Journalism Team

Connectivity hiring levels in the railway industry rose to a year-high in April 2022

Connectivity hiring levels in the railway industry rose to a year-high in April 2022

By Data Journalism Team

Railway industry companies are increasingly innovating in robotics

Railway industry companies are increasingly innovating in robotics

By Data Journalism Team

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