How a more competitive UK rail industry could lower ticket prices
Two decades since the privatisation of the UK rail network and passenger numbers are higher than ever, but average ticket...
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A look at Alstom’s new Citadis X05 trams
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PwC VR experience showcases disruptive technologies to businesses
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Rush hour delays: why Tokyo’s commuter railways are feeling the strain
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Goodbye diesel: what does the phase-out mean for UK rail innovation?
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Flexible ultrasound patch could assist railway track inspection
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Free transport: does opening up the railways make sense?
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Future Rail – Issue 61
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Company releases
Digital Railway and Resonate to Modernise Western UK Railway Route
Digital Railway and Resonate have unveiled plans to modernise the western route of the UK rail network by installing a...
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TE Connectivity has released the Category 5e (Cat53) data cable for rolling stock and network railway applications.
DC/DC Converters and AC/DC Power Supplies
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If you are looking for a Xeon Server that is 'rugged by design', fanless, and...
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Projects
Siemens Desiro HC
The Desiro HC electric multiple unit (EMU) trains are being manufactured by Siemens to meet the high capacity requirements of metropolitan regions.
Shepparton Line Upgrade
Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project (PCEP)
New York City Subway
Ahmedabad Metro Rail, Gujarat
High-Speed
Royal HaskoningDHV secures Saudi Arabian rail consultancy contract
Engineering and project management consultant firm Royal HaskoningDHV has secured a new contract to conduct a detailed market study for the upcoming Haramain High Speed...
Siemens to supply ten high-speed trains to Turkish State Railways
Bombardier to provide 40 high-speed trains to Sweden
Ontario to invest $8.7bn in initial phase of high-speed rail project
KL-SG high speed rail receives Department of Environment approval
Passenger
Sound Transit awards contract for Federal Way Link Extension
South County Transit Partners, a joint venture between Mott MacDonald, SNC and Lavalin, has secured a design-build project management contract from Sound Transit for the...
New train between India and Bangladesh begins operations
JR Central unveils new rail reservation app
Baku-Tbilisi-Kars rail project in Azerbaijan inaugurated
Cubic to install contactless ticketing systems for New York MTA
Rolling Stock
Slovenian rail operator orders 26 multiple units from Stadler
Slovenian state rail operator Slovenske Železnice has ordered 26 single and double-decker multiple units from rolling stock manufacturer Stadler as part of a contract worth...
Alstom to provide maintenance support for UK’s Class 92 locomotives
VIA Rail starts process to procure new Quebec-Windsor Corridor fleet
Testing of new Caledonian Sleeper trains begins in UK
VIA Rail awards train car refurbishment contract to Cad
Technology
Indra to improve freight transport with smart gate solution
Indra is working on the design and development of a smart rail gate that can digitally identify cars and loading units transported in railroad terminals.
Network Rail completes £130m rail signalling upgrade in Bristol
PwC VR experience showcases disruptive technologies to businesses
Flexible ultrasound patch could assist railway track inspection
Thales secures traffic management contract in Norway