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Virgin, Vodafone and McLaren Applied Trial 5G Wi-Fi Services on Board West Coast Trains
In the dying days of its franchise to operate trains on the UK’s West Coast Mainline, Virgin Trains has announced...
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Projects
Suburban Rail Loop, Melbourne
The Suburban Rail Loop is a proposed 90km-long orbital railway network, which will connect all lines across the suburban areas in Melbourne to all priority...
Yanchep Rail Extension, Perth
Quebec City Tramway
Western Sydney Metro
Cairo Monorail
High-Speed
Mass. Electric to install components of Texas High-Speed Train
Texas Central has signed an early contract involvement (ECI) agreement with the Mass. Electric Construction Company for the Texas high-speed train.
Moscow Central Diameters, Russia, opens to the public
WSP USA wins $50 million contract to design Silver Line project
HS2 must go ahead despite cost increase, leaked review reveals
Deutsche Bahn to invest €1bn in 30 high-speed trains
Passenger
Srbija Voz to purchase trains with €100m EBRD loan
Serbian state railway company Srbija Voz is set to receive a €100m loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the purchase...
Crime on London’s Night Tube soars by a third compared to 2018
Arriva Rail launches deaf awareness training programme for London Overground staff
Midlands Connect unveils £3.5bn Midlands Engine Rail programme
ScotRail rolls out WhatsApp service to improve passenger satisfaction
Rolling Stock
Western Australia awards €800m contract to Alstom for C-series trains
The Public Transport Authority of Western Australia (PTA) has awarded an €800m contract to Alstom for the supply and maintenance of next generation C-series trains.
Hitachi Rail to provide 23 intercity trains for Avanti West Coast
Chennai Metro receives three metro sets for Phase 1 of extension
Northern to launch trains for Lincoln, East Midlands and South Yorkshire
BTS Green Line metro trains from Siemens Mobility now in service
Technology
Denmark to trial battery-operated trains on two railway lines
The Danish Ministry of Transport and Housing has announced that it will begin trials of battery-powered trains on two railway lines in Denmark next year.
Île-de-France chooses Alstom-Bombardier consortium for metro trains
Siemens Mobility to deliver signalling system for Taoyuan Airport stations in Taiwan
Marseille metro to be automated by Alstom in €430 contract
Canadian National Railway meets US requirement for PTC implementation
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