All articles by Aninda Chakraborty

US DoT instructs all states to establish FTA-certified SSO programme

The US Department of Transportation's (DoT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has notified all states with operational rail systems to establish…
Fluor-led JV begins construction on $5.6bn Purple Line project in US

A Fluor-led joint venture (JV) team has started construction of the $5.6bn Purple Line Light Rail project in Maryland, US.The…
Network Rail reopens Waterloo station after upgrade works

Network Rail has completely reopened Waterloo station in the UK following a series of complex upgrade works that lasted for…
Amtrak unveils new Siemens Charger locomotives for US Midwest operations

Amtrak has unveiled the first of the new Siemens Charger trains at Chicago Union Station, which will be deployed to serve…
NIB to finance modernisation of VAS’ locomotives in Latvia

The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has agreed to provide a new 12-year loan to Latvia's state-owned railway infrastructure manager VAS…

Québec to invest $263m in new underground train garage

The Government of Québec in Canada is set to invest C$330m ($263m) for the construction of an underground garage for…
London Underground awards $143.7m equipment supply contract

London Underground (LU) has awarded a deal worth roughly $143.7m to Bombardier Transportation for new motors and traction control equipment…
Thales to deliver automatic fare collection system for Bangkok Metro’s Blue Line

French company Thales has secured a contract from Bangkok Expressway Metro Public Company (BEM) and CH Karnchang Public Company (CK)…
GyM concludes $316m financial closing for Peru’s Lima Metro Line 1 expansion

GyM Ferrovías has concluded financial closing of the Lima Metro Line 1 expansion project in Peru.With a total of $316m financing, the…
4TRANSIT JV wins $238m Metrolinx contract for Regional Express Rail programme

The 4TRANSIT joint venture (JV) has secured a C$300m ($238m) contract to provide technical advisory services for two major work…

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