All articles by Aninda Chakraborty

Aninda Chakraborty

Hill to manage projects under $10bn SCORE programme in California

Hill International has secured a contract to provide project management support services as part of the $10bn Southern California Optimized…
Northern completes upgrades at two Greater Manchester stations

UK-based rail operator Northern has completed upgrade works at two Greater Manchester stations in a bid to improve passenger experience.…
Austria’s ÖBB completes three-month hydrogen train passenger trials

Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) has completed a three-month-long passenger trial of Alstom’s Coradia iLint hydrogen fuel cell train on regional…
UK’s Crossrail secures additional £825m in government funding

The UK Government has allocated an additional £825m for the final phase of the Crossrail project. The Mayor of London,…
Teleste to deliver on-board systems for DLR trains in London

Teleste has secured a contract to deliver on-board systems for 43 trains that will operate on the Docklands Light Railway…

CSX to acquire regional railroad system Pan Am Railways

CSX has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pan Am Railways, a US-based regional railroad system. The financial details of…
WMATA to scale down subway services as revenues drop amid pandemic

The US-based Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is planning to scale down subway services as it anticipates a significant…
Penta-Ocean wins $697m civil contract for Johor Bahru–Singapore RTS

Penta-Ocean Construction has secured a S$932.8m ($697m) civil contract for the Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link. Awarded by…
Warsaw Metro secures $104.5m loan to purchase up to 45 new railcars

Poland's Warsaw Metro has secured a loan of zl392.5m ($104.5m) to purchase up to 45 new railcars. The new financing…
Alstom wins €160m contract to deliver hydrogen trains to Italy

French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom has secured a €160m contract to deliver six hydrogen fuel cell trains to Italy. Ferrovie…