All articles by Hemanth Kumar

1. Fugro contracted for lidar scanning of Banedanmark’s railway network

   Fugro has been selected by Banedanmark to provide its train-borne lidar scanning technology for digital survey of the Danish railway…
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   9 Sep
2. UK launches fund to improve accessibility for disabled rail passengers

   The UK Government has launched a £20m fund to undertake accessibility improvements at stations in order to provide enhanced services…
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   9 Jul
3. Hong Kong rail services restored after signalling glitch causes chaos

   Hong Kong rail operator MTR Corp has reported that four of its lines have returned to normal operations after a…
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   17 Oct
4. Study to look at preparing Bordeaux station for international trains

   Infrastructure managers SNCF-Réseau, Eurotunnel, Lisea, and HS1 have signed an agreement to launch a feasibility study on measures needed to…
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   17 Oct
5. KeolisAmey takes over as Wales and Borders rail service operator

   KeolisAmey has taken over as operator of rail services for Wales and Borders, replacing Arriva Trains Wales, which operated the…
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   16 Oct
6. India to seek Japanese experts to develop bullet train stations

   Indian officials will seek expert Japanese consultation to develop areas surrounding 12 proposed bullet train stations on the 508km Rs1100bn…
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   16 Oct
7. Norway’s NRC to buy VR Track

   Finnish state-owned railway operator VR Group has signed an agreement to sell its subsidiary VR Track to Norwegian infrastructure business…
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   15 Oct
8. Network Rail to trial technology to prevent flooding on tracks

   British railway infrastructure manager Network Rail has started trials of a new Internet of Things (IoT) predictive technology designed to…
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   15 Oct
9. Transport for West Midlands to purchase 50 new battery-powered trams

   UK public transport company Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has unveiled plans to expand its battery-powered tram network by adding…
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   13 Aug
10. Etihad Rail partners with Egis to develop Emirates rail network

    Etihad Rail has partnered with engineering, project structuring and operations services firm Egis for the development of the United Arab…
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    25 May