All articles by Mrinmoyee Hazarika

Mrinmoyee Hazarika

Strukton to upgrade traction for Yarra Trams in Melbourne, Australia

Strukton has been contracted to provide new static inverters for B-Class trams operated by Yarra Trams in Melbourne, Australia.The new…
Metra’s rebuilt locomotive returns to service in Chicago, US

US-based railroad operator Metra's first of 41 locomotives being rebuilt by Progress Rail Services has returned to service in Chicago.…
Alstom to provide four new Pendolino high-speed trains to NTV

Alstom has been contracted to provide four Pendolino trains and related maintenance services to Italian open-access operator Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori…
UK Office of Rail and Road approves Hitachi’s ETCS for passenger trains

UK industry regulator Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has approved Hitachi Rail Europe's new European Train Control System (ETCS)…
Astaldi joint venture wins €1bn contract for Brenner railway tunnel in Italy

A joint venture (JV) comprising Astaldi Group, Ghella, Oberosler, Cogeis and PAC has secured a €1bn contract to build the…

Škoda Transportation wins €26m order for battery-powered trams in Turkey

Škoda Transportation has secured a deal from a Turkish transport company to provide 14 battery-powered trams for the city of…
Great Western Railway launches new electric trains from Paddington, UK

Great Western Railway (GWR) has deployed the first two 45 Class 387 Bombardier Electrostar electric trains on the passenger route…
NSW Government calls tender for tunnels under Sydney Harbour

Australia's New South Wales (NSW) Government has invited tenders to apply for a contract to build a pair of metro…
Voith to repair Cantus’s Flirt bogies

Voith's new rail service centre in Kiel, Germany, has been contracted to overhaul the bogies of a railcar fleet operated…
GE buys ShipXpress to expand digital railway portfolio

GE Transportation has purchased ShipXpress, a Cloud-based software solutions provider that helps railways operate smoothly with supply chain partners.The acquisition…