Škoda acquires Czech Cegelec from VINCI
Czech multimodal transport manufacturer Škoda Group has acquired electrical components OEM Cegelec. The company has been renamed Electric Components as…
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Patrick Rhys Atack
Patrick Rhys Atack is the Editor on our Transport desk, managing the Ship Technology, Airport Technology, and Railway Technology sites. He's covered education, business, and general news at various TV stations and online outlets. You can reach him at patrick.atack@globaldata.com
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More Chinese investment in Hungarian rail?
Hungary’s Government has hinted at Chinese investment in its rail sector, following President Xi Jinping’s visit to Europe and Hungary’s…
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Purple Transform aims to expand AI suicide prevention tool
Purple Transform, a start-up working with the University of Lancaster and data giants Cisco presented its suicide prevention tool for…
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Could blockchain really revolutionise ticketing?
A new paper from University of Birmingham researchers has suggested a system using blockchain could make transport ticketing “smart”. The…
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Court rules DB on the hook for $7.5bn overspend
Legal battles over the financing of Stuttgart’s station redevelopment have shown no sign of abatement, with Deutsche Bahn (DB) ready…
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New Korail high-speed train hits the lines
Korail’s new high-speed Hyundai Rotem train has entered limited service in May. The KTX-Cheong-Ryong, formerly known as EMU-320 or Korail…
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Brightline West chooses Siemens Mobility rolling stock
Brightline, the US rail provider that runs a passenger line in Florida, has chosen Siemens Mobility as its “preferred bidder”…
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China’s rail authority applies to join OTIF
China has applied to become an associate member of the Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF), the organisation that…
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Swiss tourist rail makes first move in driverless direction
A Swiss rack railway in the St Gallen canton has tested a collision warning system, which is the first stage…
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TransReport: interlinking geographies is next step for accessible travel app
Since first being selected by UK train operating company London Midland (now West Midlands Trains) in 2017, passenger assistance company…