SNCF opens two tenders for hydrogen bi-mode multiple units
French national railway provider SNCF has opened tenders for two new framework contracts for bi-mode passenger trains. The first tender…
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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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Mer Mec buys Hitachi’s rail signalling businesses
Hitachi Rail has agreed to sell its European signalling interests as part of its deal to buy the Ground Transportation…
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Border-crossing TBM delivered to Lyon-Turin project
A giant tunnel boring machine (TBM) constructed by German tunnelling and mining firm Herrenknecht has been delivered to the Lyon-Turin…
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Electric motor contract to upgrade efficiency and reliability
Romania's state-owned passenger railway provider CFR Călători has contracted ABB to upgrade its electric locomotives. 19 Electroputere LE 5100 locomotives…
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US high speed rail project begins fieldwork
US high speed rail project Brightline West has started what it called the “final stages of design” work at both…
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Transreport receive $12m in private equity funding round
Transreport, a UK-based start-up responsible for the Passenger Assistance app, has received an injection of funding worth $12m from two…
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ScotRail cancels all trains during second severe storm this week
Railway services in Scotland have been affected by serious bad weather this week, and a second incoming storm on Tuesday…
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Toronto metro extension contract agreed
Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have selected a consortium to develop and deliver the Ontario Line Pape Tunnel and Underground stations…
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MERMEC to provide KiwiRail with safety locomotive
MERMEC has signed a contract with New Zealand’s national rail operator KiwiRail to supply a “diagnostic vehicle” to test the…
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70 Siemens Mobility Mireo EMUs ordered by ÖBB
The first 70 Mireo EMUs of a contract worth up to 540 units have been ordered by Austria's national railway…