UK Kicks Off Improved Ticketing Initiative on Tyne & Wear Metro
A week after the UK Government launched the national consultation on smart ticketing, the Department for Transport (DfT) has granted…
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Fatigue Analysis Software Keeps Rail on Track
Since being created to help car manufacturers in the 1950s, fatigue management software has developed from being an in-house pet…
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Travellers Turn to Social Networking
With claims that social blogging site Twitter hit over 44.5 million users in June 2009 and networking site Facebook announcing…
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Firms Team Up to Bid for Crossrail Tunnelling Contracts
Balfour Beatty, Morgan Est and Vinci Construction and Austria's Beton- und Monierbau have teamed up to jointly bid for UK…
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RZD Acquires 50% Stake in Mongolian Ulan-Bator Railway
Russian Railways (RZD) has acquired 50% of shares of Mongolia's Ulan-Bator Railways (UBTZ). The Russian Government has signed a decree…
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Ballastless Tracks to Debut in India
India is set to have its first high-speed ballastless tracks as part of the ongoing metro rail project in capital…
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Work Underway on Russia-Mongolia Joint Rail Project
Nearly 23km of track reconstruction has been completed on the Mandal-Davaany rail line, a ongoing joint project between Russian rail…
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First of 55 Siemens LRVs Arrives for FasTrack Programme
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) of Denver in the US has received the first of 55 SD160 light rail vehicles…
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Crossrail Invites Bids for Major Tunnelling Contracts
Crossrail Limited, a UK company set up to oversee the £16bn Crossrail project has marked the beginning of the procurement…
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Tanzania-Zambia Rail Seeks $100m for Revival
The troubled Tanzania-Zambia Railways Authority (TAZARA) is seeking a $100m loan from the two governments to help clear outstanding debts…