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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 …
China hands over control of Ethiopia-Djibouti railway
Operation of the Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Djibouti, Djibouti railway has been handed over to a local company after being …
Blazing a trail for new enclosure standards in modern railway infrastructure
A landmark rail project in Stuttgart, Germany, is heralding a new standard for rail infrastructure in Europe and possibly even …
Cairo Metro opens final expansion of Line 3’s third phase
The Egyptian Ministry of Transportation has begun trial operations of the Cairo metro network's latest expansion, with the first passengers …
EU-Rail awards €11.7m in grants for seven research projects
The EU body 'Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking' (EU-Rail) has announced the seven projects to have received funding from its 2023 …
Bright spark: the future of rail electrification
Transport decarbonisation is becoming ever more important, as both governments and commercial enterprises focus on reaching their sustainability goals. Rail electrification …
UK’s HS2 reaches boring halfway point
The UK’s HS2 high-speed project has reached the halfway point of boring the 54.8 mile long network of tunnels that …
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 System …
Norfolk Southern board vote: three Ancora picks elected
Activist investment firm Ancora has seen three of its nominees elected to the board of railroad Norfolk Southern (NS) after …
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 …
CAF signs €150m deal to supply trains for Oslo subway
Oslo’s public transport operator Sporveien has ordered 20 metro trains from Spanish manufacturer CAF with options for up to 90 …
Lithuania to develop intermodal corridor with Ukraine
Lithuania’s state rail company LTG Group and Ukrainian Railways will develop a joint international intermodal route between Klaipėda and Kyiv …
Spain’s Adif to spend €6.7m on bridge conservation
Spain’s national rail infrastructure manager Adif has unveiled a €6.7m ($7.2m) two-year plan to maintain and conserve the hundreds of …
Poll finds majority of British public supports rail nationalisation
More than half of British people support the nationalisation of rail services in the UK according to a new poll …
Siemens Mobility expands German depot with €150m investment
Siemens Mobility is investing €150m ($161m) into its service depot in Dortmund-Eving, Germany as it expands the site to increase …