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Nuclear waste train launch in Colorado set for June
After three years of testing the Atlas Railcar nuclear waste wagon will be unveiled on 5 June, according to the …
Hong Kong MTR’s construction update
The metro rail provider in Hong Kong has provided an update on its current construction projects. Capital works director for …
Alstom Foundation starting VR railway education in Brazil
Alstom’s charitable arm, the Alstom Foundation, has partnered with disability services and support group Instituto Jô Clemente to deliver virtual …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …