Infrastructure
Preferred bidder picked for Toronto’s Finch West light rail project
The chosen consortium, Mosaic Transit Group, is expected to be awarded the contract in spring 2018 with construction to follow shortly after.
Infrastructure
Australian PM announces $5bn for Melbourne Airport Rail Link
The rail link was first mooted in the 1960s and will run from Melbourne's central business district to the second busiest airport in Australia.
Electrification
Austria targets 85% electrification of railways by 2030 in new masterplan
At the forefront of the agenda for Austrian Federal Railways is electrification, as the country aims to electrify 85 per cent of the network by 2030.
Rail Freight
Containers (Lots of) from China
In issue 86 (December 2011), Rail Engineer reported on the £650 million Russian Railways “Transsib in Seven Days” project to increase the capacity of the Trans-Siberian railway to enable it to carry transit traffic from South East Asia to Europe in seven days.
Rail Business
Major $4.9bn contract awarded for Los Angeles International Airport automated people mover
The award follows the board's approval of LINXS as the recommended developer in February earlier this year when a $42 million early works agreement was reached, initiating pre-construction activities.
Rail News
Class 385 debut further delayed
When Abellio took over the ScotRail franchise in April 2015, it had 22 months to replace six-coach diesel trains on the Edinburgh to Glasgow main line with seven-coach electric trains, as required by its franchise specification. To do so, the following month, the company signed a contract with Hitachi for 24 four-car and 46 three-car […]
Rail Business
Plans submitted to transform Gatwick Airport station
Gatwick Airport is the sixth busiest UK station outside of London serving 19 million passengers each year.
Rail Business
CRRC concern over additional US trade tariffs
The Office of the United States Trade Representative, which is responsible for developing US trade policy, said that the proposed tariffs are part of a response to "China's unfair trade practices".
Rail News
Northern’s trains from Spain
CAF has a record order book of €6.3 billion, of which 63 per cent is for new vehicles and the remainder for services and components.
Franchise News
Major disruption to train services in France as three months of rail strikes begin
April 3, or "Black Tuesday" as French media have labelled it, marked the start of three months of rolling nationwide strikes, which will see SNCF staff strike two days in every five until June 28.
Latest News
New trains named after Wrexham Football Hollywood stars
Transport for Wales has named two new trains after the home cities of Wrexham Football Club owners Ryan Reynolds...