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Alstom CEO Henri-Poupart Lafarge has stressed the importance of the Indian market for the company's global success after penning three new deals worth €75 million.

The 'X cars' include design elements from the city's existing rolling stock but have a higher passenger capacity.

To many people, Nokia is only associated with that old mobile phone that’s in a drawer somewhere, probably with a flat battery. However, Nokia today is one of the world’s leading telecommunication network and system providers, both in fixed, radio and software-defined networks to both service providers and enterprises. Nokia are probably the only true […]

Rail Engineer’s feature on hydrogen trains in the January issue (issue 159) raised the possibility that, despite its good green credentials, the rail industry’s use of rail diesel traction could soon become unacceptable. A few weeks later, Transport Minister Jo Johnson said exactly this in a speech stating that he wished to see “all diesel-only […]

The German manufacturer is currently in the running to win two major rolling stock contracts in the UK: London Underground's New Tube for London deal for 250 trains, worth up to £2.5 billion, as well as HS2's £2.75 billion contract to build at least 54 ‘conventional compatible’ trains.

The deal, penned by president Petro Poroshenko and GE Transportation Rafael Santana, is GE's largest in Ukraine and marks a significant milestone in the two parties' 80-year history.

Significantly, the review has found that it could be built and operated at a lifetime cost that is comparable to conventional electrification with overhead lines.

HS2 has revealed that multinational construction firm Lendlease will lead the planning and development of Euston. Appointed Master Development Partners (MDP) by transport secretary Chris Grayling and Network Rail, Lendlease will be tasked with working with the Greater London Authority and...

Cross River Rail involves the construction of a 10.2km underground rail line through central Brisbane.

An electric hyperloop system for passengers and cargo could connect the cities of Pune and Mumbai in 25 minutes. The same journey by train would take more than three hours.