International

Alstom has successfully delivered the complete signalling system for the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Putrajaya Line, the second line of the Klang Valley MRT project in Malaysia’s Greater Kuala Lumpur region. The second phase of the line covering 24...

British Steel has won its largest ever order for rail sleepers with a major export deal for WestAfrica. The steel manufacturer will export 244,000 of its steel sleepers to Guinea. They will be used to upgrade the railway line...

As the world marks a year since Ukraine was attacked, Southeastern, the train operator serving Kent, East Sussex and South east London has today named a train Spirit of Ukraine in a ceremony at London’s Cannon Street Station. Spirit...

RhinoDoors, the manufacturer of high-performance engineered doors, has successfully completed an 18-month project to design test and manufacture 19 fire-rated doors for a major North American rail tunnel. The sliding, single-leaf fire-rated doors were designed at Rhino’s production facility in...

On 14 February, Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS announced plans for executive search for the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairperson of the Management Board as the former CEO Agnis Driksna stepped down from the...

Australia’s sunshine state is seeking rail professionals to be part of Queensland’s rail revolution. Queensland Rail (QR) exists to connect communities with the delivery of game-changing new infrastructure over the next decade. There’s never been a more exciting time...

On 1 February 2023, Mr Thierry Boussillon joined RB Rail AS in the capacity of Chief Programme Management Officer and member of the Management Board. In his new position, Mr Boussillon will oversee coordination of the three Baltic countries cross...

The international consultancy, operations, and construction firm Jacobs has confirmed that Bob Pragada has been named chief executive officer effective from 24 January 2023. Pragada brings more than 30 years of global business leadership and military experience to Jacobs, including...

Hitachi Rail has published a new report investigating attitudes towards public transport and smart mobility in eight cities around the globe. The first-of-its-kind study finds that three-quarters (75%) of people would choose a better-connected public transport system, rather than...

National Express Group PLC has announced that its National Express Rail GmbH business has won a contract worth €1 billion over the lifetime of the agreement to operate the RE1 and RE11 Rhein-Ruhr-Express (RRX) lines in Germany to 2033. The...