Rail Business
‘Brexit must not undermine development of the Single European Rail Area’
CER has said that Britain's exit from the European Union must not undermine the ongoing development of the Single European Rail Area.
Rail News
Luxembourg railways to scrap MEMOR for ERTMS
Luxembourg is to scrap its MEMOR II+ railway signalling and speed control system in favour of the European Traffic Management System Level 3.
Infrastructure
Consortia shortlisted to build and operate Parramatta Light Rail
The government of New South Wales has shortlisted five consortia to build and operate Stage 1 of the Parramatta Light Rail project.
Hyperloop
Study to assess feasibility of interstate hyperloop network in India
Virgin Hyperloop One has agreed to conduct preliminary studies for potential hyperloop systems in the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra, India.
People
New York City Transit Authority appoints TTC CEO as new president
Seasoned transport executive Andy Byford is set to embark on the next chapter of an international career which has taken him from England to Australia, Canada and now the United States.
People
CN Rail introduces facial recognition ID system at its Montreal HQ
Canadian national railway operator CN Rail has installed a new identification system that gives authorised users access to the site using facial recognition and behaviour analytics.
Light Rail
Alstom delivers its longest Citadis tram to Ireland
The Alstom Citadis trams are 54.6m-long and are the rolling stock manufacturer's longest model.
Light Rail
Tatra-Yug completes testing of new K1M6 tram model
The K1M6 has been tested in the city of Kamianske, Ukraine, since September and last week marked the completion of all tests, inspections and exploitation trials.
Rail Business
Hyundai Rotem signs €50m maintenance contract in Ukraine
South Korean rolling stock manufacturer Hyundai Rotem has signed a maintenance contract extension with the Ukraine Railway Speed Company.
Rail Business
Progress Rail to buy Downer’s rail freight division
American locomotive manufacturer Progress Rail has agreed to buy the rail freight division of Australian firm Downer for $109 million.
Latest News
New Tyne and Wear Metro trains begin daytime test runs on the network
Metro customers are getting their first chance to see the new trains out on the system as daytime testing...