Rail Business
HIMA signs “strategically significant” deal in Indonesia
Under the €1.8 million deal HIMA will upgrade safety technology at 25 stations in the Southeast Asian country - HIMA's biggest contract in the Asia-Pacific area to date.
Franchise News
DB frontrunner to operate California high-speed railway
DB looks likely to become the "early train operator" for the California high-speed rail network after ranking higher scores than rival bids.
Rail Business
European Investment Bank agrees €500m loan for Bangalore Metro
An agreement has been reached for the European Investment Bank to provide a €500m loan in support of the expansion of the Bangalore Metro.
Rail Business
Stadler to unveil first FLIRT for the USA
More than 1,400 units of the train are in service worldwide but this is the first FLIRT sold in the USA.
Rail News
Translink buys £4m train to clear leaves off the line
Translink NI Railways has invested £4 million in a bespoke multi-purpose engineering train to clear leaves off the line.Â
Infrastructure
Transperth to procure 102 carriages for Metronet
Metronet - the Government of Western Australia's plan to create a world class public transport system - will require around 102 new vehicles adding to the existing Transperth fleet in Perth.
Rail Business
Refurbished trainsets enter service on MTA’s E Line in New York
Public transport agency MTA has announced that the first refurbished trainsets have entered passenger service on the E Line in New York City.
Rail Business
Amtrak identifies 5 critical rail investments to keep the USA moving forward
High demand for passenger rail service continues to outpace investment, according to Amtrak, which has resulted in a backlog of $38 billion of deferred capital investments.
High Speed Rail
Texas Bullet Train ‘continues to attract world class firms’ with new appointment
Texas Central's CEO said that the appointment "further demonstrates the attention the Texas Bullet Train has received from world-class firms."
Rail Business
Alstom and NTV present Pendolino Italo
Alstom and Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori - Europe's first private high-speed train operator - have revealed the first of 12 new Pendolinos for the operator's high-speed service, Italo.
Latest News
Porterbrook to electrify Long Marston test track
Having secured the purchase of the Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre in Warwickshire last month, rolling stock financier and...