Stadler will deliver up to 504 trams for a total value of 4 billion euro’s to a German-Austrian consortium comprising...Stadler bags biggest contract in company’s history
Siemens Mobility has developed a vehicle equipment solution for the latest generation of ETCS Level 2 functions for Swiss rail...Siemens Mobility launches ‘SwissApp’ to reduce ETCS costs
Maersk in India has recorded a 43 percent increase in the movement of containerised export cargo on rail in 2021. With...Maersk India sees uptick in movement of containerised export cargo on rail
Preliminary tram services start in 2022 World Cup host city
Earlier this month, Qatar Rail entered into preview service the first line of the new tram network in the planned city of Lusail, which will play host to the 2022 FIFA World Cup later this...Read more
Larsen & Toubro wins new contract for India’s first high-speed railway line
Contractor Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won its third contract related to the construction of India’s first high-speed railway, several media outlets reported last week. The latest package will see the engineering and construction division...Read more
DB and northern German states team up to fast-track rail expansion
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the five northern federal states signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday for the fast-track expansion of railways and services in the north of Germany. The alliance, Future Northern Rail,...Read more
First AI-based video analytics system for railroad crossing safety deployed
Nokia has deployed its first AI-based video analytics system designed to improve railroad crossing safety in Europe. The system, dubbed Scene Analytics, was field tested in collaboration with railway safety company Schweizer Electronics and Baselland...Read more
A new Orient Express comes to Italy, what went before?
A new luxurious hotel train, the Orient Express La Dolce Vita, will run in Italy from 2023. It also offers international journeys to Paris, Istanbul and Split. The train continues the legacy of the world-class...Read more
RFC North Sea – Baltic extended to include Medyka, Gent and Zeebrugge
As of this week, the Rail Freight Corridor North Sea – Baltic (RFC NS-B) is extended to include the Polish town of Medyka in the east as well as the ports of Gent and Zeebrugge...Read more
ÖBB: massive investments throughout Austria
ÖBB is planning large investments in several regions of Austria to improve the rail infrastructure. Many electrification projects, as well as some double track expansions and station renewals will happen in 2022.Read more
DB Regio to purchase Alstom Coradia Stream units
Alstom will supply DB Regio with 17 units of the Coradia Stream. The order consists of 13 four-car trainsets and four sets comprising five cars. The units will operate on the Main-Weser subnetwork.Read more
Poland’s PKP begins catenary anti-theft device test programme
Polish rail infrastructure manager PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe has begun testing an anti-theft device for the railway catenary system. The tests in cooperation with Polands National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) are expected to...Read more
HS2 previews design for Greatworth ‘green tunnel’
Planned UK high-speed railway line HS2 has revealed what its so-called green tunnels will look like, beginning with the one-and-a-half-mile long Greatworth tunnel. The double-arched structure is one of three tunnels to be built across...Read more