“Little Celeste” crane at work on Operation Chagall
Photo specialSNCF Reseau and RATP are renewing two bridges in Essonne, in the Île-de-France region. The aim of this 116 million euro project, nicknamed operation ‘Chagall’, which started in 2020, is to improve the performance of...Read more
Colas Rail UK Embraces Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil
In a significant step towards a greener rail industry, Colas Rail UK has recently conducted trials using hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as an alternative to diesel fuel in their locomotives. This move aims to significantly...Read more
Supporting mental health in the UK rail industry
Colas Rail UK is using the Railway Mental Health Charter to enhance the mental health of its employees. That’s just one of the many example cases of implementation of the RMHC throughout the industry. The...Read more
Colas Rail and Alstom awarded lot of Grand Paris Express’s metro Line 17
Société du Grand Paris has awarded the consortium of Colas Rail and Alstom the contract for the track, overhead contact line and linear equipment for the second section of the Grand Paris Express Line 17....Read more
Paris Metro takes another step towards automation
French public transport company RATP is preparing one of the oldest routes of Paris Metro for introducing the Automatic Train Operation (ATO). Line 4 has been equipped with a new operation control centre. It was...Read more