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Denmark’s first high speed line opens
Guest writer: Keith Fender On 31 May, Danish Crown Prince Frederik officially opened the...
Scherbinka’s big show
The biennial international fair of Russian-gauge railway equipment that is PRO//Motion.EXPO took place over four days at the end of August. This...
Gian Paolo Gotelli to head up TX Logistik
Rail logistics group TX Logistik has appointed Gian Paolo Gotelli as its new CEO. TX Logistik, which was founded in...
First train for Shanghai Metro line 14 completed
The first driverless metro train for Shanghai Metro’s Line 14 has rolled off the assembly line in CRRC Nanjing Puzhen.
Work to restart on Rastatt Tunnel
German national rail infrastructure manager DB Netze has announced that construction work to complete the tunnels under the town of Rastatt will recommence in...
French rail industry on show at SIFER 2019
Almost unnoticed by most of the UK railway supply chain, the 11th SIFER exhibition took place in Lille on 26-28 March 2019. The...
UNIFE releases vision paper on Digital Trends in the Rail Sector
UNIFE, the Association of the European Rail Industry, has released a new vision paper on digitalisation that aims to bring the European rail supply...
Stadler’s new SMILE (Giruno) train for the Gotthard Base Tunnel granted an operating licence.
Stadler’s new SMILE electric multiple unit, which Swiss national operator SBB calls Giruno (Buzzard), has been issued an operating licence by the Swiss Federal...
Design of new metro train for Montreal unveiled
The design for Montreal’s new metro train has been revealed by the Alstom-led consortium Groupe des partenaires pour la mobilité des Montréalais (Groupe PMM).
Finnish EKE Group acquires Humaware
Humaware, the Southampton-based company that develops and markets a range of data-driven predictive analytics tools to enhance the predict and prevent capability of the...
The management of railway incidents
No matter how reliable or how safe the railway becomes, incidents will always occur, be they related to weather, safety, technical or human...
New train protection system for Irish Rail
Above - CPC commercial manager John Mogridge and Egis systems integration lead François Pignard looking at the in-cab display for the...
Geophysical consultancy Zetica expands with help from HSBC UK
Zetica, the engineering and environmental geophysics consultancy, has renovated a 21,500 sq.ft. building to accommodate up to 80 staff, as well as provide additional...
GSM-R: a migration strategy to its successor?
The thorny question of what should replace GSM-R as the future radio bearer for track to train communication has recently been the subject of...
Czech Republic: RegioJet brings new Bombardier TRAXX locomotives into passenger service
RegioJet, the independent Czech railway operator that also runs services in Slovakia, has introduced its new Bombardier TRAXX locomotives into passenger service on the route...
Jewers Doors now fitted to Lusail depot Qatar
Jewers Doors, the family-run business based in Bedfordshire, has just completed the supply of 30 sets of Swift-SEW automatic bi-folding doors for the new...