Collin Carr

The FLOW Consortium - a partnership between Alstom, Ansaldo STS and Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane - has been awarded a 12-year contract to operate four lines of the Riyadh Metro.

Bombardier and Austria's ÖBB held a presentation event on day two of InnoTrans 2018 to unveil the new Talent 3 Cityjet EMU.

The hackathon is being supported by Network Rail, Deutsche Bahn, Siemens, Silver Rail, Fujitsu, ORM, SBB and the UK's Department for Transport.

The Outdoor Display at InnoTrans 2018, which will include around 3,500 metres of track, will feature more than 150 vehicles ranging from regional passenger trains to on-track plant.

Bombardier is to begin testing its new fleet of Class 720 Aventra units for Greater Anglia after unveiling one of the first completed trains at its factory in Derby.

Northern's new CAF-built electric and diesel trains are to begin the next phase of testing on the rail network around the North West.

SNCF has set itself the target of introducing driverless passenger trains onto the French rail network by 2023.

[Advertisement Feature] Renowned rail depot equipment specialist Mechan is preparing to raise its global profile further by taking its largest stand to date at this year’s InnoTrans trade fair in Germany.

Paul Brown, project director for the Queensland New Generation Rollingstock project, is to take over as managing director of Bombardier Transportation in Australia.

Britain's infrastructure manager, Network Rail, has launched a campaign to tackle the rising number - and rising cost - of collisions between lorries and railway bridges.