Innovation
University of Birmingham on track with Japan rail partnership
Railways experts at the University of Birmingham are joining forces with East Japan Railway Company (Japan Railway East) to create innovative rail technology and new ways of staffing Japan’s railways.
University of Birmingham Provost Professor Stephen Jarvis and Japan Railway...
Industry News
Network Rail Consulting wins key role in development of high-speed railway in California, USA
Network Rail Consulting’s US subsidiary, Network Rail Consulting Inc, has been awarded a $73.2m (£57.5m) contract to provide systems engineering services to California’s High-Speed Rail Program.
The first dedicated high-speed railway in the USA, California’s high-speed network will see 200-mph...
Environment
Hitachi Rail pioneers world first declaration to track the ethical life cycle of trains
Social certification measures a train’s impact from manufacturing and supply chain to end-of-life management and recycling
Hitachi Rail is the first manufacturer in the world to be able to track not just the environmental impacts of its products, but also...
International
New leader appointed for Hitachi Rail’s Australian business
Hitachi Rail has announced the appointment of Sarfaraz Samnakay as Managing Director and Country Representative for Hitachi Rail Australia.
Mr Samnakay is a rail executive with extensive Australian and global rail industry experience who has been integral to Hitachi Rail’s...
Company News
Dr. Nicolas Lange to join Knorr-Bremse’s Executive Board and guide their rail business
The Supervisory Board of Knorr-Bremse AG, global market leader for braking systems and a leading supplier of other rail and commercial vehicle systems, made an important personnel decision during its meeting today: Dr. Jürgen Wilder, the Executive Board member...
Business
SNC-Lavalin rebrands to AtkinsRéalis
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., a fully integrated professional services and project management company with offices around the world, has announced it is rebranding to AtkinsRéalis.Â
Building on more than a century of accomplishments from brands such as SNC-Lavalin, Atkins, Faithful+Gould, DTS...
Industry News
Hitachi Rail’s cutting-edge trams to begin service in Turin
Passenger services on bespoke new trams manufactured by Hitachi Rail for Gruppo Torinese Trasporti (GTT) will begin running in the city of Turin on Monday 11 September.
An initial 30 trams will enter service with the contract, signed in Spring...
Contract News
Thales wins contract to upgrade major Egypt rail line
Thales and Egyptian firm Orascom Construction have signed a new contract with the Egyptian National Railways (ENR) for the modernisation of the double-track railway linking the cities of Cairo, Giza, and Beni Suef. The track is located on the...
Contract News
Alstom wins Irish Rail’s Cork Area Commuter Rail contract
Alstom has been awarded a contract by Irish Rail (Iarnród Éireann) to revolutionise rail travel and mobility on the Cork Area Commuter Rail (CACR) network. The project, set to enhance the rail service within the Cork metropolitan area, will...
Electrification
Alstom to provide new state-of-the-art train-charging infrastructure for Irish Rail (IE) in Drogheda, Ireland
Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, today announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide a charging facility for Irish Rail’s new Battery Electric Multiple Unit (BEMU) trains that will operate between Drogheda, Dublin City Centre and...
Latest News
ORR review leads to 50% reduction in maximum fees for ticket refunds
New rules will mean that from 2 April the maximum fee that train operators and ticket retailers can charge...