Light Rail
Austrian company to supply Bengaluru Metro with AFC
Austrian comapny NXP been awarded a contract  an order to manage the Automated Fare Collection (AFC) of the newly opened Bengaluru Metro in the Indian city formally known as Bangalore.
The system, also known as the Namma Metro, is the third...
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Westermo Ethernet switches ‘improve onboard railway communication network reliability’
To meet the growing demand for reliable onboard railway communications networks, Westermo has introduced a new generation of industrial Ethernet switches that provide highly robust networks and long term field operation.
Specifically designed for onboard applications around the “Westermo IP...
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Translink ticks m-ticketing
Rail passengers in Northern Ireland can now use Translink’s new mobile phone ticketing system, mLink. Passengers can buy, receive and display an electronic ticket on their mobile phone doing away with the need for a paper ticket. Says Catherine Mason, Translink Group Chief Executive, ‘With Northern Ireland having the highest mobile phone penetration in the [...]
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Westermo launches industrial mobile broadband router
Westermo has released a new industrial mobile broadband router that provides secure access to your assets and helps to lower operational costs associated with the cost of travel and time spent away from the main site.
Secure connectivity to mobile or remotely...
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Delhi Metro to install smartcard top-up service at gates
In order to provide a 'better service to commuters and growing passengers at Metro Rail', Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to install smartcard top-up facilities at its Automatic Fare Collection gates.
The new service will allow commuters to...
Light Rail
R2P to supply CCTV for Croydon trams
Stadler Pankow GmbH has awarded a contract to 'R2P' Rail & Road Protec to provide Driver Only Operating, forward facing CCTV for six of London Tramlink's Croydon trams.
Last summer, British tram operator London Tramlink ordered six Variobahn five-carriage trams, with...
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Cyber Threat
It is unusual for an article in the rail engineer not to contain a rail-related engineering story. Yet this subject needs to be heeded by all, since ignoring the message could be catastrophic for any business. Rockwell Automation and Cisco Systems organised a seminar in London last November to examine the risks of computer fraud and hacking. [...]
Infrastructure
Amtrak announces ‘aggressive’ plan for 2012
With 'demand for intercity passenger rail services on the rise as demonstrated by yet another year of record ridership, Amtrak is moving forward with an aggressive agenda for 2012 and building for the future while strengthening current services'.
Among the...
Infrastructure
Amtrak announces ‘aggressive’ plan for 2012
With ‘demand for intercity passenger rail services on the rise as demonstrated by yet another year of record ridership, Amtrak is moving forward with an aggressive agenda for 2012 and building for the future while strengthening current services’. Among the key actions planned in the New Year are building the first units of 70 new [...]
Rail News
East Midlands Trains expands smartcard scheme
East Midlands Trains is expanding its smartcard scheme.
The scheme allows monthly and annual East Midlands Trains season tickets to be stored electronically on a StagecoachSmart travel card, instead of on a paper ticket.
The train company – part of transport...
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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...