GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has awarded contracts to nine companies for work on the reactivation of the disused Siemensbahn as part of the Berlin S-Bahn network.

UK: The Scottish government has awarded West Fraser Ltd a Freight Facilities Grant of up to £3m towards the construction of a £11·2m rail freight terminal at its wood panel board factory at Dalcross ...

INTERNATIONAL: Cubic Transportation Systems had added open payment capabilities to its Umo Mobility payment platform, offering passengers the ability to pay for travel by tapping a contactless bank ...

UK: On-train mobile phone and wi-fi connectivity on the East Coast Main Line has been improved with the installation of additional phone masts between Newcastle and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

BULGARIA: Škoda Group has officially unveiled one of the trainsets it is building for the Sofia metro. The €65m contract awarded by metro operator Metropolitan JSC in July 2023 covers eight four-car ...

SWITZERLAND: Knorr-Bremse has agreed to acquire railway safety hardware and software company Duagon Group, which it said would complement its existing business and increase its share of revenue in the ...

TURKEY: Akdoğan Train Cargo has become the first Turkish company to order Siemens Mobility Vectron locomotives, placing an order for five multi-system electric locos for use on international routes to ...

UK: Applications have opened for the latest round of the High Speed 2 Innovation Accelerator, which is intended to address three specific challenges as part of the government's 'reset' of the HS2 ...

NTA - Metropolitan Mass Transit System Ltd. (“NTA”) is an Israeli government owned company tasked with the development of the mass transit system in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, which includes, ...

AUSTRALIA: Edith Cowan University has launched dedicated rail-based units across its Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering undergraduate programmes, developed in partnership with the Australian ...

EUROPE: Rail suppliers' association UNIFE has called on the European Commission to 'deter' non-EU companies from bidding for EU public contracts if their home markets are not open to EU suppliers.

CHINA: Hong Kong operator MTR Corp has expanded its Light Rail Voyager tourism-oriented services with the introduction of a second route from September 28. Show Fullscreen The Yuen Long Sightseeing ...