Europe’s ERTMS rollout continues to be hampered by rising costs, delays and fragmented responsibilities between infrastructure managers, operators and suppliers. Consultant Editor Chris Jackson says ...
A new generation of suburban railways is emerging across China, blending features of the high speed, conventional main line and metro environments that have traditionally been highly segregated.
USA: The United States Trade Commission has determined that US manufacturers have been materially injured by couplers and parts from the Czech Republic and India being sold in the USA at less than ...
POLAND: A consortium of BPK PoznaÅ„, Biuro Projektów Kolejowych i UsÅ‚ug Inwestycyjnych and FONON has completed planning of the GSM-R radio network for the 120 km Warszawa Zachodnia – future airport – ...
Turnout manufacturer DT Výhybkárna a Strojírna is now using a robotic welding cell to manufacture small components used to secure rails to sleepers. DTVS said international orders now account for 40% ...
SERBIA: The first of nine electric multiple-units ordered to operate on a new railway which will link Beograd, Nikola Tesla Airport and the future National Stadium near the Expo 2027 site was unveiled ...
The Wirye Line tramway in Seoul is set to open this year as the first modern tram line in South Korea, followed by a 38.1 km line in Daejeon. However, the already-tendered Ulsan tramway is being ...
JORDAN: A groundbreaking ceremony has formally launched the UAE-backed US$2.5bn Aqaba – Al-Shidiyeh – Ma’an Railway Project to link mining areas with the Red Sea port.   The 403 km network being ...
BRAZIL: The federal government has published a list of major rail projects for which bids could be called next year. These include the construction or rehabilitation and operation of freight corridors ...
NETHERLANDS: ProRail’s Chief Executive Mirjam van Velthuizen-Lormans has said that the infrastructure manager is ‘pleased with the cabinet’s plans’ under the latest national budget. Funding ...
INTERNATIONAL: Th Union of Railways and a consortium of European railways have launched the Rail Service Data Exchange initiative to define a common standard for exchanging maintenance, engineering ...
CANADA: Compliance with European technical specifications, compatibility with ETCS and operation in extreme climatic conditions are among the features being sought by the Cadence consortium for the ...