Brookfield Infrastructure and GIC to acquire Genesee & Wyoming (G&W)
U.S. railroad operator, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), has been acquired by consortium of vendors which is expected to cost in excess of $84 billion and close by early 2020.
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Renfe prepares to operate high-speed trains in France from 2020
The Board of Directors of Renfe have approved the entry of the company into the high-speed market of France with rolling stock from Alstom.
Consultancy tenders for Kuala Lumpur – Singapore High Speed Rail
MyHSR Corp has fulfilled its tendered consultancy roles for the Kuala Lumpur – Singapore High Speed Rail (KL-SG HSR) project.
Grant of $60.76 million will expand light rail capacity in Dallas, Texas
Platform extensions will see stations able to accommodate three-car trains carrying more passengers.
Stadler to supply further VARIOBAHN trams for BOGESTRA
The contract means that passengers in the Ruhr area of Germany will see an additional eight Stadler VARIOBAHN low-floor trams in operation from mid 2021.
Israel Railways awards communication contract to Motorola Solutions
Israel Railways will implement technology from Motorola Solutions to boost passenger safety and operational efficiency.
Mumbai Naval Dockyard receives Pandrol rail fastening system
Pandrol has secured a major project to design, manufacture and supply a bespoke rail fastening system for the Mumbai Naval Dockyard.
Funding secured to explore Quebec City–Toronto high-frequency services
The Government of Canada and Canada Infrastructure Bank have announced funding to take the next steps in exploring a modernised passenger rail system with a dedicated track along Canada’s most densely populated region and busiest transportation corridor.
Britain’s railways have yet again been revealed as the safest in Europe
Britain’s railways are still the safest of the EU’s top ten biggest railways, but failure to address key risks could jeopardise this position.
Rail Alliance helps deliver major internationalisation rail study project
The ‘PERES - Promoting European Railway Excellence outside EU’ project is a partnership of five European Clusters from the railway sector seeking to assist European railway industry SMEs to expand and offer their products and services on non-European markets.
Northern has launched new £500 million fleet made up of 101 trains
The first nine trains in a £500 million new fleet for local rail services will start carrying customers from the 1 July 2019, Northern have announced.
Passenger satisfaction report reveals seven-year high for Southern
Key improvements made by the rail industry in recent years have been reflected in scores from a satisfaction survey of 28,000 passengers published by Transport Focus.
Network Rail publishes long-term digital development framework
Network Rail has published a framework that sets out the long-term delivery of digital signalling, to bring significant benefits to passengers and help suppliers to plan resources.
UK government plans to make private level crossings safer
The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) have unveiled plans which it hopes will improve signage to protect motorists and pedestrians using private level crossings.
Vossloh subsidiary, Austrak, wins major Rio Tinto order
Vossloh Tie Technologies has won contract which will see concrete ties supplied to Rio Tinto Koodaideri mining project in North Western Australia by 2020.