League of Railway Women makes new appointments
The League of Railway Women (LRW) has appointed new executive officers and elected six officers to its board of directors.
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Network Rail eradicate bumpy rides for Chiltern Railways’ passengers using Japanese method
2 November 2017 | By
Network Rail’s recent stabilising work to the Chiltern main line has been displayed in full technicolour via recently released time-lapse footage.
HS2 announces shortlist of bidders in race for £2.75bn train-build contract
HS2 Ltd have revealed the train-builders in line to deliver the next generation of Britain’s state-of-the-art high-speed trains, which will carry tens of thousands of people every day across the UK’s new high-speed network and beyond.
HS2 Ltd launch hackathon to engage innovators for high tech revolution
1 November 2017 | By
HS2 Ltd and the Transport Systems Catapult (TSC) will be holding a ‘Hackathon’ on 8th and 9th December to share ideas and evolve concepts to expedite delivery of High Speed Two.
Chinese universities unite to forge innovation centre for rail safety technology
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) forward their strategic partnership to advance the nation's rail transit technologies by setting up the Joint Innovation Center for Rail Transit Safety Monitoring Technology.
SNCF Group joins the SPARK knowledge-sharing hub operated by Britain’s RSSB
French railway operator SNCF and Britain’s Railway Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to share information on research and innovation through SPARK, the rail knowledge-sharing hub.
CN releases its latest sustainability report
CN has issued its sixth sustainability report, ‘Delivering Responsibly’.
New £23m train maintenance depot unveiled in Blackburn
Rail Minister Paul Maynard MP, Northern and Network Rail have officially opened a new £23 million train maintenance depot in Blackburn.
Stadler wins first service contract for Norway’s FLIRT trains
27 October 2017 | By
A maintenance contract between Stadler and NSB Gjøvikbanen has just been signed for ten FLIRT trains over a period of three years. This represents a first for Stadler – who have not previously serviced this particular fleet in Norway – and means an upgrade is planned for their Lodalen maintenance…
Rumo in Brazil is to run a new energy management system on its fleet
Rumo in Brazil is to run GE Transportation's new software-based energy management system, Trip Optimizer, on its fleet of trains.
Ontario to establish a high-speed rail advisory board
Ontario is moving forwards with plans to bring high speed rail (HSR) to the Toronto-Windsor corridor by establishing an HSR Planning Advisory Board to provide strategic support on the landmark project.
GWR introduces newer rolling stock to increase capacity in Bristol
Great Western Railway (GWR) has continued to modernise services throughout Bristol and the surrounding areas, increasing capacity by replacing older trains.
Preferred proponent selected for Toronto rail tunnel project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have selected Toronto Tunnel Partners (TTP) as the preferred proponent to design, build and finance the Highway 401 rail tunnel project, in support of the province's GO Regional Express Rail (RER) program.
Contract for the electrification of sections of the Munich-Lindau line awarded
Deutsche Bahn AG has awarded Powerlines Germany the contract for the electrification of two sections of the Munich-Lindau extension project.
The industry standard for rail platform safety has been updated
The rail industry has collectively agreed and signed up to an updated industry standard for platform safety.