Railway

Hyperloop TT to develop hyperloop in China

HYPERLOOP Transportation Technologies (TT) has announced plans to launch a Chinese entity and begin work on China’s…

Alstom shareholders approve Siemens Mobility merger

All proposed resolutions related to the proposed merger of Alstom and Siemens Mobility were approved with majorities…

SBB appeals split of Swiss inter-city concessions

SWISS Federal Railways’ (SBB) appealed the Swiss Federal Transport Office’s (BAV) decision to award BLS, Switzerland’s…

China approves Ningxia high-speed line

CHINA’s top economic planning authority, the National Development and Reform Commission has approved the construction…

Septa unveils first Siemens ACS-۶۴ electric locomotive

THE first of ۱۵ Siemens ACS-۶۴ electric locomotives delivered to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority…

Milan orders more Leonardo metro trains from Hitachi Rail Italy

HITACHI Rail Italy (HRI) signed an €۸۷m contract on July ۱۶ to supply ۱۲ Leonardo trains for use on Line ۲ of the…

Developing a bilingual railway interface for China

China’s high-speed rail network is popular with both short-term visitors and long-term expatriates. However, for…

Jacobs awarded Etihad Rail consultancy contract

Etihad Rail has appointed Jacobs Engineering Group to provide technical and programme consulting services to support…

Franco-Belgian passenger services to be enhanced from December

Amid concern from policymakers and rail advocates about the extent and quality of cross-border passenger services in…

Driverless heavy haul train completes first iron ore delivery

Rio Tinto completed its first iron ore delivery using a driverless train on July ۱۰. The Office of the National Rail…