Exciting Review On June 5, 2024, as a concurrent event of the 17th Shanghai International Exhibition for Intercity and Urban Mass Transit, the opening forum of the 2024 China International Railway Conference for Urban & Intercity Transit (CIRC) – the 2024 Global Rail Transit Corporation Conference (GRTCC) – was grandly held at the Shanghai New…
On June 5th, 2024, the 17th Shanghai International Exhibition for Intercity and Urban Mass Transit (Rail+Metro China) kicked off at Hall E6 of the Shanghai New International Expo Center. As the only exhibition platform in the country that integrates the technological development of the two main fields of railways and urban rail transit, we work…
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and Stalder signed a contract for the manufacture and delivery of up to 33 Flirt Evo multiple units. The order is part of the framework agreement signed in 2022 between SBB, Thurbo and RegionAlps for the development and delivery of 510 single-decker Flirt trains. On signing the framework agreement, Stadler was commissioned…
České dráhy has put into trial operation the first brand-new RegioPanter regional train on the S4 Prague – Kralupy nad Vltavou line. By the end of this year, a total of 22 new RegioPanter EMUs will be running on the railway lines in Prague, the Central Bohemian and Ústí nad Labem regions, which are to…
The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules EUR 1.7 billion German scheme to support rail freight operators in single and group wagon transport. Germany notified the Commission of its intention to introduce a EUR 1.7 billion scheme to support rail freight operators of single and group wagon transport services. The aim of…
The Australian Government will invest more than AUD 1 billion (USD 670.4 million) for the 8,500- ARTC rail network, helping to deliver enhanced resilience and reliability of the infrastructure. AUD 540 million (USD 362 million) is the investment covered by Commonwealth contributions that will assist ARTC to upgrade major sections of a vast rail network…
Vossloh signed an agreement with the owners of its long-standing business partner Scandinavian Track Group (STG) to acquire the group. STG is a renowned provider of a broad portfolio of services with a sales focus on the fast-growing and strategically important Swedish rail infrastructure market. The acquisition is expected to be completed in mid-2024 and…
Transport for London (TfL) has selected Thales and Nokia to deliver a comprehensive communications renewal to support the safe operations of the Tube network. This renewal will ensure that TfL’s multi-services network (MSN) operates at peak performance, minimising functional risks, journey disruptions and costs for TfL. “We are delighted to be working with Thales and…
The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) that makes available over USD 2 billion for the projects on the Northeast Corridor under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail grant programme (FSP). With this available funding, “we will build on investments initiated last year and continue propelling America’s busiest…
Cairo Metro Line 3 extension (phase 3C) started the trial operation with passengers providing transport connection between Kit Kat and the Cairo University. The Minister of Transport Kamel El Wazir, witnessed the trial operation in the presence of Tarek Gewaily, Chairman of the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT), Mena Azer and Ahmed Abdelhady Project Managers…