Birmingham University enters rail cyber security partnership
The University of Birmingham’s Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RazorSecure […]
June 2022
IDB Invest provides a new loan for Uruguay rail project
IDB Invest has provided new financing package for Uruguay Central Railway Line to improve the connectivity and integration across the […]
Wabtec to modernise Fortescue locomotives
Fortescue Metals Group entered into an agreement with Wabtec for locomotive modernisation project which represents Wabtec’s delivery of the first […]
Funding announced for Northeast Corridor upgrade works
Amtrak has committed a USD 130 million investment for Northeast Corridor improvement of which over USD 55 million will be […]
Italy to launch EUR 19 billion tenders
Luigi Ferraris, the Chief Executive Officer of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane has announced that during 2022, the company will launch […]
Bratislava orders additional LRVs
Dopravný podnik Bratislava (DPB), the public transport company of Slovakia’s capital, and Škoda Group signed a contract for the supply […]
New organisational structure at Škoda Group
Škoda Group, owned by PPF Group and Europe’s leading manufacturer of public transport vehicles, announced changes in its organisational structure […]
Canada funds 147 rail projects for safety improvement
The Government of Canada will provide CAD 24 million (USD 19.1 million) to fund 147 projects in 2022-2023 across the […]
Mermec secures diagnostics contracts in Japan
Mermec has signed three new contracts totalling EUR 20 million for advanced diagnostics for rail and metro networks in Japan. […]
RFI awards ETCS contracts
Italy’s rail infrastructure manager, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), awarded EUR 2.7 billion contracts for ERTMS deployment on 4,220 km of […]