All articles by Lopamudra Roy

TransPennine Express awards €40m train maintenance contract

TransPennine Express (TPE) has awarded a €40m contract to Alstom to provide maintenance services to two fleets of 25 new…
Bombardier wins $67m contract to deliver 12 Flexity tram trains in Germany

Canadian equipment manufacturing company Bombardier Transportation has received a $67m contract to deliver 12 Flexity dual-voltage tram trains to the…
Phase II of Expo Line extension to Santa Monica opens

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has officially opened Phase II of the Expo Line extension to Santa…
Union Pacific to improve rail infrastructure in Illinois and Arkanas

US-based railroad operator Union Pacific is planning to invest a combined amount of $161.8m to improve transportation infrastructure.The company will…
Siemens to equip Copenhagen S-Bane with new CBTC system

Siemens is delivering a communications-based train control (CBTC) system on the 170km dual-track commuter rail network of the Copenhagen S-Bane…

Liverpool City Region to get £340m rail upgrade

The rail network in the Liverpool City Region (LCR) will undergo a £340m upgrade over the next three years with…
Jilin Midas secures contracts worth $38.2m to deliver train car body components

Jilin Midas Aluminium Industries, a subsidiary of Midas Holdings, has secured contracts worth RMB247.7m ($38.2m) from CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles…
Knorr-Bremse to deliver braking systems for Brazil’s RUMO/ALL fleet

Germany-based Knorr-Bremse has won a contract from Brazilian railroad logistics operator RUMO/ALL to deliver upgraded braking systems for its 8,500…
Hitachi Rail opens train manufacturing factory in Florida, US

Hitachi Rail Italy's American subsidiary Hitachi Rail USA has opened its first train manufacturing facility in Medley, Florida.At the new…
Salini Impregilo-NRW JV selected as preferred respondent for Forrestfield-Airport link in Perth

The Western Australian (WA) Government has selected Italian industrial group Salini Impregilo-NRW joint venture (JV) as the preferred respondent for…