All articles by Noah Bovenizer

Noah is a reporter across our transport sites. You can get in touch with him by emailing noah.bovenizer@globaldata.com

Northern to use trains as “data hoovers” for infrastructure maintenance

UK rail operator Northern will be equipping 40 of its trains with specialist equipment to record information about rail infrastructure…
Transport for Greater Manchester gets £18m funding boost

Manchester’s Metrolink tram services will be more stable and reliable thanks to a new funding settlement for Transport for Greater…
Arriva applies for first cross-border route in Europe

Arriva has submitted an application to run the company’s first international open-access train service between Groningen, the Netherlands and Paris, France. …
CMA says Hitachi-Thales merger could reduce signalling market

An investigation by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that the proposed merger of Hitachi and the…
Amtrak applies for $8bn in federal funding grants

Amtrak has revealed applications for almost $8bn of federal funding to work on modernising projects along the Northeast Corridor in…

DP World to incentivise rail use in decarbonisation push

Global supply chain solutions provider DP World has revealed a new initiative designed to encourage its customers to use intermodal…
Construction begins on new Cambridge South station

Work has begun on a new four-platform train station in Cambridge, UK, backed by £200m of funding from the UK…
Chicago Transit Authority announces final stage of modernisation project

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has announced plans for the final stage of its modernisation project, including replacing centuries-old stations…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries extends maintenance contract for Manila metro

Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has agreed to extend its contract with the Philippines’ Department of Transportation to provide maintenance…
Siemens Mobility extends Transpennine contract to service Class 185 fleet

Transport solutions provider Siemens Mobility, a separately managed company of Siemens AG, has secured a €530m ($567.6m) contract to continue…