Electric motor contract to upgrade efficiency and reliability
Romania's state-owned passenger railway provider CFR Călători has contracted ABB to upgrade its electric locomotives. 19 Electroputere LE 5100 locomotives…
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Patrick Rhys Atack
Patrick Rhys Atack is the Editor on our Transport desk, managing the Ship Technology, Airport Technology, and Railway Technology sites. He's covered education, business, and general news at various TV stations and online outlets. You can reach him at patrick.atack@globaldata.com
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US high speed rail project begins fieldwork
US high speed rail project Brightline West has started what it called the “final stages of design” work at both…
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Transreport receive $12m in private equity funding round
Transreport, a UK-based start-up responsible for the Passenger Assistance app, has received an injection of funding worth $12m from two…
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ScotRail cancels all trains during second severe storm this week
Railway services in Scotland have been affected by serious bad weather this week, and a second incoming storm on Tuesday…
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Toronto metro extension contract agreed
Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have selected a consortium to develop and deliver the Ontario Line Pape Tunnel and Underground stations…
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MERMEC to provide KiwiRail with safety locomotive
MERMEC has signed a contract with New Zealand’s national rail operator KiwiRail to supply a “diagnostic vehicle” to test the…
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70 Siemens Mobility Mireo EMUs ordered by ÖBB
The first 70 Mireo EMUs of a contract worth up to 540 units have been ordered by Austria's national railway…
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EU accepts Renfe’s promises on ticket information sharing
Spain’s state-owned national rail provider Renfe has come to an agreement with the European Commission to open up ticketing competition…
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Auckland Light Rail cancelled, PM brands project “wasteful”
New Zealand's central government has cancelled the suspended Auckland Light Rail project permanently. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said his coalition…
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‘Digital twin’ of new switching system boosts safety credentials
Engineers at the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BRCCE) have published a paper describing the "digital twin" model…