All articles by Samseer M

Mitsubishi-led consortium receives Doha metro systems contract

The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries-led consortium has received a letter of conditional acceptance from the Qatar Rail for a systems package…
UK DfT launches East Anglia rail franchise competition

The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has started the procurement process for the next East Anglia rail franchise.As the first…
Quintiq solution to support Eurailscout in inspection and analysis operations

Supply chain planning and optimisation software firm Quintiq has been selected by Eurailscout to deliver improved integrated resource planning for…
Commute London reveals UK commuters sent 280,000 delay sentiment tweets in 2014

A new report by Commute London has revealed that a total of 280,000 delay sentiment tweets directed at rail providers…
Tata Steel to provide rail for London’s Crossrail project

India-based Tata Steel has been contracted to deliver 7,000t of highly wear-resistant rail for the Crossrail project in London, UK.Under…

San Francisco BART to develop new trackside protection technology

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system in the US has received a grant from the Federal Transit…
UK’s GBRf to provide train drivers and traction for Caledonian Sleeper franchise

The UK's GB Railfreight (GBRf) has signed a 15-year contract with Serco to provide train drivers and traction for its…
EVRAZ to deliver 4,500t of rails to Cuba

EVRAZ's West-Siberian Steel Plant (EVRAZ ZSMK) is set to transport 4,500t of 25m and 12m-long R50-N rails for General Transport…
Balfour Beatty to construct Crossrail trains facility for Bombardier

Infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has received a £12.5m contract from Bombardier to create a production, testing and office facility in…
Alstom to deliver additional four Pendolino trains for SBB

Swiss federal railway operator SBB has awarded a €115m contract to French rail manufacturer Alstom for the delivery of four…