All articles by Shalini Nair

Shalini Nair

Stanton wins HS2 construction contract for green tunnels

Derbyshire-based Stanton Precast has secured a contract from the UK’s HS2 for the construction of three green tunnels for the…
Network Rail appoints SNC-Lavalin for commercial rail services

Britain's railway operator Network Rail has selected Canadian firm SNC-Lavalin Group to provide a range of commercial services. SNC-Lavalin has…
Hitachi Rail to supply N100 express trains for Tobu Railway

Hitachi Rail has been chosen by Japan-based Tobu Railway to deliver a new fleet of 'Limited' express trains. These N100…
CP-KCS merger obtains approval from Mexican regulators

The $31bn merger plan of Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) to create a railroad linking Mexico,…
Stadler acquires BÄR Bahnsicherung to drive rail digitalisation

Switzerland-based Stadler has taken over BÄR Bahnsicherung from Fehraltorf to expand its signalling technology capabilities. Financial terms of the transaction…

Indian Railways to build world’s tallest railway bridge pier in Manipur

Indian Railways has embarked on a project to construct the world's tallest bridge pier in the state of Manipur at…
Knorr-Bremse to develop Digital Automatic Coupler protypes

German braking systems manufacturer Knorr-Bremse is working on the development of the initial prototypes of Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) for…
Alstom secures two Turkey-based signalling contracts

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Turkey’s General Directorate of Infrastructure Investments (AYGM) have awarded two signalling contracts to French rolling stock…
Stadler to deliver FLIRT battery-powered multiple units for DB Regio

Switzerland-based Stadler has secured an order from DB Regio to deliver 44 FLIRT battery-powered multiple units for the south-west German…
Victoria to invest $6.7bn for Suburban Rail Loop East project

Australia’s Victoria Government is set to invest $6.7bn (A$9.3bn) for work on the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East project, which…