Sumitomo invests in Evertrak to advance sustainable railroad infrastructure
Sumitomo, through its subsidiary Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA), jointly known as the Sumitomo Corporation Group, has made a strategic …
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Granite wins contract for rail yard expansion at Fort Bliss in US
Infrastructure company Granite Construction has received a $71m contract from the US Army Corps of Engineers to expand and upgrade …
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Siemens Mobility wins Sivok-Rangpo rail electrification contract
Siemens Mobility has been awarded a Rs2.1bn ($24.3m) contract by IRCON International for the electrification of the Sivok-Rangpo rail line …
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Alstom to deliver automated metro trains for Lille’s modernisation project
Alstom has secured a €210m ($217.2m) contract to supply 15 additional automated metro trainsets to Metropole Europeenne de Lille (MEL). These …
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UK’s Northern Trains plans fleet upgrade with 450 new trains
British train operating company Northern Trains has announced plans for a fleet upgrade, potentially introducing up to 450 new trains. This …
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Hitachi Rail acquires rail monitoring tech provider Omnicom
Hitachi Rail has announced the acquisition of Omnicom, a provider of rail monitoring technology, from Balfour Beatty. This move is expected …
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Responsible AI: The business risk of doing AI badly is too high
Most tech leaders agree that a technology business without an AI strategy is fast becoming a ship without a rudder. …
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Network Rail to trial tech to reduce train delays due to bridge strikes
UK’s Network Rail is set to trial a new technology designed to reduce train delays following “bridge strikes”, with initial …
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Canadian National Railway launches hybrid locomotive pilot project
Canadian National Railway (CN) has initiated a pilot project to evaluate a new medium horsepower hybrid electric locomotive to advance …
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Top railway ESG deals in 2024
From rolling stock to innovative fuel cells, and even ticketing, Railway Technology has covered dozens of deals related to ESG …
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Alstom to overhaul 181 Bi-Level railcars for Metrolinx in Canada
Alstom has signed a framework agreement, worth about C$500m ($348.56m), with public transport management body Metrolinx to revamp railcars in …
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Spain’s Adif secures €350m loan from EIB for railway infrastructure upgrade
Spain-based Adif Alta Velocidad (Adif AV) has secured €350m ($360.5m) loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to invest in …
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Duos secures US patent for “obliquevue” railcar inspection product
Duos Technologies has secured a new patent for its railcar undercarriage inspection technology, obliquevue, from the US Patent and Trademark …
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Wabtec signs $1.78bn deal to acquire Evident’s Inspection Technologies
US-based rail manufacturer Wabtec has agreed to acquire Evident's Inspection Technologies division for $1.78bn. The acquisition is expected to double Wabtec's …
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Bow Goods Yard: London’s Olympic legacy continues
In October 2024, Network Rail Group Property, the commercial division accountable for the management of all of Network Rail's land …
