Stadler has been awarded the contract for the delivery of signalling technology as part of the expansion of the Bybanen light rail system in Bergen, Norway. The client is the state-owned project organization Bybanen Utbygging, a subsidiary of the Vestland fylkeskommune. Stadler has secured a significant contract in the field of signalling. The project includes […]
Hitachi Rail strengthens its 30-year partnership with Prasarana to enhance SelTrac™ signalling technology, foster local talent development, and drive sustainable innovation in rail solutions. Hitachi Rail and Prasarana sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to elevate Malaysia’s rail operations and workforce development. The partnership aligns with Malaysia’s National TVET Policy 2030, focusing on skill development […]
HS2’s construction partner for the West Midlands, Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), has welcomed its 500th apprentice, Kordell Carty. The 26-year-old Aston resident started his early career on house-building sites and supporting loft and garage conversion projects. Now, Kordell is helping to deliver Britain’s new high-speed railway as an apprentice formworker. When work slowed down during […]
Extreme weather events are no longer anomalies – they are the new norm. Climate change disrupts weather patterns, escalating sea levels and increasing the occurrence of natural disasters. In France alone, the number of significant rail accidents linked to climatic hazards tripled over the period 2015-2022. Thus, the resilience of the world’s rail networks, which […]
A major rolling stock project is underway at VR FleetCare’s Oulu project centre as SJ’s double-decker X40 electric trains are visiting Finland for modernisation. During the project, the X40 trains will be refurbished inside and out, extending their life cycle by 15-20 years. The contract is multiannual, and the first train returned from Oulu to […]
The Italian railway operator Ferrovie della Calabria has ordered three new tailormade diesel-electric metre-gauge multiple units from Stadler. Signed at the end of March, this new contract means that Stadler has sold more than 100 tailormade trains in Italy, consolidating its position as a market leader for customised vehicles. Ferrovie della Calabria (FdC) and Stadler […]
HS2 has completed a 5-mile tunnel drive under London – using one of four giant tunnelling machines being deployed to build the railway’s Northolt Tunnel. The tunnel boring machine (TBM), named Caroline, is the second machine to reach the Green Park Way vent shaft in Ealing. The 2,050-tonne TBM broke through into an underground reception […]
Hitachi Rail to deliver its CBTC (*) digital signalling technology on Paris metro line 12 The contract, worth an initial €20M, with options for additional orders of up to €65M, including operational maintenance activities, will enhance capacity for the 17.2km line Hitachi Rail’s long-term partnership with RATP has already seen it deliver, or be commissioned […]
Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has announced that it has signed a contract with NJ TRANSIT to overhaul 209 Multilevel II Trucks. The overhaul work will be performed at Alstom’s facility in Kanona, NY, a Center of Expertise for Vehicle and Component Overhauls in the United States. The new contract is valued […]
HS2 has announced a significant milestone at Long Itchington Wood Tunnel in Warwickshire – the first deep tunnel on the high-speed route to complete its civil engineering phase. The development at the one-mile-long twin-bore tunnel – which will carry the railway into the West Midlands – sees vital elements, including three cross passages, concrete finishing […]
