1. Israel Railways Ltd. (“ISR”) wishes to obtain information regarding advanced AI-enhanced platforms for managing structural railway assets. 2. RFI Documents are available for review and download at ...

GERMANY: Goldschmidt Group’s road-rail vehicle business Goldschmidt Sweden has obtained authorisation from federal railway authority EBA for its LRB 26 overhead line maintenance vehicle to be used in ...

AUSTRALIA: Transwa’s Australind passenger service has restarted following the delivery of the first of four Alstom diesel multiple-units ordered for the 167 km route between Perth and Bunbury. Trains ...

USA: A groundbreaking ceremony has been held for the second phase of the Second Avenue Subway project in New York City, marking the latest stage in the long-running programme to extend the metro ...

While the recent ‘reset’ of Britain’s High Speed 2 is a clear reflection of a mismanaged programme, Railway Gazette International‘s Executive Editor Nick Kingsley argues that the real lesson lies in ...

As well as expanding services domestically and putting more high speed trains in service, South Korea’s national operator is working on securing more contracts internationally. Kim Taeseung, newly ...

INTERNATIONAL: No fewer than 13 teams from six countries around the world participated in the 15th annual Railway Challenge competition organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Railway ...

Having opened its first light rail line in 1978, the city of Edmonton is now working on the development of its Valley Line, and extensions to both older routes, focusing on streetscaping and better ...

This week’s round-up of news from the global urban transport sector. Trainsets which lead contractor Mitsubishi Corp and manufacturing parter Kinki Sharyo are producing in Japan for Phase 1 of Cairo ...

EGYPT: An Alstom-led consortium has signed four contracts worth €690m with Egyptian National Railways for the modernisation of two strategic freight rail corridors. Together with Rowad Modern ...

POLAND: Pesa Bydgoszcz and Japan’s Hitachi Rail have signed a strategic co-operation agreement covering the development and manufacturing of high speed and double-deck trains and the transfer of ...

Italo’s plan to enter the German high speed market has raised questions about liberalisation policy, with DB InfraGO resisting regulatory reforms to safeguard train paths for new entrants that need ...