SLOVAKIA: National operator ZSSK and Fairtiq are to pilot mobile pay-as-you-go ticketing with the aim of simplifying access ...

An advanced camera-laser scanning system and accurate location positioning allows for more consistent inspection of switches ...

CANADA: Toronto Transit Commission has cancelled a competitive tender for the supply of metro trainsets in favour of a single ...

UK: Great Western Railway has awarded Alstom a £75m eight-year Technical Support & Spares Supply Agreement for the 26 Class ...

SWITZERLAND: Appenzeller Bahnen has applied to the Federal Office of Transport for permission to convert its 1·96 km Rheineck ...

ITALY: RFI has awarded a €1·6bn contract for the construction of a 22·2 km double-track connection mostly in tunnel between ...

INDIA: Chennai Metro Rail Ltd has commissioned feasibility studies for three commuter lines and detailed project reports into ...

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp is investing in technology to manage surging demand while it awaits the arrival of more trains.

UK: Great Western Railway has set a world record for the furthest distance travelled by a battery-electric train on a single ...

UK: Worksop-based Explore has divested its Civil Plant & Tool Hire division as part of a strategy to focus on its Transport ...

POLAND: Infrastructure manager PKP PLK has awarded GRAW a contract to supply inspection vehicles and software that would ...

AFRICA: Construction of a railway from Uvinza in Tanzania to Musongati in Burundi has been officially launched by President ...