Railways

Polish railway operator PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe (PKP PLK) has awarded a five-year contract to Nokia and its partners Herkules, Pozbud and Wasko to deploy a nationwide turnkey GSM-Railway (GSM-R) and mission-critical backhaul network. After completion, the new network will enable PKP PLK to fulfil all new EU requirements for ...

India-based Bharat Earth Movers (BEML) has delivered the first set of six-car metro train units to Kolkata Metro Rail (KMRCL). BEML was contracted to deliver 84 standard gauge metro cars (14 trains) to the KMRCL East-West Metro Line. The total contract value is nearly Rs9bn ($138.4m). The new six-car metro ...

Italian national train operator Trenitalia has awarded four contracts to Alstrom to supply 54 Coradia Stream regional trains. The deals are valued at €330m and the trains will operate in four Italian regions. In August 2016, Trenitalia and Alstom signed a frame agreement that involves the supply of 150 medium-capacity regional ...

Bombardier Transportation has secured a $305m contract from the city of Phoenix to extend the PHX Sky Train automated people mover (APM) system at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in the US. The contract, which represents Stage 2 of the system, involves the construction of a 2.5 mile extension to ...

UK rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has introduced first self-driving train to a busy London commuter route. The Thameslink train ran under automatic train operation (ATO) between St Pancras International and London Blackfriars while travelling from Peterborough to Horsham. The introduction of autonomous trains is expected to increase train ...

Two new Hitachi-built five-car trains have arrived at Teesport in Middlesbrough, UK, following the completion of a two-month journey from Japan. Capable of operating on electric and diesel power, the vehicles will form part of Virgin Trains’ new Azuma fleet and will be used to train on-board crew and drivers. ...

Indian Railways has completed the delivery of 18 AC-DC 1350 HP diesel electric locomotives to Myanma Railways, the state-owned agency that operates Myanmar’s railway network. All 18 units were scheduled to be delivered by September, but were delivered six months early. Manufactured by Diesel Locomotive Works in the Indian city ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $120m loan agreement with the Government of India to fund double-tracking work and the electrification of railway tracks across high-density corridors in the country. It is the third tranche of the $500m financing facility approved by ADB for the Railway Sector Investment ...