Railways

Locomotives and rail equipment manufacturer JSC Transmashholding (Transmashholding) has partnered with Hitachi to produce traction inverters for passenger trains in Russia. Under the agreement, both companies will set up a joint venture (JV), ‘TMH Traction Systems’, which will manufacture these high-performance traction inverters. Transmashholding will hold 51% of the JV ...

California Transportation Commission has granted $703.6m in SB-1 funding for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) in the US. Recently, the California Transportation Agency (CalSTA) also announced its SB-1 grant to fund transit and intercity rail capital improvements, with $1.088bn having been allocated for Metro. California has received ...

BOMBARDIER has launched a real-time passenger load display on Singapore’s Downtown Line (DTL) using the line’s existing Train Control Monitoring System (TCMS) following the completion of testing by Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA). The system informs passengers waiting on station platforms about the distribution of passengers on the next train ...

Saudi-American joint venture Savage Saudi Arabia has delivered seven locomotives and two locomotive booster units to Saudi Arabia’s Eastern and Northern Provinces to support railway operations. These locomotives and booster units, delivered from the US, will support the rail operations at Saudi Aramco and Ma’aden Wa’ad Al-Shamal Phosphate Company (MWSPC) ...

Hull Trains revealed the first artist’s impression of the new trains set to hit the tracks as part of a major GBP 60 million investment. From December 2019 onwards, customers will benefit from more seating capacity, enhanced interiors and faster speeds. Hull Trains will be replacing its current fleet with ...

“In the next five years, Turkey will allocate over USD 46 billion (EUR 39 billion) to railway transport, either conventional or high speed”, Turkish Minister of Transport, Ahmet Arslan, announced. Turkey plans to electrify its entire railway network, but also to increase the efficiency of railway transport to a maximum ...

The Government of New Zealand’s Cabinet has agreed to begin the procurement process for the rapid transit light rail network in the city of Auckland. New Zealand Transport Minister Phil Twyford and Finance Minister Grant Robertson announced the decision. The light rail project will transport up to 11,000 passengers per ...

US-based construction consulting firm Hill International has secured two major rail contracts in India with a combined project value of nearly $4bn. The new contracts are expected to strengthen Hill’s presence in the expanding infrastructure sector in India. The first contract, awarded by Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL), involves providing project ...