This week’s round-up of news from the global urban transport sector. A 1.4 km extension of Taipei metro’s Tamsui-Xinyi (Red) Line opened on August 30, running from Xiangshan to Guangci/Fengtian Temple ...

4RAIL is a Czech specialist in railway vehicle refurbishment, modernisation, and maintenance, helping operators and manufacturers return vehicles to service, expand fleet availability, and extend ...

INNOTRANS: Beijing Zongheng Electro-Mechanical Technology has developed a Fully Electric Drive Integrated System which simplifies rolling stock by unifying traction and braking functions and ...

PORTUGAL: B-Rail’s ambitions to operate long-distance trains competing against state incumbent CP could be affected by Spanish national operator Renfe’s plans to enter the Portuguese market, the would ...

Siemens Mobility has developed Signaling X, a cloud-based architecture aimed at accelerating the roll-out of digital train control technologies in main line and mass transit environments by becoming ...

EUROPE: Rail sector bodies in Brussels have reiterated their concern about the consequences for rail if the European Commission’s proposed Combined Transport Directive is abandoned. While the crux of ...

Automatic Train Operation is the latest addition to a growing portfolio of train control systems which Stadler has built up over the past decade, as the group’s Head of Signalling Marc Trippel ...

The number of fully automated metro lines in China is increasing rapidly as cities seek to accommodate urban growth by improving efficiency and increasing capacity through higher frequencies. Toma ...

INDIA: US wagon manufacturing and leasing company Trinity Industries has taken a 32% stake in the Touax Texmaco Railcar Leasing joint venture. Trinity CEO & President Jean Savage said the Indian ...

Israel Railways Ltd. (“ISR”), n accordance with its obligations under the Israeli Mandatory Tender Laws and its implementing regulations and the International Agreement on Government Procurement, ...

An international benchmarking exercise by management consultancy Arthur D Little has found that railways across Europe are facing a maintenance cost crunch, with strong leadership needed to address ...