Railtex / Infrarail 2022 will take place from 10–12 May 2022 at Olympia London. Opening times are from 10 am to 5 pm on Tuesday and Wednesday, and 10 am to 4 pm on Thursday. As well as the comprehensive...

More than 3,000m of Gramm Barrier Systems A5 rated POLYSoundBlok® noise barrier system has been installed alongside the East West Rail Phase 2 tracks, demonstrating East West Rail Alliance’s commitment to lineside residents. East West Rail Alliance (EWRA) selected Gramm...

Experts from the University of Birmingham and University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech, Jamaica) will work together to advance the development of railway engineering and transport in Jamaica. A Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two universities marks the start of...

RIA new report, A Rail Innovation Strategy calls for the sector to be more radical and overcome barriers to innovation, including supporting the vital rollout phase ahead of the transition to Great British Railways (GBR). The paper looks at the...

Following last year’s successful return from the pandemic, it’s now full steam ahead for the spring edition of Railtex / Infrarail, the number one showcase for railway technology and infrastructure in the UK. Taking place from 10–12 May 2022 at...

Following last year’s successful return from the pandemic, it’s now full steam ahead for the spring edition of Railtex / Infrarail, the number one showcase for railway technology and infrastructure in the UK. Taking place from 10–12 May 2022 at...

Hitachi Rail and its subsidiary, Perpetuum, have been awarded a contract by Network Rail to develop the first real-time digital solution that monitors, and eventually predicts, sections of track that affect ride quality and require maintenance. The monitoring equipment is...

Alstom has signed a ten-year framework agreement with Iarnród Éireann/Irish Rail (IE) for up to 750 new X’trapolis commuter rail cars for Ireland’s DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) network, with a firm initial order for 19 five-car trains, valued at...

Hitachi Rail has announced that it has signed a €72.5 million contract with Princess Noura Bint Abdul Rahman University to operate and maintain the autonomous metro system in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the next three years. The Princess Nourah Bint...

Alstom and Hitachi Rail have confirmed that the Hitachi-Alstom High Speed (HAH-S) 50/50 joint venture has signed contracts with High Speed Two (HS2) to design, build, and maintain the next generation of very high speed trains for HS2 Phase 1...