Investing In India: Knorr-Bremse Increases R&D Capacity  Knorr-Bremse is expanding its capacity in India,  covering both rail and commercial vehicle sectors. Last week, a new building complex  was officially inaugurated at the cross-divisional TCI development center in Pune,  where some…

Leeds-based SaaS company eviFile has been selected by Network Rail and the TRU Alliance to power its digital project management and progressive assurance approach for the multi billion Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) programme after a pilot that improved project efficiency by over 20% and…

Raising Awareness to Save Lives: Rail Safety Week, September 18-24, Seeks to Prevent Railroad Crossing and Trespass Incidents Across North America Every year, 2,100 North Americans are killed or seriously injured when they engage in unsafe behavior around tracks and…

Hitachi Rail has become the world’s first train manufacturer to attain the rigorous PAS 2080 carbon reduction standard for the design, manufacture, and operation of the 100% electric HS2 fleet. PAS 2080 is globally recognised as one of the leading…

Rail Forum is delighted to welcome Gemini Rail Services as a fourth and final event partner for our Vehicle Maintenance & Obsolescence event on 28 September 2023, alongside Belvoir Rail, Train Bits & More and TVS Spares. With 118 bookings…

UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK government’s export credit agency, has underwritten €781m of financing – equivalent to £680m – to support construction of a 286km high-speed electric railway in southern Turkey. With financing provided through UKEF’s Buyer Credit Facility,…

Registration is open for visitors to EXPO Ferroviaria 2023, the biennial International Exhibition of Railway Technology, Products and Systems, which will take place from 3 – 5 October 2023 in hall 9 at Rho Fiera Milano, in Italy. Bringing together…

On 15 July, Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. began operating Hitachi Rail ’s new Series N100, nicknamed “SPACIA X”. The SPACIA X will reduce CO2 emissions by up to 40% compared to the current SPACIA, and virtually replace all of the…

Hitachi Rail’s ‘Over and Back’ testing solution will enable the fast and seamless switching between existing interlocking (a railway signalling system) and the soon to be introduced new digital signalling system (European Train Control System – ETCS L2) being introduced…

Lockinex UK Limited is a supplier of industrial safety systems and is a UKAS ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 accredited company that maintains a longstanding partnership with RISQS. They have established themselves as trusted collaborators with rail contractors, offering non-conductive…