Posted 2 months ago by bevans
Canberrans could be nipping up to Sydney in just two hours if a new high speed railway project gets the green light.
Executives from Spanish train-building company Talgo arrived in Canberra on Wednesday to discuss running their high speed passenger trains between the two cities.
Posted 2 months ago by newsbot
The Yelarbon to Gowrie section of the Inland Rail project has moved a step closer.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
RESIDENTS in Millmerran have reacted with disappointment after the costings for the proposed Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail showed the route through Millmerran was the cheapest of four options.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
Lithuanian national railway LG has appointed Eglė Radvilė to head up its IT Centre, while Linas Baužys becomes Deputy General Director.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
Isaac Martín-Barbero has succeeded Jesús Silva as President of Spanish state-owned engineering consultancy Ineco.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
Poland: PKP Cargo has expanded its drone fleet with Dron House’s Bielik 3·5 kg carbon fibre design. Last year it began using DJI Phantom 3 and Eagle drones to monitor its trains, and has reported a 50% reduction in cargo theft.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
Joanna Whittington has been confirmed as CEO of the UK’s Office of Rail & Road. Formerly Director of Railway Markets & Economics at ORR, she had been acting as Interim CEO since January 2016.
Posted 2 months ago by newsbot
Public anticipation for a super-high-speed land transport system has been spurred on this month, with exciting announcements from a pair of key firms in the developing sector.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
Armenia: Refurbishment of two two-car Type 81-717 Yerevan metro trainsets has been sponsored by mobile telecoms company Ucom, which is to provide 4G coverage on the network.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
Asia: MyHSR and LTA have awarded the joint development partner contract for the Kuala Lumpur - Singapore high speed rail project to a consortium of WSP Engineering Malaysia, Mott MacDonald and Ernst & Young Advisory Services. There were eight bids for the contract to provide project management, technical and tendering support.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
Industrial cabling supplier Nexans has launched the Flamex SI-FR range of fire-resistant cables for onboard power and control systems.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
A QUEENSLAND multimillionaire who plans to create 15,000 jobs by building an inland rail line from Melbourne to Brisbane has been shut out by the Federal Government.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
The prime minister has reaffirmed his commitment to building a new freight railway through Wagga.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
Russia's government has launched a programme offering financial support for the replacement of life-expired shunting and other locomotives used on industrial railways which do not form part of the national network.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
The federal government has nominated two sections of the potential route of the Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail project.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
ITALY: Infrastructure manager RFI has approved the use of WEGH Group’s concrete sleepers with under-sleeper pads on the national network.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
Trimble and video system suppler Railhead Corp have announced a partnership to integrate real-time remote monitoring, diagnostics and on-board video to maximise locomotive asset utilisation. Railhead will also offer Trimble’s R2M remote diagnostic system in the US market.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
Maintenance systems specialist NEM Solutions has developed an app-based fleet management system which enables rail operators to check the condition of rolling stock from a smart phone or hand-held device. This allows users to monitor their vehicles from any location.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
Macquarie Group submits a proposal to the NSW Government to build a metro station at Martin Place, complete with two office towers and shops on elevated terraces.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
Shadow infrastructure minister Anthony Albanese has criticised the Turnbull government for ‘backtracking’ on its 2013 commitment to get Inland Rail construction underway within three years.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
WABTEC: On March 10 Wabtec Corp announced that it had successfully closed its additional cash tender offer and exchange offer for Faiveley Transport shares.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
Keith Foley has left Transport for London to join the Transport Advisory division of SNC-Lavalin’s UK consultancy.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
Despite its wealth and bounty of one of the key commodities (i.e. high-grade iron ore) needed to build high-speed rail networks, Australia is a relatively poor candidate for high-speed rail for some of the same reasons as the United States.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
Currently President of New York City Transit, Veronique Hakim has been appointed Interim Executive Director of New York MTA following the retirement of Chairman & CEO Tom Prendergast in January.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
Rolling stock supplier Talgo SA has reported a 3·8% year-on-year increase in profit to €61·9m in 2016, with net turnover up 11·3% to €579·8m. CEO José María Oriol said 2016 had been ‘a year of positive results and business performance’.
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