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Siemens India has won major signalling and telecommunications contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Phase 2.
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Siemens India wins major contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Project Phase 2

11 July 2025 Rail Insider 0

The Mobility Business of Siemens Limited, the Mumbai-based Indian subsidiary of Siemens AG, has been awarded two separate contracts by Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation, which is 50:50 jointly owned by the Government of India and […]

Business

Comms Design acquired by Unipart

4 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Harrogate-based Comms Design, which designs and manufactures electronic products, primarily for rail industry, has been acquired by the Unipart Group. Comms Design has a proven track record for innovation and delivery. Its flexible approach means […]

Business

Wi-Fi reaches all 187 SWR railway stations

24 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

South Western Railway (SWR) has now made Wi-Fi available at all 187 stations on its network – a significant improvement compared to a mere five stations with connectivity when FirstGroup and MTR took over the […]

Business

Communications upgrade for Singapore’ Downtown line

3 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Bombardier Transportation will upgrade the communication systems on 92 three-car Movia metro trainsets for Singapore’s Downtown Mass Rapid Transit line (DTL) as part of the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) line extension plan. The upgrade will […]

Business

Wi-Fi usage is a measure of how public transport is recovering after COVID-19

10 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

One measure of how public transport is recovering around the world after the lockdown caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is to track how passengers are using Wi-Fi as they travel. Icomera, a global provider […]

Infrastructure

LNER and O2 work together to improve mobile phone coverage between Newcastle and Edinburgh

4 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Seeking to improve mobile phone coverage and signal strength along a 45-mile stretch of the East Coast main line between Newcastle and Edinburgh, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is working with mobile phone operator O2 […]

Digital Railway

First on-train trials of 5G mobile communications take place on West Coast main line

5 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The future of mobile communications has come a little closer as a result of a series of trials of 5G connectivity on the West Coast main line between London and Manchester. 5G is the latest […]

Business

Robust data communication supports rail digitalisation

12 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Alan Bollard, managing director of Westermo UK, explains the role reliable data communications technology must play in the digitalisation of the rail network. In today’s digital age, trackside and onboard data communications networks deliver real-time […]

Digital Railway

4G mobile phone service for London’s Jubilee line

21 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

London Underground has announced that it is planning to trial a 4G mobile phone service on the Jubilee line between Westminster and Canning Town – the section of the line between Canning Town and Stratford […]

Business

Swedish data communications specialist Westermo acquires Switzerland’s Neratec Solutions

8 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Westermo, which designs and manufactures data communications products for mission-critical systems in physically demanding environments such as the rail industry, has acquired the Swiss company Neratec Solutions AG, a technology company specialized in WLAN products […]

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  • First bodyshell for Santiago Metro Line 7 completed
  • 12-car trains to call at Basildon by December
  • Siemens India wins major contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Project Phase 2
  • Great Northern runs first passenger services using the latest version of ETCS digital signalling
  • Škoda Group wins new tram contract for Mainz and strengthens its position in Germany
  • Derailed train causes delays and cancellations to services to and from London Euston
  • Arriva wins £640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia
  • ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden
  • Eurostar services disrupted after problems near Lille
  • VTG Rail appoints Matt Hannant as Head of Sales and Marketing
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  • Clive Broadhead: After the undoubtedly achievement of resurrecting the railways in Scotland why are the current NR management he'll bent on squandering…
  • Alstom has completed the first bodyshell for one of the 37 trains it is building for Santiago Metro Line 7.
  • Platform 2 at Basildon station is to be rebuilt, allowing 12-car trains to call.
  • Siemens India has won major signalling and telecommunications contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Phase 2.
  • First Great Northern Class 717 in passenger service using 3.6.0 - the 17.17 service to Moorgate at Finsbury Park on 8 July 2025.
  • The German city of Mainz has ordered 22 new trams from Škoda Group with an option for eight more.
  • The front bogie on a London Northwestern Railway train derailed near Bletchley on the West Coast main line.
  • Arriva has won a contract to operate long-distance electric rail services in Czechia from December 2028.
  • ERTMS has been deployed on Sweden's Iron Ore line.
  • First Great Northern Class 717 in passenger service using 3.6.0 - the 17.17 service to Moorgate at Finsbury Park on 8 July 2025.
    Great Northern runs first passenger services using the latest version of ETCS digital signalling
    11 July 2025 0
  • The German city of Mainz has ordered 22 new trams from Škoda Group with an option for eight more.
    Škoda Group wins new tram contract for Mainz and strengthens its position in Germany
    2 July 2025 0
  • The front bogie on a London Northwestern Railway train derailed near Bletchley on the West Coast main line.
    Derailed train causes delays and cancellations to services to and from London Euston
    27 June 2025 0
  • Arriva has won a contract to operate long-distance electric rail services in Czechia from December 2028.
    Arriva wins £640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia
    26 June 2025 0
  • ERTMS has been deployed on Sweden's Iron Ore line.
    ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden
    26 June 2025 0
  • Eurostar services disrupted after problems near Lille
    25 June 2025 0
  • VTG Rail appoints Matt Hannant as Head of Sales and Marketing
    23 June 2025 0
  • Gareth Davies named as SYSTRA’s Market Director for Water & Environment
    23 June 2025 0
  • Alstom’s RER NG has been running on the RER D line since December 2024.
    SNCF Voyageurs orders 96 additional RER NG trainsets from Alstom
    23 June 2025 0
  • Infrastructure and increased investment needed to unlock economic growth – Transport for the North
    23 June 2025 0
  • Derek Twigg MP ‘visits’ Alstom under RIA Fellowship Programme
    31 July 2020 0
  • Soham station to go ahead
    29 June 2020 0
  • Newton Heath depot safety system extended
    20 August 2020 0
  • Passenger assistance can be improved still further, regulator concludes
    15 May 2025 0
  • Charlie Hodgson to lead WSP’s Transport & Infrastructure business in the UK
    24 November 2020 0
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