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The acquisition of Ecebs from Visa will allow Unicard to add EMV solutions to its portfolio
Business

Ticketing specialist Unicard acquires Ecebs from Visa

10 August 2023 Rail Insider 0

Unicard, which provides of smart ticketing and payment solutions to transport sector, has announced that is has purchased smart ticketing specialist Ecebs from Visa. The acquisition will allow Unicard to add contactless EMV, which allows […]

Connecticut Department of Transportation has ordered 60 single-level rail cars from Alstom with options for 313 more
Business

Connecticut orders 60 Alstom railroad cars with options for 313 more

9 August 2023 Rail Insider 0

The USA’s Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has awarded Alstom an order for 60 single-level rail cars valued at approximately US$315 million (approximately £246 million) as part of CTDOT’s coach renewal program for its statewide […]

Europe

UK to provide export finance for Turkish rail project

24 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

The UK government’s export credit agency has agreed to underwrite €781 million (£675 million) of financing to support construction of a 286km high-speed electric railway in southern Turkey. REC International, a subsidiary of Rönesans Holding, […]

Business

Harting sells off Systems business to concentrate on connector technology

19 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

The Harting Technology Group, which manufactures a range of high-technology connectors for the rail and other industries, has sold its Harting Systems subsidiary to independent investment company TMP Beteiligungsgesellschaft for an undisclosed sum. Harting Systems […]

Business

Škoda Group to supply traction motors for Australia’s new Alstom trams

18 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Alstom’s new tram fleet for Melbourne, Australia, will be powered by traction motors supplied by Škoda Group in a deal worth up to €13 million to the Czech manufacturer. The first tranche of 400 motors […]

Business

British and Australian Ministers visit HS2’s Curzon Street site

17 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Transport Secretary Mark Harper visited the site of HS2’s new Curzon Street station on 17 July, accompanied by Australian Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Catherine King. The two ministers took a walk on […]

Business

Alstom completes takeover of Bombardier Transportation

29 January 2021 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Alstom has completed its acquisition of Bombardier Transportation that was first announced on 17 February 2020 when the French train and signalling manufacturer revealed that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bombardier Inc. […]

Business

Bombardier to maintain light rail in Toronto, Canada.

23 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract with Mosaic Transit Partners Maintenance GP (MTM) to provide 30 years of maintenance services for the Finch West Light Rail Transit (LRT) project in Toronto, Canada. Under the agreement, […]

Business

Japan’s latest bullet train relies on NSK bearings

30 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Japan’s new N700S Shinkansen (bullet train), which entered service on the Tokaido Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Osaka on 1 July 2020, runs on high-performance bearings from NSK. The N700S is the first completely new […]

Business

The train now arriving in Hanoi…

27 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Train manufacturing isn’t just about designing, building and testing a new train, it is also about delivering that train to the customer. And when the factory is in France, and the customer is in Vietnam, […]

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  • Battery train sets new world record
  • Paul McNerney to join Severfield from Laing O’Rourke
  • Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB
  • Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21
  • Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator
  • EMR driver training is a family affair
  • Hitachi Rail completes acquisition of Omnicom from Balfour Beatty
  • Cumbrian Coast line closed at Whitehaven “indefinitely”
  • New trains enter service on the Coryton line in South Wales
  • Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target
British Steel Christmas 2019 Crossrail HS2 London Overground London Underground Network Rail Northern Ireland Northern Powerhouse RAIB Scotland TfL Trako Unipart USA Wales West Midlands
  • Phil Mortimer: A recent funded R&D project focused on the use of alternatives to steel for the ohl masts. This has several…
  • Nigel: Fully support this restoration from the East Lancashire side,existing infrastructure mostly well built and promises a highly efficient 12 mile…
  • Clive Broadhead: After the undoubtedly achievement of resurrecting the railways in Scotland why are the current NR management he'll bent on squandering…
  • 230001 sets out on its record-breaking run from Reading station.
  • Paul McNerney will leave Laing O'Rourke to take over as CEO of Severfield in the autumn of 2025.
  • Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.
  • Impression of how Stuttgart station will look on completion.
  • Robin Gisby will step down from being CEO of the DfT Operator on 23 December 2025.
  • 12 trainees drivers have just graduated at East Midlands Railway.
  • Hitachi Rail's acquisition of Omnicom will support its HMAX digital asset management platform globally.
  • Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
  • Impression of how Stuttgart station will look on completion.
    Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21
    7 August 2025 0
  • Robin Gisby will step down from being CEO of the DfT Operator on 23 December 2025.
    Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator
    7 August 2025 0
  • 12 trainees drivers have just graduated at East Midlands Railway.
    EMR driver training is a family affair
    7 August 2025 0
  • Hitachi Rail's acquisition of Omnicom will support its HMAX digital asset management platform globally.
    Hitachi Rail completes acquisition of Omnicom from Balfour Beatty
    1 August 2025 0
  • Cumbrian Coast line closed at Whitehaven “indefinitely”
    31 July 2025 0
  • Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
    New trains enter service on the Coryton line in South Wales
    31 July 2025 0
  • Unipart has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, detailing its roadmap to meeting its Net Zero 2040 target.
    Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target
    30 July 2025 0
  • Arriva will restore train connections to communities in Poland’s Kujawsko-Pomorskie region from December 2026.
    Arriva to revive two regional routes in Poland
    30 July 2025 0
  • Tony Lodge of the Centre for Policy Studies has written a report entitled Rail’s Last Chance: A four-point plan to save the railways
    Warning that Great British Railways risks repeating the mistakes of British Rail
    29 July 2025 0
  • The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) went into administration on 1 July 2025.
    BCIMO sold to Dudley Council
    23 July 2025 0
  • TfL to furlough 7,000 staff
    24 April 2020 0
  • New Class 777 train for Merseyrail commences factory testing
    8 September 2019 1
  • Near miss in Scotland caused by confusion between lookouts – RAIB
    14 April 2020 0
  • RIA presses for Ely Area Capacity Enhancements to go ahead
    14 July 2023 0
  • All Northern City line trains between Moorgate and Finsbury Park are now controlled using ETCS digital in-cab signalling.
    Northern City line trains now using digital in-cab signalling
    13 November 2024 0
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