As part of the ambitious plan to transform Egypt's railway infrastructure driven by the country's Ministry of Transport, Thales has once again delivered on its commitment by delivering the new key stations, Tanta, Sedfa and Al Ousayrat.
Quebec's public transport agency Exo, which operates RTM, Greater Montreal’s metropolitan transport network, has called on the services of SYSTRA Canada to assist in the acquisition of its rolling stock.
Wabtec Corporation has won a major contract to supply on-board doors for passenger trains in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city. This high-profile contract is Wabtec’s largest order in South America for on-board doors.
The opening of London’s Elizabeth Line to passengers on May 24th 2022 brings to an end one of the largest and most complex assessments ever performed by Ricardo Certification.
Alstom, a global leader in smart and green mobility, has renewed its partnership agreement with KTH, Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. The agreement will strengthen the railway sector’s role as an enabler of green transition in the long term.
The Robel Group invests in bringing automation to the track: Since 12.04.2022, Robel Holding GmbH holds a 100% stake in the newly formed Robel Rail Automation GmbH with its head office in Freilassing, Germany. Dr. Michael Reiter, previously Head of the Robel R&D Hub, takes over as Managing Director of the company, which is positioning itself as the group’s expert in automation for customers and sister companies.
PKN ORLEN has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Alstom for the supply of zero-emission, eco-friendly trains and hydrogen fuel for public rail transport. The corporation, which is consistently implementing the hydrogen strategy, announced earlier this year, that it will provide the refuelling infrastructure for trains produced by Alstom. The first hydrogen vehicles are likely to roll out on regional lines within two years.
Safety experts to appraise visionary system that utilises maglev technology to provide on-demand, high-speed urban transit. skyTran, the US-based developer of an innovative Personal Rapid Transit solution, has chosen Ricardo to perform a rigorous safety assessment of its magnetic levitation technology.