Alstom and its JVs in China, SATEE and CASCO, have been awarded two contracts by Chengdu Railway Corp. Ltd. to supply traction systems for 200 metro cars and CBTC signalling system for the entire line of Chengdu metro line 9 phase one, the city’s first driverless metro line.
Alstom has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) to acquire their 25% stake in the EKZ Joint Venture (JV) for the production of electric locomotives.
Bombardier Transportation announced that it received a repeat order for 32 OMNEO Premium double-deck trains from the French National Railway Company, SNCF Mobilités, on behalf of the Centre-Val de Loire Region.
A less congested, better performing railway comes a step closer to reality today, with the signing of a major, multi-million pound contract that will ultimately see freight trains in Great Britain upgraded with technology to make them safer, make better use of the network, and provide greater flexibility in the timetable.
TransPennine Express customers are a step closer to experiencing brand new, high quality trains as Hitachi begins work on intercity fleet to start service in 2019.
Siemens is set to deliver 6 fully Automated People Movers for Interlink Communication Public Company Limited, to connect the current and new satellite terminal at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand.
Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) is introducing the ICE 4 into regular service, thus reaching a further project milestone right on schedule. Initially, five trains will operate on the routes between Hamburg and Munich and Hamburg and Stuttgart
Innovation in customer experience is a necessary step if companies want to remain competitive argues Matt Round, tangerine’s Chief Creative Officer, at Railway Interiors Expo 2017. His talk, ‘Transformation not Disruption’ explores four key areas: what do we mean by customer experience, why is it important to innovate along the customer journey, how can we achieve innovation and what could innovation deliver in rail?