UK: Funding for a £58m tram-train pilot scheme which will use the Supertram light rail network and a freight line to link Sheffield and Rotherham was confirmed by Transport... more

UK: Bombardier Transportation and Carillion have formally launched Infrasig as a joint venture offering conventional and ETCS signalling services in the UK market. The joint... more

Belgium: SNCB has ordered Almex.Station ticket machines from Höft & Wessel.  Germany: Funkwerk is to migrate DB Netz’s control centre software to a new... more

AUSTRALIA: 'The biggest shake up to the state's railways in a generation' was announced by New South Wales Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian on May 15. The 'Fixing the... more

PAKISTAN: Private-sector logistics firm Premier Mercantile Services has been awarded a grant to study the feasibility of acquiring its own locomotive fleet. The US Trade &... more