SJ awards night train maintenance contract
SWEDEN: SJ has awarded Alstom a further two-year contract for the maintenance of night trains at depots in Luleå and Stockholm.
World rail freight news round-up
News from the world rail freight market.
State government evaluates Chennai metro expansion plans
INDIA: Chennai Metro Rail has submitted two detailed project reports to the government of Tamil Nadu for expansion of Chennai’s metro.
Upskilling for a rapidly evolving rail industry
UK: Two more training courses have been launched by the Rail Safety & Standards Board. One will help frontline rail workers develop leadership skills for a ‘dynamic and complex’ environment, and another is aimed at equipping operational decision-makers with the skills to make rational choices under pressure.
PSC Group acquires Rescar wagon repair and cleaning activities
USA: Houston-based industrial logistics and repair services group PSC has announced a ‘significant’ expansion of its freight wagon activities through the acquisition of 32 repair, inspection, cleaning, shunting and maintenance facilities operated by Rescar.
Route modernisation procurement progress in Croatia
CROATIA: HŽ Infrastruktura has launched a €620m tender for the modernisation and double-tracking its 83 km Dugo Selo – Novska line. The project is co-financed by the European Union through the Connecting Europe Facility and the Competitiveness & Cohesion Programme
Decarbonisation: ‘Rail risks being left behind’ in emerging hydrogen economy
Birmingham University spin-out Vanguard STS launched its HydroShunter locomotive on January 31 before convening a round table to assess the prospects of hydrogen traction gaining ground in rail applications. Nick Kingsley joined the discussion.
Swiss Federal Railways targets London as it seeks more cross-border high speed trains
Go with the flow: SNCF and Alstom unveil design of next TGV fleet
Deutschlandticket retailers take on the ‘cyber mafia’
India to Kazakhstan sea and rail container service launched
Polish-Korean railway technology partnership
