Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
Texas high speed rail project grant cancelled
USA: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has cancelled a $63·9m Federal Railroad Administration grant for the Amtrak Texas High-Speed Rail Corridor.
Agreement secures future of Stadler’s Berlin plant
GERMANY: Stadler says the future of its Berlin plant has been secured through a collective labour agreement between management, employees and trade union IG Metall.
M Group acquires Telent
UK: Infrastructure services business M Group has acquired digital technology company Telent, saying this will help it to meet the evolving challenges of ageing infrastructure in the UK and Ireland.
Systra to support Stockholm driverless metro project
SWEDEN: Systra has been awarded its first major metro contract in Stockholm, supporting the control system and rolling stock elements of the Yellow Line project.
Albanian railway enhancement financing agreement
ALBANIA: The European Investment Bank has signed a €90·5m financial package to support the €121m modernisation of the line running south from Durrës to Rrogozhina.
UNIFE calls for research funding to ’keep the European rail supply industry number one’
EUROPE: Supply industry association UNIFE has called for the EU budget to include a dedicated €3bn rail research programme as the successor to the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking, saying this would help to ’keep the European rail supply industry number one in the world, amid the global race to challenge ...
