Zambia Railways Ltd seeks private financing to fix three broken legs
ZAMBIA: Zambia Railways Ltd is seeking US$60m from development finance institutions and the private sector to rehabilitate infrastructure, signalling and telecoms.
Indian-Russian consortium wins Rs11bn rail defect monitoring contract
INDIA: Indian Railways has awarded a consortium of ADJ Engineering and its Russian partner TVEMA a Rs11bn contract to supply and operate rail defect monitoring vehicles.
Investor to increase stake in Thameslink train fleet
UK: Denmark-based energy and decarbonisation infrastructure investor AIP Management has signed an agreement to acquire an additional stake in Cross London Trains, which owns the Thameslink fleet.
Viewpoint: Rebuilding trust in British precision manufacturing is an economic imperative, not nostalgia
The assumption that sourcing rolling stock components from overseas is always cheaper and therefore better value no longer holds true, argues Andrew McClusky, Managing Director of precision surface coating specialist BEP Surface Technologies.
Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
Hydrogen companies agree traction technology collaboration
UK: Hydrogen and electric vehicle electrical system supplier Hypermotive and hydrogen traction technology company Vanguard STS have agreed to collaborate to accelerate the deployment of commercial hydrogen-powered rail vehicles and equipment.
Alstom accredited as a LGBTQ+ Trailblazing Employer
Ticketing: Mobile and contactless payment expand in Mexico City
Railway supply industry news round-up
Collaboration to offer mission-critical rail communications with a pathway to FRMCS
Railway supply industry news round-up
Investor acquires Sierra Railroad Co and hydrogen loco subsidiary
Eurofima targets tram and metro financing in strategic rethink
FS Group completes the acquisition of Titagarh Firema
Railway supply industry news round-up
Alstom and Mälardalen University renew strategic industrial-academic partnership
Stadler Digital Labs joint venture launched
Technology: Asset maintenance takes to the skies
Turkey's next National Train nears completion
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Cando buys Savage Rail to create a last mile network spanning North America
Trainline CEO Jody Ford to step down
Bi-mode trainsets to relaunch through routes after a 40-year hiatus
Taiwanese high speed fleet ATC upgrade underway