Romanian railway modernisation contracts awarded
ROMANIA: Infrastructure manager CFR SA has awarded the Asocierea TrackWorks consortium of Alstom and Terna contracts for modernisation of two sections of the Craiova – Drobeta Turnu Severin – Caransebeș route totalling 83 km.
Infrastructure: Eulynx controllers support digital transformation
The development of vendor-independent standards under the Eulynx programme has enabled the introduction of modular object controllers that support digitalisation whilst ensuring backwards and forwards compatibility.
Consortium chosen to deliver Mexican ETCS project
MEXICO: National rail and public transport agency ATTRAPI has awarded a consortium of Siemens Mobility and local partner Sonda a contract to design and supply ETCS Level 1 as part of work to upgrade the Mexico City – Querétaro – Irapuato rail corridor to carry passenger services.
Automatic train operation over ETCS demonstrated in Finland
FINLAND: GoA2 attended automated train operation over ETCS Level 2 has been demonstrated on a 19 km section of track between Juurikorpi and Hamina.
Comment: Time for a shorter wishlist
European rail advocates remain staunchly committed to a raft of ambitious and complex policy priorities ranging from ticketing reform to 5G telecoms, but the current political reality means accepting that not all can be delivered, argues our Executive Editor Nick Kingsley.
Trackbot ready to work on live ETCS installation
NETHERLANDS: The partly-automated Trackbot machine developed to speed up ETCS installation is now ready to begin working on live signalling schemes, according to Strukton Rail.
Stations: Praha Smíchov rebuild blends legacy with modernity
Freight: More tracks to Gdańsk’s thriving port
Dutch ERTMS pilot scheme mapping begins
Germany: Stuttgart 21 delayed again
Skills, signalling and military mobility in focus at RailTech Europe event
Ticketing and access to secondhand rolling stock lead European Commission’s 2026 rail agenda
Channel Tunnel ERTMS deployment project gets underway
Telecoms: Australia needs to address GSM-R obsolescence
Japan: Part-privatised Tokyo Metro looks to grow internationally
Santiago – Melipilla signalling contract awarded as civil works start
LNER’s ERTMS driver training app enhanced
Research: AŽD Praha's autonomous train is on track
Freight sector calls for the same political attention as high speed rail
RSSB updates cross-industry Train Protection Strategy