Canada: The government has announced a contribution of up to C$25m towards the construction of a planned 10·3 km peoplemover to transport tourists at Niagara Falls.
Union Switch & Signal is to supply NS-1 relay-based signalling for the 5·2 km extension of AMT Montréal metro Line 2 to Laval in 2006.
Czech Republic: Praha city council is to borrow €75m from EIB to fund the extension of metro Line C from L
UK: ‘We in the rail sector must be objective and honest about what we are good at’, Network Rail Chief Executive Andrew Haines told a conference in Birmingham on October 3, as he reflected on how the industry can plot its way through the uncertainty of the post-Covid period.
EUROPE: Senior figures from across the UK rail sector came together at the Rail Partners with Ukraine event to hear how national railway Ukrzaliznytsia is keeping trains running under wartime conditions, and to raise money to fund food parcels for Ukrainian railway workers and their families. ...
INDIA: Publishing its final results for the 2022-23 financial year, Indian Railways has reported a 27·75% increase in revenue for the 12 months to March 31. Reflecting economic buoyancy in the face of global headwinds, the national railway reported revenues of Rs2·44tr for the year. This ...
