Rail transport faces huge present and future challenges for which innovation and step changes are necessary. As UIC’s overall mission is to promote an increased use of rail transport at world level and to help members make rail transport more attractive, effective, sustainable and economically viable, the General Assemblies have brought their strong support to

Young Rail Pofessionals Pitching Comp | CAF confirmed as sponsors View this email online SPONSOR/EXHIBIT SUBSCRIBE BOOK NOW Young Rail Professionals Pitching Competition Entries are now open!  The AusRAIL 2018 Young Rail Professionals Pitching Competition invites all rail professionals 30 years and under to submit an idea that could revolutionise the industry. Finalists have the

University of Delft will start a MOOC on Railway Engineering 25 April. It is free and in English: link. Discover the science and complexity of railway systems, including how their efficiency depends on the alignment of all their components. About this course Have you ever wondered what it takes to get your train on the

On April 3 the Austrian antitrust court approved VTG’s acquisition of Nacco Group, subject to conditions. German approval had been granted the previous week, and so the transaction has now been approved by all relevant parties. The transaction is expected to close during the second half of 2018. With effect from March 28 ZAO Transmashholding has formally

A report released on March 29 by Britain’s National Audit Office has concluded that the Department for Transport’s (DfT) cancellation of three major electrification projects in July 2017 was motivated solely by cost, countering secretary of state for transport, Mr Chris Grayling’s, claims at the time that bi-mode trains could offer similar benefits to passengers.

THE board of Chicago commuter rail operator Metra voted on February 21 to authorise negotiations to purchase up to 21 locomotives from Amtrak at a price of $US 1.3m each. The 177km/h four-axle F59PHI locomotives were built by EMD in 1998 and have undergone refurbishment within the last five years. The locomotives are currently used

THE German Federal Ministry for Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) is set to provide Siemens and RWTH Aachen with €12m to support research into a next-generation of fuel cells. The project is part of the ministry’s National Fuel Cell Technology Innovation Programme, which is coordinated by the National Organisation for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology

THE British government has granted funding to infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) to design, develop a business case, and conduct public consultation on a project to increase capacity in the Croydon area, a major bottleneck on the London – Brighton main line. The project includes constructing additional flyovers at Selhurst junction north of Croydon where

THE mayor of Moscow Mr Sergey Sobyanin and Russia’s special presidential representative for environmental protection Mr Sergey Ivanov attended a ceremony on February 26 to mark the inauguration of the first completed section of the Large Circle Line (Line 11). The 10.5km section of Line from Delovoy Tsentr to Petrovsky Park serves five stations, including