Dan Templeton

SINGAPORE’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on February 16 that it, along with MyHSR Corporation has appointed a consortium comprising WSP Engineering Malysia, Mott MacDonald Malaysia and Ernst & Young Advisory Services as joint development partner for the Singapore - Kuala Lumpur high-speed project.

KNORR-Bremse announced on February 15 that it will supply braking systems to Alstom’s 800 new Prima-E double locomotives for Indian Railways (IR).

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has announced that its subsidiary, Network Rail Consulting (NRC), has expanded its operations in North America and appointed a new vice-president to lead its new Canadian subsidiary, which will be headquartered in Toronto.

SCIENTISTS at the University of Birmingham, Britain, have developed application which enables passengers to measure ride comfort using their smart phones.

BRITISH digital services company Worldline announced on February 13 that it has been awarded a four-year contract by Transport for London (TfL) to provide passenger information across 22 stations on the Elizabeth Line.

UKRAINIAN steel producer Interpipe has delivered its first batch of wheels to Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO).

TECHNOLOGY and solutions company Trimble, United States, announced on February 8 that it has acquired rail inspection systems manufacturer Beena Vision for an undisclosed fee.

SINGAPORE’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on February 8 that it has appointed Aecom Singapore to conduct the advanced engineering study (AES) for the design of infrastructure on the Singaporean section of the Kuala Lumpur - Singapore high-speed line.

BRITAIN’s second high-speed rail venture HS2 took a step forward on February 9 as it confirmed that contracts will be awarded to CH2M, Arup, an Aecom/Capita/Ineco joint venture, and a Mott MacDonald/WSP joint venture to help progress the design of Phase 2B from Crewe to Manchester and Lichfield to Leeds.

THE board of Metro do Porto has approved two extensions to the light metro in Porto and Gaia which will add 6km and seven new stations to the network.