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David Briginshaw

David Briginshaw joined IRJ in 1982 as associate editor, and was appointed editor-in-chief in 2001. He has travelled the world extensively interviewing many of the CEOs and senior managers of the world's railways and transit systems which has given him an in-depth knowledge of the global railway industry. David Briginshaw is currently consulting editor and associate publisher of IRJ.

October 16, 2017 | Rolling stock

First IEP trains enter service on Great Western main line

THE first 200km/h Inter-city Express Programme (IEP) bi-mode trains being supplied by Agility Trains consortium, which includes Hitachi Rail Europe, entered service with Great Western Railway (GWR) on the London Paddington - Bristol/Swansea route on October 16.

October 15, 2017 | Metros

MTR drives up customer satisfaction and staff morale

MTR has steadily expanded its Swedish portfolio since it won its first concession to operate the Stockholm metro in 2009, and is now poised to bid for concessions in neighbouring Nordic countries, as David Briginshaw reports from the Swedish capital.

October 15, 2017 | Commuter Rail

MTR Express takes on SJ in Sweden

David Briginshaw joined Mats Johannesson, the new CEO of MTR Express, for a trip from Gothenburg to Stockholm on MTR’s first open-access inter-city operation on August 29 where he saw first-hand how the service is performing.

October 13, 2017 | Financial

Positive global outlook for rail industry, says survey

THE global outlook for the railway industry remains positive according to the latest quarterly survey of senior managers from around 100 companies conducted by SCI Verkehr, which says its quarterly business index is now at 30, the highest since 2014.

October 13, 2017 | Signalling

London Underground resignalling reaches milestone

THE £760m project to install automatic train control on London Underground’s (LU) sub-surface lines, representing about 40% of the total network, has reached a milestone, with multiple test trains running under the control of the new signalling system for the first time.

October 12, 2017 | Rolling stock

Indian Railways seeks “world class” interiors for passenger fleet

INDIAN Railways’ Modern Coach Factory (MCF) is seeking expressions of interest to supply “world class” interiors for 1000 new LHB-type passenger coaches. A pre-bid meeting will be held in Raebareli on November 3 with bids to be submitted by November 23.

October 11, 2017 | North America

Los Angeles Union Station redevelopment moves forward

LOS Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) will stage a forum at Union Station on October 13 for private companies interested in becoming a master commercial developer for the Link Union Station project.

October 10, 2017 | Europe

Lithuanian parliament ratifies Rail Baltica agreement

THE Lithuanian parliament voted on October 10 in favour the Rail Baltica project to build an 870km standard-gauge 240km/h mixed-traffic railway linking the Baltic state capitals with Poland and the broader European railway network, thereby completing the ratification of the project.

October 9, 2017 | Financial

Siemens announces equity investment in Wi-Tronix

SIEMENS has made what it describes as a “strategic equity investment” in predictive locomotive maintenance specialist Wi-Tronix, United States. While both companies have agreed not to release details of the transaction, Wi-Tronix will remain a standalone company led by its founder.

October 9, 2017 | Locomotives

Indian Railways to build fuel-cell battery locomotive

INDIAN Railways (IR) plans to build a hydrogen fuel cell and battery powered 300kW broad-gauge locomotive, and Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi has invited tenders by November 22 for components for the project.