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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.

August 16, 2017 | Signalling

Atkins wins Anglia resignalling contract

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has awarded a £29m contract to Atkins to resignal 42km of lines linking Norwich, Yarmouth and Lowestoft in eastern England.

August 11, 2017 | High-speed

Istanbul Marmaray project will be completed in 2018, says minister

TURKEY’s transport, maritime affairs and communications minister Mr Ahmet Arslan says that the long-delayed second phase of the Marmaray project in Istanbul will now be completed next year.

August 7, 2017 | Middle East

Saudi Railways reports strong traffic growth

SAUDI Railways Company (SAR), which operates the North-South Railway, achieved a 27% increase in phosphate and bauxite mineral traffic in the first half of 2017 which grew from 3.21 million tonnes in the first half of 2016 to 4.06 million tonnes this year.

August 1, 2017 | Policy

IRJ promotes Barrow and Smith

IRJ is pleased to announce the promotion of Keith Barrow from associate editor to senior editor and Kevin Smith from features editor to managing editor with effect from August 1.

August 1, 2017 | David Briginshaw

Is ETCS drinking in the last chance saloon?

THE deployment of the ETCS train control element of ERTMS in Europe has been painfully slow, with only 4500km of lines either equipped or in the process of being installed, and virtually no cross-border lines equipped at all. Conversely, the uptake of ETCS has been much greater outside Europe.

July 31, 2017 | Financial

SNCF moves into profit in first half of 2017

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has turned a 2016 first half loss of €159m into a profit of €119m for the first half of 2017 thanks to a 3.7% increase in first half turnover, which rose from €16bn in 2016 to €16.6bn in 2017.

July 31, 2017 | Locomotives

PKP Intercity launches locomotive tender

PKP Intercity, Poland’s national long-distance passenger operator, has launched a tender for the supply and maintenance of 20 160km/h electric locomotives with an option for an additional 10 units.

July 28, 2017 | Financial

Revenue growth slows at Bombardier Transportation

ANNOUNCING its latest financial results, Bombardier Transportation reported second-quarter growth of just 1% to $US 1.975bn compared with first-half growth of 2% to $US 3.9bn. However, order intake grew by 29% in the second quarter of 2017 to $US 2.7bn thanks mainly to significant orders in Britain and France resulting in a book-to-bill ratio of 1:4.

July 27, 2017 | Middle East

Saudis conduct first VIP run on Haramain high-speed line

THE first trial run on the Haramain high-speed line with VIPs and invited guests onboard was organised by Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO) between Jeddah and Medina on July 25.

July 27, 2017 | Metros

Thai cabinet approves Bangkok metro extension

THE Thai cabinet has approved a Baht 101bn ($US 3bn) project to double the length of the Purple Line of the Bangkok metro by adding 23.6km from Tao Poon south to Rat Burana.