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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.

December 11, 2015 | North America

CN awards wheel contract to Amsted Rail

CANADIAN National Railway (CN) has awarded a 10-year contract to Amsted Rail to supply it with 1 million wheels.

December 10, 2015 | Track

New Evraz rail profile complies with TSI standard

EVRAZ ZSMK has been granted a Technical Specification for Interoperability (TSI) certificate for its new type 54 E1 rails.

December 10, 2015 | Rolling stock

Indian Railways invites tenders for 14,777 freight wagons

INDIAN Railways (IR) has issued a call for domestic tenders for the supply of a fleet of 14,777 freight wagons of six different types.

December 9, 2015 | Policy

Troger replaces Bertling at Bombardier Transportation

IN a surprise announcement by Bombardier, Mr Laurent Troger has been appointed president of Bombardier Transportation with immediate effect succeeding Dr Lutz Bertling, who is stepping down to pursue other career opportunities.

December 9, 2015 | Europe

Sweden finally opens its longest rail tunnel

SWEDEN's enterprise minister Mr Mikael Damberg drove the inaugural train through the 8.7km Hallandsås tunnel on December 9. Construction of what is now the cournty's longest tunnel started as long ago as 1992.

December 8, 2015 | Webinars

Webinar: Smart rail welding

Join IRJ and Plasser & Theurer on January 21 at 9:30 AM EST | 15:30 CET for a webinar on smart rail welding – a quality process designed to reduce costs. Register now >>

Electric flash-butt welding continues to be superior to any other method in terms of quality and cost, while offering unrivalled productivity.

When the new European rail welding standard EN 14587-2 came into force even greater demands were made on mobile flash-butt welding plants.

Plasser & Theurer's new APT 1500 R fully-automatic mobile welding robot sets new standards regarding the technology applied and the welding quality achieved, while closure welding is an integral feature.

During the webinar you will hear from three speakers who represent each element of the rail welding equation.

Speaker Speaker Speaker Moderator

PlasserWebinar Stefan Schamberger PlasserWebinar Alexander Zlatnik PlasserWebinar Markus Oellinger DavidBriginshawPortrait