About the author

Keith Barrow

Keith Barrow joined IRJ as News Editor in 2006 and was promoted to Associate Editor in 2008. He was previously editor of employee publications for the Welsh Assembly Government, G4S, and Thomsonfly, and has written for a range of other publications including the Derby Telegraph. He graduated from Lincoln University in 2002 with a degree in journalism.

August 3, 2015 | Light Rail

Angers begins tendering for light rail Line B

THE French city of Angers has launched a tender for design and project management services for its second light rail line.

August 3, 2015 | Signalling

Thales awarded London Underground SSL resignalling contract

TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has awarded Thales a £760m contract to resignal London Underground's Sub-Surface Lines (SSL), encompassing the Circle, Metropolitan, District and Hammersmith & City lines, following the cancellation of its original deal with Bombardier.

July 29, 2015 | Metros

More metro cars for Panama City Line 1

THE Panamanian cabinet granted Panama Metro approval on July 21 to proceed with the acquisition of 70 additional metro cars to increase capacity on Panama City metro Line 1.

July 29, 2015 | Locomotives

Chinese locomotives shipped to Saudi Arabia

CHINA's CRRC Corporation has shipped the first two units from an order for eight six-axle diesel locomotives from Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO).

July 29, 2015 | Africa

Alstom confirms Algerian inter-city train order

ALMOST a year after it was selected as preferred bidder, Alstom confirmed on July 29 that it has signed a contract worth around €200m to supply 17 six-car Coradia Polyvalent bi-mode (diesel and 25kV ac electric) multiple units to Algerian National Railways (SNTF).

July 28, 2015 | Locomotives

DRS orders more class 68s from Vossloh

BRITISH open-access operator Direct Rail Services has awarded Vossloh Spain a contract to supply seven additional class 68 UKLight locomotives via Beacon Rail Leasing, Britain.

July 28, 2015 | Rolling stock

PKP Energy sell-off to fund new inter-city trains

POLISH State Railways (PKP) says it will allocate funds raised from the privatisation of its power subsidiary PKP Energy towards the purchase of 10 additional Pesa ED161 Dart long-distance EMUs for PKP Intercity.

July 28, 2015 | Signalling

Siemens and Thales chosen for New York CBTC project

NEW YORK Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has given preliminary approval for two contracts totalling $US 205.8m for the first phase of the Queens Boulevard Line (QBL) CBTC rollout.
The Siemens contract is worth $US 156.2m, while the total value of the Thales contract is $US 49.6m.

July 28, 2015 | Central/South America

Peru launches tender for Tren Macho revival

PERU's Agency for the Promotion of Private Investment (Proinversión) issued an invitation to prequalify on July 24 for a concession to "comprehensively rehabilitate" the 128.7km Huancayo - Huancavelica line in the Andes, which is popularly known as Tren Macho.

July 27, 2015 | High-speed

Taiwan implements high-speed rail reforms

A new structure for Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC) came into effect on July 27, when the Ministry of Transport and Communications signed two agreements with the company to terminate the original build-operate-transfer concession for the Taipei - Kaohsiung high-speed line.