FRANCE's deputy minister of transport, Mr Frédéric Cuvillier, has instructed French National Railways (SNCF) and French Rail Network (RFF) to implement three recommendations to improve track safety made by the Office of Land Transport Accident Inquiries (BEA-TT).
SYDNEY suburban rail operator Sydney Trains has awarded DeltaRail, Britain, a contract to supply an automated wheel and brake monitoring system, which will be deployed at various locations around the network as part of its asset condition monitoring strategy.
DUTCH infrastructure manager ProRail is to equip a further 2800 signals with the so called ATB-vv train protection system, which triggers an automatic brake application if a train passes a danger signal at less than 40km/h.
DELHI Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) launched trial operation on the first completed section of the third phase of the city's metro network on December 30, when secretary of the Indian Ministry of Urban Development Dr Sudhir Krishna and Mr Mangu Singh, chairman of DMRC flagged off the first test train on the 3km Central Seretariat – Mandi House stretch of Line 6.
AUSTRALIAN rolling stock supplier Bradken could face a fine of up to $A 850,000 ($US 756,000) for overseeing the import of two diesel locomotives from CSR Ziyang, China, that were subsequently found to be contaminated with asbestos.
THE BOARD of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has voted to award Keolis Commuter Services an eight-year $US 2.68bn contract to operate the 610km commuter rail network around Boston.
LEASING company Alpha trains has acquired 202 rolling stock assets from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) through its Alpha Trains Luxembourg No 2 subsidiary in a mixed asset and shares transaction, which was concluded last month.
THE total number of fatalities on Europe's railways declined from 1095 in 2011 to 1011 in 2012 according to the International Union of Railways' (UIC) annual Railway Accidents in Europe report, which was released at the end of December.
WASHINGTON Area Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) formally launched trial operation of the first Kawasaki 7000 series metro train at Greenbelt station on January 6.
THE German state of Saxony-Anhalt has published a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) for the direct award of a contract to operate Halle – Nuremberg regional services to German Rail (DB) subsidiary DB Regio Nordostbayern.
