FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) says a detached switch fishplate is likely to be cause of the derailment of an inter-city train on July 12 at Brétigny-sur-Orge south of Paris in which six people died and 62 were injured.
DURING presentations held on July 12 in São Paulo and Sorocaba, technical staff of Paulista Metropolitan Trains Company (CPTM) revealed details of the planned São Paulo – Sorocaba regional rail project.
ILE-DE-FRANCE Transport Authority (Stif) has approved a proposal by Paris Transport Authority (RATP) to automate Metro Line 4, following the successful introduction of driverless operation on Line 1 in December 2012.
FRENCH Prime Minister Mr Jean-Marc Ayrault announced on July 9 that French National Railways (SNCF) will replace its entire fleet of Intercity trains between 2015 and 2025 as the government seeks to shift the focus of rail investment away from high-speed and into the modernisation of the conventional network.
GERMAN Rail (DB) and Siemens launched a pilot project today for what they describe as the "signalbox of the future" using open-interface signalling architecture.
TURKISH State Railways (TCDD) has awarded a contract to Siemens for seven 300km/h trains for operation on its growing high-speed network.
BRAZIL's National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) has published the results of a public consultation on the planned 457km Açailândia – Maranhão – Barcarena – Pará line, which will be one of the first railways in the country to operate on an open-access basis.
WATERLOO (Ontario) Regional Council has formally approved an agreement in coordination with Greater Toronto and Hamilton transit authority Metrolinx to acquire 14 low-floor LRVs from Bombardier.
THE boards of French National Railways (SNCF) and Belgian National Railways (SNCB) have decided to make Thalys, their jointly-run high-speed operation, a stand-alone company in 2015, subject to European Commission approval.
SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) has awarded Siemens a SFr 9.3m ($US 9.8m) contract to design and supply mobile reactive power compensation systems, which can be deployed anywhere on the Swiss mainline network.
