STRATHCLYDE Partnership for Transport (SPT), which operates the Glasgow Subway, has awarded a £200m contract to a consortium of Stadler Bussnang and Ansaldo STS for the supply of 17 driverless trains and signalling.
THREE bidders have been shortlisted by the government of the Australian state of Victoria to deliver the first stage of works included in the Melbourne Metro Rail Project early works package tender.
EGIS, France, is to undertake engineering, procurement and construction management for system equipment on Paris metro Line 18 – part of the Grand Paris Express project.
SIEMENS presented the first of 74 Inspiro metro vehicles for Riyadh's metro in Vienna today.
DUSSELDORF's €843.6m underground Wehrhahn Line light rail line opened on February 20. Regular operation and closure of the previous on-street route followed overnight with services starting via the new route on February 21.
International Railway Summit 2016, Vienna: Mr Jerzy Lejk, CEO, of Warsaw Metro, announced that a general contractor will be appointed very soon to construct the first phase of planned extensions to Line M2.
Battery manufacturer Saft has won a multi-million dollar contract from Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Septa) to supply lineside lithium-ion energy storage equipment.
FOURTH quarter and full-year revenues for Bombardier Transportation fell compared with 2014's figures, the company has revealed – and it plans to cut 3,200 jobs in its non-aviation transport activities.
The Melbourne Metro Rail project to build a new 9km suburban rail tunnel through the heart of the city is set to provide a huge boost to public transport capacity in the Victorian state capital, as Melbourne Metro Rail Authority CEO Evan Tattersall reveals in an interview with Kevin Smith.
TWO Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) working on Qatar's Doha Metro Green Line have successfully completed their sections of tunnelling.
