IRJ at Nordic Rail: Testing is set to commence in November on Norwegian infrastructure manager Jernbaneverket's pilot ERTMS project.

Railway Interchange 2013: LILEE Systems, United States, showed two new Positive Train Control (PTC) solutions developed in separate partnerships with Alstom and Cisco at this week's Railway Interchange exhibition in Indianapolis, Indiana.

CONSTRUCTION of Line 1 of the Panama metro is now 92% complete and test running is underway.

BRITAIN's infrastructure manager, Network Rail, has awarded a £140m contract to Signalling Solutions Ltd, a joint venture of Alstom and Balfour Beatty Rail, to resignal part of the Great Western Main Line.

SAUDI Railways Organisation (SRO) has awarded a contract to DB International to supervise infrastructure design work, rolling stock production, and project management for the 450km Mecca – Jeddah – Medina high-speed line.

NORWEGIAN infrastructure manager Jernbaneverket says it is ready to launch pilot operation of ERTMS in the southeast of the country in the next stage of preparations for the national rollout of the system.

FRENCH Rail Network (RFF) has submitted a six-year €15bn plan to modernise the railway network to the deputy minister of transport, Mr Frédéric Cuvillier.

DELHI Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has awarded Bombardier a contract worth around Rs 3.9bn ($US 62m) to supply communications-based train control (CBTC) for Line 7, the city's first driverless metro line.

AZERBAIJAN Railways (ADDY) has awarded a consortium of Bombardier and local partner Trans-Signal-Rabita a $US 288m contract to resignal the 503km Baku – Boyuk – Kesik line.

MTR Corporation has awarded Thales a contract to supply and install Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) for Hong Kong's $HK 64.9bn ($US 8.36bn) Shatin – Central Link (SCL).