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.

BIDS for Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding closed on February 16, with up to €200m available for European Rail Traffic Management (ERTMS) projects, €50m for rail interoperability and a potential share of other funds not dedicated to any specific mode.

IRJ at International Railway Summit 2016: EUROPEAN Railway Agency (ERA) executive director Dr Josef Doppelbauer says he is now "almost certain" that the technical pillar of the Fourth Railway Package will come into force on June 1.

A CONFERENCE held in Rome on February 12 hosted by Italian track authority RFI, the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA), European Railway Agency, Italy's National Agency for Railway Safety and Ansaldo STS could help accelerate the rollout of satellite based signalling (Ersat) in Europe.

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.

With 4G and 3G mobile networks potentially causing severe interference to safety-critical GSM-R, Sweden's railway sector is currently engaged in an intensive programme to combat the problem by a self-imposed deadline of July 1. Kevin Smith reports on the project's progress.

With at least two sets of national rules and numerous location-specific technical considerations to contend with, cross-border ERTMS deployments can represent a daunting challenge for infrastructure managers. Keith Barrow looks at two key projects which are seeking to streamline international train movements on the Rhine-Alpine Corridor.

Speaking at the recent conference on moving towards the single European rail area organised by the European Railway Agency in Luxembourg, the director general of Luxembourg Railways (CFL) Mr Marc Wengler outlined the challenges facing a small railway operating a large proportion of cross-border services to its three large neighbours. David Briginshaw was in the audience.

SPANISH infrastructure manager Adif has awarded a consortium of Alstom and Bombardier a €72.7m contract to install and maintain ERTMS on a 56km stretch of Barcelona's Rodalies suburban rail network.

LIGHT Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) has awarded a consortium of Alstom and Bouygues Travaux Publics a €450m contract to upgrade and extend Manila light metro Line LRT1.