RUSSIA's Federal Railway Transport Register of Certification has certified Evraz to produce DT-350 R-65 head-hardened rails with a length of up to 100m.

HARSCO Rail's Australian subsidiary has shipped a new Mark VI production/switch tamper and ballast regulator unit to the port of Launceston, Tasmania, for use by Tasrail on the island's 1067mm-gauge network.

A research team from the Luleå University of Technology in Sweden has developed the eMaintenance Lab, a one-stop-shop for data analysis which is aiding research projects and maintenance practices, as Kevin Smith discovers.

Online information distribution portal Spark is breaking down barriers to sharing information and research between institutions across the international railway industry, as Anson Jack, deputy chief executive of Britain's Railway Safety and Standards Board, explains.

A JOINT venture of SP-Technology, Russia and Vossloh Cogifer, in partnership with Russian Railways (RZD), has completed its acquisition of in Novosibirsk Switch Plant, Russia's largest manufacturer of points and crossings.

PLASSER & Theurer exhibited a new Unimat 09-4x4/4S Dynamic universal tamping machine at an open day held on October 23 at Plasser UK's maintenance depot in West London. The machine will be operated by SB Rail, Britain.

SANTIAGO Metro has awarded a contract to a French consortium of ETF and Colas Rail to install and maintain track and catenary on two new metro lines in the Chilean capital.

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail has signed contracts with three steel manufacturers to supply rails for five years with an option for a five-year extension.

Variatons in track stiffness can lead to severe infrastructure problems. However, it is an expensive and time-consuming problem to identify. Eric Berggren, CEO of Eber Dynamics, Sweden, profiles a method being used by Trafikverket that is improving the cost effectiveness of detecting this phenomenon.

NORWAY's infrastructure manager, Jernbaneverket, has pre-qualified nine joint ventures and three companies from Europe and Asia to bid for two contracts for the construction of a 20km tunnel on the new 250km/h Follo line.