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July 10, 2024 | Africa

Libya and Russia discuss reactivation of Surt - Benghazi project

Work to build 551km new line in northern Libya has been suspended since 2011.

January 22, 2024 | Metros

First section of Lima metro Line 2 opens

Over 93,000 passengers carried during first week of operations.

April 9, 2023 | Employment

IRJ News in brief - Fresh Faces

Changes at the top at Hitachi Rail, Škoda Group, Latvian Railways, Alpha Trains, Mermec Group and VBB.

December 23, 2021 | Fleet

Main line testing of new Stadler Glasgow subway trains begins

The project has been delayed by the pandemic and travel restrictions affecting contractors.

April 4, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Brisbane Cross River Rail contractors selected

THE government of the Australian state of Queensland announced on April 4 that it has selected three contractors to build and equip Brisbane’s $A 5.4bn ($US 3.8bn) Cross River Rail link.

December 31, 2018 | Freight

Rio Tinto completes automation of Pilbara rail network

RIO Tinto announced on December 28 that it has successfully completed its $US 940m AutoHaul project to automate the operation of its 1700km heavy-haul rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, which it says is now the “world’s largest robot and first automated heavy-haul, long-distance rail network.”

October 29, 2018 | Financial

Hitachi finally agrees price for 32% Elliott stake in Ansaldo STS

HITACHI has reached an agreement with Elliott to purchase the investment group’s 31.8% stake in Ansaldo STS for €807.8m, or €12.70 per share.

October 16, 2018 | Metros

Automating Glasgow’s ‘Clockwork Orange’

Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city, is home to one of the world’s smallest and oldest metro systems. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport senior director Charlie Hoskins tells Keith Barrow how modernisation and automation is bringing this technically-unique system into the 21st century.

October 10, 2018 | Infrastructure

Malayan Railways Corporation awards signalling contract

A consortium of Ansaldo STS Malaysia, a subsidiary of Ansaldo STS, and Pestech Technology has been awarded a contract to upgrade signalling on the 198km Gemas - Johor Bahru line in southern Malaysia.

September 28, 2018 | Technology

Automatic for the people: unlocking the benefits of automated operation on the main line

Automatic train operation (ATO) has been employed on metro networks in various forms for decades, but increasingly main line railways are opening up to the efficiency and reliability improvements on offer. Kevin Smith examines where ATO applications are today, what the future automated main line might look like, and how the industry plans to get there.

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