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05.05.2026

Lausanne Greenlights €295M Upgrade for Switzerland’s Only Metro System

05.05.2026

Indonesia Triggers Massive Rail Digitization Pact with Huawei to Launch 5G Network

03.05.2026

Nagpur Metro Activates India’s First Between-Track Solar Grid

14.04.2021

High speed without ballast

High speed without ballast Ballastless railway track, built on reinforced concrete, is becoming more and more widespread in the world.

13.04.2021

Reflective markings on wagons for safer transport of goods

Reflective markings on wagons for safer transport of goods To virtually eliminate the possibility of an accidental collision with a freight train crossing a level crossing, such as Category D, at night, PKP Cargo Service used a 3M solution.

12.04.2021

NJ Transit tests dual-drive locomotive

NJ Transit tests dual-drive locomotive New Jersey-based New Jersey Transit Public Transportation Services Corporation (NJ Transit) has begun testing its ALP-45 dual drive locomotives.

08.04.2021

Deutsche Bahn to acquire another 190 gigawatt-hours of green energy

Deutsche Bahn to acquire another 190 gigawatt-hours of green energy Deutsche Bahn increases its share of electricity from renewable sources.

01.04.2021

FLIRT travels 185 kilometers on batteries

FLIRT travels 185 kilometers on batteries Stadler has successfully completed a research project that began in 2018. It consisted of the development and testing of battery technology on rail vehicles produced by a Swiss company.

31.03.2021

Poland has developed a new system for the transportation of turnouts

Poland has developed a new system for the transportation of turnouts KZN Bieanów from Krakow has created a Switcher system for transporting assembled turnouts.

08.03.2021

Japan ready to launch self-driving commuter trains

Japan ready to launch self-driving commuter trains Japan Railways JR East plans to launch automatic passenger trains in the Tokyo suburbs starting March 13.

03.03.2021

DB tests a cleaning robot at Frankfurt railway station

DB tests a cleaning robot at Frankfurt railway station Deutsche Bahn is testing a cleaning robot, nicknamed Manny, at Frankfurt Central Station.

23.02.2021

DB Cargo UK tests vegetable oil fuel

DB Cargo UK tests vegetable oil fuel DB Cargo UK, a subsidiary of German railways in the UK, and the metallurgical group Tata Steel have tested hydro-treated vegetable oil as fuel for a Class 60 locomotive which hauled 2 500 tonnes of steel coil from Margam steel works in Port Talbot to the Round Oak terminal at Brierley Hill in the West Midlands, reports Railway Supply magazine citing the Railway Gazette.

12.02.2021

A competition for inventors is being held in the UK

A competition for inventors is being held in the UK The UK Department for Transport has announced the traditional annual First of a Kind competition for the best innovations in rail transport to improve passenger transport and reduce emissions.

11.02.2021

Sleepers made of elements of a sleeping car compartment

Sleepers made of elements of a sleeping car compartment Students and researchers at the Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, with the support of the Netherlands Railways (NS), have developed sleepers from compartment side dividers and luggage racks of old passenger cars, reports Railway Supply magazine citing information from NS.

10.02.2021

Finland’s rail carrier becomes electricity producer

Finland's rail carrier becomes electricity producer Finland's rail carrier VR Group has taken the first step in its own energy production.