HUNGARIAN State Railways (MÁV) has set out its investment plans for 2012-2015, after finalising its network management contract for the period with the government.
Laying of the first rails at the northern end of the Gotthard base tunnel started in February this year, while installation of equipment on the southern 15.5km is already complete, paving the way for test running to start this month. Anitra Green reports from Erstfeld, Switzerland.
Despite a difficult 2011, Ansaldo STS CEO Sergio De Luca tells Kevin Smith that he is optimistic about the future which will increasingly be defined by developments in new and emerging markets.
BRITAIN's infrastructure manager, Network Rail (NR), has agreed framework deals with Ansaldo STS, Infrasig, Invensys Rail, and Signalling Solutions to develop and design ETCS Level 2 signalling and train control for use in Britain.
DENMARK's infrastructure manager Banedanmark has shortlisted six bidders for civil works contracts on the country's first high-speed line, which will link Copenhagen to Ringsted.
Contracts have been awarded and construction is underway on the United Arab Emirates' inaugural railway line. Kevin Smith looks at the current state of play for the country's planned 1200km network.
Despite the fact that Europe is no closer to having an interoperable railway through the creation of a standard signalling system, a strategy is now emerging for the rollout of ETCS in many countries, as David Briginshaw explains.
German Rail (DB) is spearheading the campaign to get open-source software accepted for ETCS applications in Europe, awarding the first contract for open-source onboard equipment, as David Briginshaw reports.