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DOMESTIC rolling stock production in Egypt is set to take a further step forward following the signing of two agreements between Egyptian National Railways (ENR) and National Egyptian Railway Industries Company (Neric), including an order for 500 air-conditioned coaches worth an estimated $US 700m.

The second agreement covers the creation of a specialised company to...


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WASHINGTON DC’s single 3.5km light rail line closed on March 31 after 10 years of operation.

The line was owned by the city and operated by the DC Department of Transportation (DDOT), rather than the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) which operates the city's metro and bus networks.

A fleet of six three-section 750V dc LRVs operated se...


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A new action plan setting out a sector-specific approach to adopting artificial intelligence (AI) in Britain’s complex and safety-critical railway system has been launched by GBRX, the strategic innovation and technology arm of the future Great British Railways (GBR).

Artificial Intelligence in Rail: The Industry Action Plan was launched at an event held at...


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ONE of Europe’s leading transport civil servants has offered a frank reminder of the continent’s poor track record of installing ETCS, warning that the target to install the standardised signalling system on 50,000km of the European Union (EU) core network by 2030 looks unlikely to be met.

Speaking at the 2026 ERTMS conference organised by the European Union Ag...


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METROPOLITAN Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced Siemens Mobility and LK Comstock (LKC) as preferred bidders for a contract to implement CBTC on New York City’s Fulton and Liberty Subway lines. The value of the deal is around $US 390m and involves the introduction of digital signalling covering 23 stations and 65 track-km.

Starting at Jay Street-MetroTech, ...


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