All articles by Umesh Ellichipuram

Umesh Ellichipuram

Tripartite LoI signed to bolster Rail Baltica project

The LoI is expected to further stregthen the partnership between Rail Baltica project partners.

Siemens Mobility secures battery train contract in Germany

The trains will be used for Hessische Landesbahn’s Upper and Lower Westerwald railway pilot project.

Israel Railways buys Rail Vision AI-based systems to boost train safety

Rail Vision’s tech provides real-time visual and acoustic alerts for train’s command-and-control centre to avoid collisions.

ČD-Telematika taps Alstom for ETCS Level 2 supply

The system is claimed to enhance the speed, punctuality, and capacity of trains.

FS sign MoUs with Lufthansa and Ita to improve rail-air links

The MoUs aim to provide a connectivity to passengers using FS rail connections to various Italian airports.

Pakistan passenger train derails after powerful bomb blast

The bomb exploded as the Jaffar Express passenger train was passing through the Bolan district.

Tyne and Wear Metro’s Old Gosforth Metro depot shuts doors

The new depot will feature green elements such as energy efficient lighting throughout the premises and solar panels on the roof.

Škoda Transtech supplies night travel rolling stock to Finland’s VR

The coaches will be manufactured at Škoda Transtech’s factory in Otanmäki, Kajaani in Finland.

RB Rail, CPK and SZCZ sign MoU on high-speed rail cooperation

The MoU lays out principles for the parties to cooperate on HSR projects within respective nations and cross-borderly.

Liverpool City Region’s Merseyrail trains to enter service next week

Negotiations with the drivers, represented by the ASLEF union, were said to be final roadblock to the trains’ launch.