Singapore and Siemens harness technology to deliver better rail reliability
Singapore - The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded an S$18.8 million contract to a Siemens and ST Engineering Electronics consortium to develop and implement a Rail Enterprise Asset Management System (REAMS). [...]
Trial operation of Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed rail marks new milestone
Hong Kong - Hong Kong's Secretary for Transport and Housing has announced that the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High Speed Rail (Hong Kong Section) is confirmed to be in all respects safe [...]
Work begins on Warrnambool rail line level crossing upgrades
Melbourne, Australia - Work began this week on upgrading 12 level crossings on the Warrnambool rail line, the latest step towards providing improved passenger services in Victoria’s south-west. Deputy Prime Minister [...]
Bombardier Transportation announces new Managing Director for Australia
Brisbane, Australia - Bombardier Transportation has announced senior rail industry leader, Paul Brown, as the new Managing Director for their operations in Australia. “This management change is made as Bombardier undertakes a [...]
Hanoi Metro to extend project completion date to 2022
Hanoi, Vietnam - The Hanoi People’s Committee (HPC) is submitting a project timeline adjustment plan for the Hanoi Metro to Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Prime Minister. Accordingly, the [...]
Rail Professional Asia Pacific 2018
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Opposite ends of the track
Rehabilitating old track is in favour, but challenges range from geographical to financial as Cambodia and Vietnam struggle to bring [...]
Mapping the Asian metro
Federico Zanetello spent three years living in China, travelling between Guangzhou and Shanghai Now based in Bangkok he has a [...]
Asia’s high-speed spine replacement
Asia Pacific’s network of high-speed railways is moving south at a snail’s pace, with opposite ends of the line at [...]
Making the right connections for Asian rail
Greg Alcorn of Synectics explores Single Token Travel and how the concept is being received across Asia Pacific Where Smart [...]
Rail education and research update
How two Thai universities, Kasetsart and Mahidol, are tackling rail skills gap via rail education and research Under the umbrella [...]
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