Dear N.K, This week's hot topics: Guest bloggers for Metro Rail 2014 needed Rotterdam Central Station royal opening How the UK is leading the way with barcode mobile ticketing ABB wins Great Western electrification contract 5 interesting air rail projects in development Search for guest bloggers commences for MetroRail 2014 It's this time of year again and we are beginning our search for guest bloggers to join us at MetroRail on the 1 - 2 April 2014. The event will take place in Business Design Centre in London and will see over 400 attendees this year! ... Read online. Rotterdam Central Station Royal opening Rotterdam Central Station was inaugurated by King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands this week. 13th March marked the Royal Opening of Rotterdam Central Station. The 675m euro project was implemented by Prorail, Netherlands Railways (NS) and the municipality of Rotterdam. The previous station lacked capacity for the current demand and traffic ... Read online. How the UK Is Leading the Way With Barcode Mobile Ticketing With one of largest and most complex transport networks worldwide, the UK still often manages to lead in terms of technology and innovation due to the high levels of competition for franchises. With smart-ticketing high on government agendas, various ... Read online. ABB wins Great Western electrification contract Swiss engineering group ABB have been awarded the Great Western electrification contract. Abb and their consortium partner UK Power Networks have won an order worth �87 million to upgrade Britain's rail network in southern England and Wales. The consortium will ... Read online. 5 interesting air rail projects in development This week I've taken a look at some of world's air rail projects under construction and others that will be very soon. I've picked 5 at some of the bigger airports that are quite interesting... Find out which cities and airports are investing in air rail links and what might be standing ... Read online. Upcoming events Asia Pacific Rail 2014 Light Rail World Europe MetroRail 2014 RailTel Europe 2014 Rail Power 2014 Training courses 3 Day MBA in Rail 12 Hour MBA in Rail