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IP, Infraestruturas de Portugal, has entrusted Thales, together with its partner SISINT, with the responsibility of carrying out this new project as part of the improvements to safety and signalling systems on their network. This programme will enhance the capacity of ...

Thales has signed two new contracts to support London’s Docklands Light Railway’s (DLR) rolling stock replacement programme, which will help deliver more frequent and reliable journeys in East London from 2023

The future of mobility is marked by change. New technologies, increasing prosperity and growing populations demand and promote change. In Germany, the expansion of rail traffic, including both inner-city and nationwide rail traffic, plays a decisive role in the attainm...

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is pushing ahead with the modernisation of the country’s rail network, with an investment plan to turn railroads within 500 kilometres of Bangkok into an electric system. The first phase of this modernisation started with upgrades to...

Thales is creating a centre of engineering expertise in India, planning to hire over 2,000 talents over the next 3 to 5 years. The plan is to support innovation and develop engineering, to design and develop the most advanced technologies in both civil and defence. Rea...

Shanghai Metro Line 5, composed of the resignalled existing section and the new south extension, has smoothly entered into full line service at the end of 2018. This is China’s first metro line where operation, renovation and construction were fulfilled at the same tim...

In May 2019, Thales Automatic Train Operation (ATO) capabilities were enabled on the Flushing Line for MTA New York City Transit (NYCT). The Flushing Line is one of the busiest subway lines in New York City and it has now been running exclusively on the Thales SelTracT...