BLS and SBB agree to share long-distance concession
Thu, 22 Aug 2019 10:38:04 +0000
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways and BLS AG have reached ‘an amicable solution’ to share the...read more
DB to refurbish SBB coaches
Thu, 22 Aug 2019 09:00:00 +0000
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways has awarded Deutsche Bahn a contract to refurbish 93...read more
UK railway news round-up
Thu, 22 Aug 2019 05:00:00 +0000
Network Rail has caught and moved 200 endangered white clawed crayfish as part of works...read more
Russian wagons for DB on test
Wed, 21 Aug 2019 13:00:22 +0000
GERMANY: The first of 160 articulated flat wagons which Deutsche Bahn has ordered from United Wagon...read more
Review to consider whether and how to proceed with High Speed 2
Wed, 21 Aug 2019 11:14:35 +0000
UK: The terms of reference and timeline for an independently-led government review of whether and...read more
PKP Intercity orders Flirts as ridership grows
Wed, 21 Aug 2019 10:56:21 +0000
POLAND: National long-distance train operator PKP Intercity has signed a contract for Stadler to...read more
East Midlands Railway announces three brands
Wed, 21 Aug 2019 09:00:00 +0000
UK: Abellio officially launched East Midlands Railway as the new operator of the East Midlands...read more
Production of paired coaches approved
Wed, 21 Aug 2019 05:00:00 +0000
RUSSIA: Transmashholding’s Tver plant is to produce a pilot batch of 61-4517 and 61-4516 passenger...read more
RTB Cargo to lease Smartron locomotives
Tue, 20 Aug 2019 15:27:33 +0000
GERMANY: Leasing company Northrail has signed a full-service agreement to provide RTB Cargo with...read more
Tehran – Ankara passenger service relaunched
Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:18:00 +0000
ASIA: The Transasia Express passenger service between Tehran and Ankara has been relaunched after a...read more
Consultation on trans-Pennine route modernisation
Tue, 20 Aug 2019 11:27:31 +0000
UK: Network Rail is to begin public consultation this summer on plans to rebuild and electrify a...read more
Tender favours state incumbent, new entrants’ group claims
Tue, 20 Aug 2019 08:38:04 +0000
SLOVAKIA: The ALLRAIL group of new entrants to the rail market has expressed concerned about tender...read more
Coal cut-off line approved
Tue, 20 Aug 2019 05:00:00 +0000
INDIA: The government has approved the construction of a 108 km rail link between Kolhapur and...read more
SBB and ÖBB to strengthen overnight services
Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:08:57 +0000
EUROPE: Citing a significant increase in demand for international passenger services during the...read more
Alstom to supply 252 multiple-unit cars to Western Australia
Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:10:37 +0000
AUSTRALIA: Public Transport Authority of Western Australia announced on August 19 that it had...read more
Steelmaker orders broad gauge EffiShunter locos
Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:19:20 +0000
UKRAINE: ArcelorMittal has awarded Czech manufacturer CZ Loko a contract to supply four 1 520...read more
ADB finances Sri Lanka railway modernisation programme
Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:06:19 +0000
SRI LANKA: The Asian Development Bank has approved its first loan to Sri Lanka’s railway sector,...read more
World rail freight news round-up
Mon, 19 Aug 2019 05:00:00 +0000
Rail Cargo Logistics-RUS organised the delivery of large Caterpillar off-road machines 4 000...read more
Filling the intermodal information gap
Sun, 18 Aug 2019 07:00:00 +0000
EUROPE: Intermodal freight company Kombiverkehr is piloting Train Monitor, which provides real-time...read more
Road-rail shunter delivered
Sat, 17 Aug 2019 05:00:00 +0000
BELARUS: A scrap metal processing company has taken delivery of a TMV-2 road-rail shunter developed...read more
Japanese take over Rio suburban network
Fri, 16 Aug 2019 14:58:33 +0000
BRAZIL: A consortium of Mitsui and West Japan Railway has purchased a majority stake in Rio de...read more
Ataer Holdings named preferred bidder for British Steel
Fri, 16 Aug 2019 11:13:34 +0000
BRITISH STEEL: The Official Receiver named Ataer Holdings as preferred bidder for the whole of the...read more
Brenner rolling motorway to be expanded to reduce impact of lorry traffic
Fri, 16 Aug 2019 07:00:00 +0000
AUSTRIA: Rolling motorway services are to be massively expanded in a bid to switch more traffic...read more
Railway supply industry news round-up
Fri, 16 Aug 2019 05:00:00 +0000
Chittaranjan Locomotive Works’ ancillary electric loco assembly unit in Dankuni rolled out its...read more
MIRA and PGGM to acquire all of Genesee & Wyoming Australia
Thu, 15 Aug 2019 13:57:20 +0000
AUSTRALIA: Existing shareholders Macquarie Infrastructure & Real Assets and PGGM have agreed to...read more
Moscow Sheremetyevo airport rail link expansion underway
Thu, 15 Aug 2019 13:42:09 +0000
RUSSIA: RZD has begun construction of a rail link to serve terminals B and C at Moscow Sheremetyevo...read more
Savage to build and operate Texas rail terminal
Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:00:00 +0000
USA: ExxonMobil and SABIC have appointed Savage to design, build and operate a rail terminal to...read more
UK railway news round-up
Thu, 15 Aug 2019 05:00:00 +0000
Northern officially retired the first of its Class 142 Pacer DMUs on August 12. A further six will...read more
Lausanne – Bercher EMU delivered
Wed, 14 Aug 2019 13:32:00 +0000
SWITZERLAND: Chemin de fer Lausanne-Echallens-Bercher has begun taking delivery of six three-car...read more
First Trenitalia awarded West Coast Partnership
Wed, 14 Aug 2019 08:39:58 +0000
UK: The consortium of FirstGroup (70%) and Trenitalia (30%) has been selected for the West Coast...read more
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