Serbian infrastructure contracts signed during Putin visit
Fri, 18 Jan 2019 15:14:21 +0000
SERBIA: Further agreements for Russian Railways to support the modernisation of the Serbian rail...read more
Belarus orders more Flirts
Fri, 18 Jan 2019 15:07:14 +0000
BELARUS: Stadler announced on January 17 that it had received an order from Belarussian national...read more
Jeremy Vine to host 21st Rail Business Awards
Fri, 18 Jan 2019 12:02:46 +0000
UK: The rail industry is gearing up for the 21st Rail Business Awards which take place at the...read more
DB Cargo signs 100 locomotive framework deal
Fri, 18 Jan 2019 10:53:10 +0000
GERMANY: DB Cargo and Siemens Mobility announced the signing of a framework agreement covering up...read more
Slovakian passenger service reinstated
Fri, 18 Jan 2019 09:00:00 +0000
SLOVAKIA: Passenger services on regional Line 153 running 74 km south from Zvolen to Šahy on...read more
Railway supply industry news round-up
Fri, 18 Jan 2019 06:00:00 +0000
Strukton Rail increased its stake in the Italian rail contractor CLF Group from 60% to 100% with...read more
DB sets out five-point improvement plan
Thu, 17 Jan 2019 16:53:33 +0000
GERMANY: Passengers travelling with Deutsche Bahn can expect to see better punctuality and...read more
Machine vision to support autonomous trains
Thu, 17 Jan 2019 16:05:21 +0000
CHINA: US-based visual perception technology company PerceptIn has worked with rolling stock...read more
Modi inaugurates Odisha enhancement works
Thu, 17 Jan 2019 10:39:46 +0000
INDIA: Visiting the eastern state of Odisha on January 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally...read more
Ermewa buys intermodal wagon fleet
Thu, 17 Jan 2019 09:00:00 +0000
EUROPE: SNCF’s wagon leasing subsidiary Ermewa announced on January 14 that it had acquired the...read more
UK railway news round-up
Thu, 17 Jan 2019 06:00:00 +0000
The West Midlands Rail Executive group of 16 local authorities published its Rail Investment...read more
Taiwan orders 50 inter-city trainsets
Wed, 16 Jan 2019 16:30:30 +0000
TAIWAN: A NT$44·3bn contract for Hitachi to supply 50 12-car inter-city trainsets was signed by...read more
Shift2Rail publishes 2019 call for proposals
Wed, 16 Jan 2019 13:42:10 +0000
EUROPE: The Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking issued its 2019 call for proposals on January 16, with...read more
State approves Bangalore suburban rail network
Wed, 16 Jan 2019 12:01:00 +0000
INDIA: The Karnataka state cabinet has approved a four-route suburban railway network planned for...read more
Alstom joint venture to maintain RENFE trainsets
Wed, 16 Jan 2019 12:00:00 +0000
SPAIN: National operator RENFE has renewed three contracts for Alstom to undertake the full...read more
Eurotunnel calls for clarity on post-Brexit border
Wed, 16 Jan 2019 08:59:34 +0000
EUROPE: Channel Tunnel concessionaire Eurotunnel has called on political leaders to clarify...read more
Bangladesh Railway orders Progress Rail locomotives
Wed, 16 Jan 2019 08:46:28 +0000
BANGLADESH: A contract for Progress Rail to supply 40 diesel locomotives was signed by Bangladesh...read more
Poland upgrades border facilities to handle Eurasian freight boom
Wed, 16 Jan 2019 06:00:00 +0000
EUROPE: Polish infrastructure manager PKP PLK has called tenders for the design of a planned...read more
Alstom train makes first run in Dakar
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 15:45:14 +0000
SENEGAL: President Macky Sall was among the invited guests who joined the first test run of an...read more
Wabtec and GE Transportation expect to merge in first quarter
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 10:19:30 +0000
USA: The US Department of Justice has closed its review of the pending merger of Wabtec and GE...read more
Work starts on Mandalay – Kunming study
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:47:41 +0000
MYANMAR: A joint team of local and Chinese engineers has started work on ground surveys to finalise...read more
Wheelchair ramp on test
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 06:00:00 +0000
UK: Greater Anglia has worked with design consultancy Trainways and manufacturer Portaramp to test...read more
ČD buys ex-DB GTW DMUs
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 06:00:00 +0000
CZECH REPUBLIC: National operator ČD has purchased 12 second-hand Stadler GTW2/6 two-car diesel...read more
Paris RER Line A refurbishment contract awarded
Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:43:41 +0000
FRANCE: Île-de-France Mobilités and RATP have signed a €121·3m contract for CAF to refurbish the 43...read more
Narrow gauge DMU contract signed
Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:42:03 +0000
ITALY: Ferrovie Appulo Lucane has awarded Stadler a €22·8m contract to supply four three-car 950 mm...read more
Contract signed for first stage of new line in southern Poland
Mon, 14 Jan 2019 12:24:59 +0000
POLAND: Infrastructure manager PKP PLK signed a 180m złoty contract at Podłęże station on January 7...read more
World rail freight news round-up
Mon, 14 Jan 2019 06:00:00 +0000
Italian infrastructure manager RFI has completed a €2·1m remodelling of Monfalcone station on the...read more
Co-operation to promote Eurasian rail freight
Sun, 13 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000
INTERNATIONAL: The International Union of Railways and freight association FERRMED signed a...read more
Dangerous goods regulations updated
Sat, 12 Jan 2019 06:00:00 +0000
INTERNATIONAL: The latest version of the Regulation concerning the International Carriage of...read more
Competitive Freight Wagon deployment to be planned
Fri, 11 Jan 2019 14:08:47 +0000
EUROPE: Wagon leasing company Ermewa is to draw up a deployment concept for innovative wagons to...read more
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