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Alstom to deliver 25 additional “Jazz”...
Designed for Southern Europe

Alstom has been awarded two contracts worth around €170 million by Trenitalia, the Italian...

RZD posted $1,2 billion net loss in 20...
RZD experiences financial difficulties

Net loss of Russian RZD in 2014 amounted to 44 billion rubles (US$1,2 billion), according to a...

RZD hopes for state support during the...
RZD hopes to receive RUB 460 billion of state support by 2020

Russian RZD hopes for state support during the next several years, which should ensure the...

Medical trains provide care in remote...
“During the day we examine about 200 people”

The “Densaulyk” medical train, launched simultaneously with two other medical trains “Salamatty...

Are rail operators responsible for pre...
Mineta Transportation Institute's free reports investigate the issue

Although less common than people think, it's always shocking when someone commits "suicide by...

RZD to build rail line in Thailand
$2.5 billion to be invested in building of railway infrastructure in Borneo

Russian railway monopoly RZD has signed an agreement with the government of Thailand on the...

RZD to purchase 68 diesel 2TE25KM loco...
68 diesel 2TE25KM locomotives for RZD

Russian RZD will purchase 68 diesel 2TE25KM locomotives from ZAO Transmashholding, Russia’s...

TDSi teams up with Shenzhen TengDaSi T...
For product distribution in China

TDSi has appointed Shenzhen TengDaSi Technology as its Master Distributor for China in a move to...

Slovenian Railways eye five new locomo...
Rolling stock contract to be awarded

Slovenian Railways (Slovenske železnice) has unveiled plans to acquire five new diesel...

Maglev train sets world speed record
603 kilometers per hour

Central Japan Railway Co (JR Tokai) announces that its new ultra-high speed magnetic levitation...

Holocaust victims' descendants fi...
Complaint seeks reparations for property seized during WWII deportations

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day (April 16), Chicago law firm Much Shelist, along with...

New railway line will connect Iran and...
$45 million to be invested in building of railway line between Iran and Iraq

The governments of Iran and Iraq have signed an agreement for the building of a new railway line...

Evraz to establish rail production in...
New rails’ production in Russia

Nizhny Tagil Metallurgical Plant (which is part of Evraz), plans to invest up to US$300 million...

Rail tech conference announced
Call for papers closes in May

Following 4 successful editions, conference organiser Europoint will launch the 5th...

New Northern Virginia station opening...
Nine new rail cars too

Virginia Railway Express is opening a new Northern Virginia station this summer, marking the...

CN to invest approximately CAD 500 mil...
On Western Canada feeder rail lines in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan

Canadian National Railway (CN) has announced plans to invest approximately CAD 500 million to...

Sweden invests in railways
Waiting creates frustration

This year the Swedish Government wants to invest 66 million euros to improve rail maintenance....

Hit Rail and Raildata sign cooperation...
In response to the ongoing transformation in the European railway community

Hit Rail b.v. and Raildata, two of Europe’s leading railway organisations in the promotion of...

TDSi teams up with China Rail Chen Ban...
Signs a five year strategic cooperation agreement

TDSi, an integrated security solutions manufacturer based in the UK, has signed a five year...

PKP PLK awards $76M deal to Bombardier...
New rail deal

Poland’s railway network operator PKP PLK has handed a contract worth PLN 282 million ($76...

France’s Angers eyes €245M tram project
New tram project

France’s Angers municipality is planning to allocate €245 million to set up its second tram line. The initial investment proposal was recently...

Green light for revamping of Hayes & Harlington station
New waiting rooms

A major overhaul of Hayes & Harlington station has been decided by Hillingdon city council. Landmark new building will be bright, spacious and...

German train drivers' new strike deadline set
Pushing for a five % more wage

Rail operator Deutsche Bahn has until 3 pm on Friday to respond to demands from the Train Drivers' Union (GDL) for a "reasonable provisional...

Crossrail West Drayton Station becomes major face lift
Work for 18 months

Major improvements to West Drayton station as part of the Crossrail programme have been agreed by Hillingdon Council.

Estonian Go Rail interrupts operations to Russia
Weak rouble makes trouble

Estonian private operator Go Rail, which runs the passenger trin connection Tallinn – Moscow and St Petersburg, confirmed on April 16 that it is...

New rapid transit station opened in Chicago
Third largest US metropolitan area

The Cermak-McCormick Place station on the Green Line of Chicago 'L' rapid transit system was opened newly.

Gysev Cargo has launched a high-level course on rail freight
Involving more than two hundred hours of teaching

Employees of Gysev Cargo Zrt. will in the future be able to participate in a high-level course on rail freight.

TfL starts bidding process for next operator of London Overground
Will run services from November 2016

Transport for London (TfL) has started the selection process of the next train operator to run London Overground services from November 2016, with...

Amtrak recognised as a top employer
By Forbes magazine

Amtrak received recognition for workplace excellence by earning a spot in Forbes magazine’s first-ever America’s Best Employers 2015.

Thalys turned into a train operating company
Will operate in Belgium and France

Agnès Ogier, CEO of Thalys, Jo Cornu, CEO of SNCB, and Rachel Picard, Managing Director of Voyages SNCF, recently signed the agreements to...

Ferry complex to be built in the Caspian sea
Railway line with the ferry service

A new ferry complex is to be built in the port of Kuryk in Kazakhstan on the Caspian Sea, as part of the country’s new “Nurly zhol” economic...

Alstom’s Citadis links up Toulouse to the airport
Every Citadis can transport up to 200 passengers

The Alstom Citadis trams of the Toulouse conurbation will from now on link the airport of Toulouse Blagnac to the centre of Toulouse.

Greece may transfer railway assets to Russia in exchange for loans
Russia still bids for Greek railway assets

Russia may provide large credits to Greece in exchange for some of the country’s rail assets, according to results of a recent visit to Moscow of...

Ukranian rail cargo transportations continue to decline
War conflict results in decline of Ukranian rail cargo transportations

Ukranian Railways, Ukraine’s national railway operator, posted a 24.5% decline of rail cargo transportations in the first quarter of the current...

Russian production of rail cars declines this year
Russian rail car building industry remains in crisis

The production of rail cars in Russia since the beginning of the current year has declined by 56%, compared to the same period of last year,...

Chinese investors announce intention to build Moscow-Kazan high-speed rail line
Chinese investors ready to build high-speed rail lines in Russia

Russian RZD is considering a proposal of China to invest about 300 billion rubles (US$7 billion ) in the building of Moscow-Kazan high-speed rail...

Russian Railways Logistics acquires stake in Latvia’s LNT
Aims to expand in rail freight market

Russian Railways Logistics recently acquired a 50 percent stake in Liepajas naftas transits (LNT), a Latvian rail freight company.

Thales secures €17M tram contract in Taiwan
Thales seals first Taiwanese deal

France’s Thales has obtained a €17 million tram contract in Taiwan.

France’s Bordeaux orders further trams from Alstom
New tram order from France

The municipal authorities of Bordeaux have placed an order for a further five Citadis trams from French manufacturer Alstom.

GE completes first production test of GE Evolution Series Tier 4 engine
Meets EPA’s Tier 4 locomotive emissions standards

GE Transportation has completed the first production test of its GE Evolution Series Tier 4 engine.

China CNR Corporation to supply train...
Wins tender from Izmir Metropolitan Municipality

China CNR Corporation has received a new contract to supply 17 train sets to...

Bulgarian rail recovery strategy at st...
Acquisition of 30 EMUs

A draft strategy for the development of the Bulgarian rail network in 2015-...

EMD delivered ten locomotives to Mexic...
To the total fleet of 97

Mexican company Ferromex has taken delivery of the first 10 of a batch of 19...

Prime Minister of India studied German...
Siemens rail facility visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Germany recently on the second leg of a...

Bombardier railway division not for sa...
Shares surged plus seven per cent

Economic experts say Bombardier's rail division could be worth roughly $4.6...

Assaults on German train increased by...
Some severe injuries

Violent aggressiveness against German train staff increased by 25 percent in...

Japanese E235 EMU exposed for Yamanote...
Replacing older series

New generation of electric multiple-unit prototype is recently unveiled by...

Seattle light rail line extension to o...
Voters approved funding

Federal Way Link Extension is a planned southern extension of the Central...

Dubai Metro extension to Expo 2020 sit...
Two underground stations

The extended sector of the metro line stretches 15km and includes seven...

Tougher rail safety guidelines ordered...
Poles fell over the tracks

Japan's transport authorities have ordered a railway operator to improve its...

Russia to optimize national fleet of r...
Russia to promote innovative rail cars in future

The Russian government plans to create conditions for the increase of...

China Railway, Spanish SENER to partic...
Foreign investors to bid for Moscow-Kazan high-speed rail line

China's state-owned China Railway plans to take part in the tender for the...

Russia experiences shortage of innovat...
Russia hopes to increase production of innovative rail cars

The share of production of innovative rail cars in Russia remains small,...

Russian RZD plans to generate 23 billi...
RZD to sell non-core assets

More than 11 billion rubles (US$200 million) were generated by RZD from the...

Alstom’s Citadis technology to mark pr...
With 30 Citadis trams

Shanghai Alstom Transport Co, (SATCO), a joint venture of Alstom and...

Virgins Pendolino Fleet Becomes More S...
More seats on busiest routes

The first of Virgins First Class Pendolino carriages, which have been...

Germany to provide $500 million for re...
Ukraine to use German funds for restoration of national railway infrastructure

The German government will provide a US$500 million loan to Ukraine for the...

Battery tram distributed to Seattle
Order so far for seven trams

Czech firm Inekon delivered recently a prototype low-floor tram with off-...

Spain to boost competition in rail sec...
To encourage new high speed operators.

The Spanish Ministry of Development presented in March several proposals...

Evraz plans to start rail exports to E...
Evraz aims to become one of the largest rail producers in Europe

Russian metals company Evraz plans to start rail exports to Europe in 2016,...

New law to create legislative base for...
Ukranian government to become an owner of national railway infrastructure

The government of Ukraine is designing a new law "On railway transport",...

Chinese rail link to challenge Panama...
Colombia's second largest trade partner

China is offering to build a rail link to rival the almost century-old...

Colombian High Speed rail study begins
Many proposals since 1990s

The Colombian National Agency of Infrastructure (ANI) is interested in...

Russia experiences shortage of rolling...
Rail cars’ production declines in Russia

The demand for passenger and freight rail cars in Russia is estimated at...

Clear signs at airport for Helsinki ra...
Signs convey all essential information

Clear signs indicate, according to company Finavia, the way from trains to...

Kazakh Railways commissions KZ4AT pass...
On the Astana-Kokshetau line

Kazakh Railways (KTZ) has commissioned KZ4AT passenger locomotive, jointly...

Algeria’s SNTF teams up with Kapsch
To set up Rail-Telecom

In a bid to strengthen railway telecommunications, Algerian railways...

Nanjing Metro Line 3 started operation
Metro system ranks fourth in China

Nanjing Metro line number 3 started operation on 1 April 2015 and is 44.1...

Ugandan Railway Project financed by Ch...
Separate contracts needed

The Ugandan share of the new Standard Gauge Railway project between Kenya,...

Saint-Etienne approves third tram proj...
New French tram investment

The municipal council of Saint-Etienne has voted in favour of setting up the...

Miami’s new Airport Train Station open...
Construction began 4 years ago

Miami’s Airport Train Station is finally open for business.

Bangkok Skytrain extension contracts a...
Construction of a depot as wel

MASS Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) granted four contracts on...

Italy’s Trenitalia awards €98M train d...
New train order in Italy

Italian rolling stock producer AnsaldoBreda has obtained an order to supply...

Houston Metro unveils New Light Rail C...
Total order of 105 cars

Houston Metro ordered newly 39 of the H3 cars from CAF USA. Those first six...

Russian rail car building enterprises...
Russian rail car building industry in crisis

The Russian industry of rail car building is in crisis, which is reflected...

Uralvagonzavod to establish production...
Caterpillar will not produce locomotives in Russia

Uralvagonzavod, one of Russia’s leading producers of rolling stock, is...

DB and Bombardier settled legal disput...
Train projects covered by the settlement

Deutsche Bahn and Bombardier Transportation have agreed on an out-of-court...

Dallas unveiled first off-wire light r...
Two 550 V batteries

The first off-wire capable light rail vehicle ordered by Dallas Area Rapid...

New light rail link planned for Copenh...
Enabler for urban growth

When the scheduled light rail link along Ring 3 between Lundtofte and Ishøj...

Siemens obtains €1.7BN train order fro...
New EMU order

Siemens has secured a deal to supply 82 Desiro HC electric multiple units (...

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