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China may build high-speed rail lines...
Part of the future China-Europe high-speed rail line

The governments of China and Belarus are conducting talks for the establishment of high-speed...

New express rail connection starts in...
To increase everyday travelling

Additional express trains are put in operation starting 15 December between Dalecarlia (Dalarna...

Waterloo busiest station in UK
Nearby 100 m passenger entries pro year

UK’s busiest British station today is Waterloo, according to the Office of Rail Regulation, ORR...

Greenbrier receives orders for 14,100...
Orders diversified across multiple railcar types

The Greenbrier Companies recently announced that it received new orders in its first quarter...

European Investment Bank to provide 20...
Damaged during recent military conflict

The European Investment Bank is conducting talks with the Ukranian government for the provision...

Bombardier Freight Train on 4000 km Te...
No need for additional shunting locomotives.

First time a single traction locomotive TRAXX AC has pulled a Rail Cargo Group Freight Train...

Russia to start bulding of Ukraine’s r...
Completed 2018

Building of a new railway bypass, which will allow trains to go to the south of Russia, without...

End of the night trains?
“Outdated, like crossing the Atlantic by sea”.

Economic and environmental magazine Terra Eco notes that several companies have recently decided...

Ukraine’s Krukovka Carriages posted de...
Reduced production by 55.7%

Krukovka Carriages, one of Ukraine’s largest producers of rolling stock, reduced its production...

Boston’s Green Line extension backed b...
The project will cost nearly $2.3bn.

The US Federal Government has funded $996m for the Green Line extension (GLX) from Cambridge...

Transnet signs MoU with CSR Zhuzhou El...
Will form JV in South Africa

Transnet has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China’s CSR Zhuzhou Electric...

South Korea needs more regional EMUs
Train maker to use locally sourced components

South Korean railway operator Korail has ordered a set of 22 regional EMUs from Hyundai Rotem at...

Rail link at Swiss – Italian border to...
The link carries 9 million passengers a year

The first section of the FMV cross-border rail link will open for revenue service on December 15...

First construction phase of Detroit´s...
Between Campus Martius Park and Grand Circus Park

M-1 RAIL has completed its first phase of construction between Campus Martius Park and Grand...

Thales awarded contracts in France and...
Will deploy latest-generation ticketing system for all public transport systems in Bordeaux area

The Thales solution was selected by the Bordeaux Urban Community (Communauté urbaine de Bordeaux...

Huge underground transit center opened...
Connects ten different Metro lines

The Fulton Center is a transit center and retail complex centered at the intersection of Fulton...

Russia and Abkhazia may establish tran...
"We are currently considering the possibility of the establishment of transit rail connection in the direction of Sukhumi - Tbilisi".

Russia and Abkhazia may sign an agreement for the establishment of transit rail service in the...

Utrecht awards tram deal to Spain’s CA...
First trams to be delivered in 2017

The authorities of Utrecht have awarded a contract for the supply of 27 trams for the designed...

BLS Cargo wins Swiss Logistics award 2...

BLS Cargo wins the 19th Swiss Logistics Award, Switzerland’s most prestigious logistic award,...

Crimean Railways considers massive lay...
Due to the decline of rail cargo traffic

Up to 2,100 workers of Crimean Railways may be cut already by the end of the current year, due...

Increased freight traffic delays Amtrak schedule
Have to wait for slow trains with heavy freight

Amtrak declared newly that long delays have become regular this fall for the Lake Shore Limited line, which runs from Chicago to New York and...

Bulgaria secures €400M for Sofia metro expansion
As part of the EU’s 2014-2020 financial framework

Funds for metro extension project The Bulgarian government has an-nounced the country is to obtain as much as €400 million from the European Union...

Trimble acquires Ireland based railway solutions provider
For an undisclosed value

In a bid to expand solutions offering for railway sector, Trimble has acquired an Ireland based railway solutions provider, Nexala.

Russia may refuse from purchases of Lastochka trains
The reason of this is a shortage of funds

The Russian government plans to consider the necessity of purchases of Lastochka trains, produced by German Siemens and Russian Sinara Group, as...

Vossloh divests its rolling stock business
Will concentrate on attractive markets for rail infrastructure

Vossloh announces that transportation no longer belongs to its core business. As a result of an extensive strategy development ongoing since June...

Crossrail boosting the municipalities already
Real estate price lift

British rail experts believe that Berkhamsted will gain extra prestige if the proposed Hertfordshire extension to Crossrail goes ahead.

Swiss Stadler to supply trains to Russian Aeroexpress
25 double-decker

Swiss Stadler and Russian Aeroexpress, the operator of air rail link services in Moscow, have denied the reports of some Russian and EU media...

Alstom to supply a metro system to Guadalajara, Mexico
Metropolis trains will serve the metro line

Alstom, in association with CPVM, a company from OHL group, has been awarded a contract by the Secretariat of Communications and Transport of...

150 years Mumbai rail line
Because of lack of bridge a boat ferried passengers across the river

Few days ago the Indian Western Railway (WR) celebrated 150 years of its rail line entering Mumbai. It was on November 28, 1864, when the first...

Alstom to co-equip Transylvanian rail line
Speed increase up to 160 km/h

Romanian infrastructure manager CFR-SA has granted a consortium of Alstom, Alcatel Lucent Romania and Pas 97 Impex a 498m leu contract to equip...

Chinese CNR Corporation Limited to establish production of locomotives in Russia
Together with Sinara Group

China CNR Corporation Limited together with Sinara Group, a Russian investment company with holdings in the property development, transportation (...

Austrian travelers to test new seats
All seats to be replaced by 2018

The rail company ÖBB invited Austrians to test possible new seats for regional and local train sets, as part of a €50m programme to overhaul 250...

Indian Railways to streamline tendering process
Will delegate tendering and commercial powers to General Managers

The one-man committee headed by Shri Shreedharan has submitted interim report for delegating Railways’ tendering and commercial powers to General...

Subway 7 extension ongoing at Hudson Yard Project
Estimated completion 2015–18

The Hudson Yards Redevelopment project includes a rezoning of the Far West Side into a new neighborhood called Hudson Yards, an extension of the...

New Vice President at Bombardier Transportation
Effective 01 December 2015

Bombardier Transportation has announced the appointment of Cecile Vion-Lanctuit as Vice President Communications effective 01 December 2015.

Finnish rail connection to the Arctic Sea considered
Would six-fold the capacity

Finland has one third of its territory inside the Arctic Circle, but is the only Nordic country short of any seaport by the Arctic Sea.

RZD to invest $10 billion in its investment program in 2015
According to Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev

The investment program of RZD for 2015 will exceed 400 billion rubles (US$10 billion), according to Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

New rail connection opened in India
More rail investments to come

The first passenger train to Meghalaya from Assam was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday the 29 November. The train will run...

RZD to reconstruct The Moscow Little Ring Railway
Will invest $100 million

Russian RZD plans to invest 4.709 billion rubles (US$100 million) on the reconstruction of the The Moscow Little Ring Railway, a ring-shaped...

Rajant Corporation plans for expansion
Will further explore markets such as railways

In a bid to expand market reach, Rajant Corporation, multi-frequency mesh networking infrastructure provider, has launched Kinetic Mesh Partner...

BNSF announces $6 billion capital prog...
For 2015

BNSF (BNSF) recently announced that its planned capital expenditures for...

New rail line to Wroclaw Airport recei...
The new line is expected to trigger increased air traffic

The EU's TEN-T Programme will invest over €600,000 for studies on a new rail...

Alstom produces the first body-shell o...
Will be shipped to South Africa

Alstom’s Lapa manufacturing plant in Brazil has timely manufactured the...

Russian RZD will continue cooperation...
Despite sanctions

Russian RZD will continue cooperation with Siemens and Alstom, despite...

Pakistan Railways got nine new locomot...
Fifty eight more engines later this year

Nine new engines imported from China were inducted recently into Pakistan...

Russia to build railway line, bypassin...
Total cost of the project is estimated at RUB 55 billion (US$1,8 billion)

Russia may start building and reconstruction of railway lines, bypassing...

New kind of locomotive tested by BNSF
Axle control system increases adhesion by 50%

An SD40 locomotive which has been adjusted by National Railway Equipment (...

Welsh rail electrification funding set
Agreement reached

Agreement was newly reached on Welsh electrification after months of...

First Crossrail tracks laid
At a flyover that will improve links between Heathrow and London’s main commercial and financial districts

The first section of track to be used by Crossrail trains has been laid on a...

Australian rail moves over 1 billion t...
“The national freight task is predicted to almost triple by 2050”

In 2013 Australian railways carried over 1 billion tonnes of freight,...

Swiss train killed seven cows
Wandered on to the tracks

An investigation began after seven cows were killed following a collision...

People mover to Oakland International...
“Riders get a 360 degree view from the windows surrounding the entire car”

The Californian transit agency BART recently inaugurated its new train to...

Estonian Railway split has increased t...
According to Ahti Asmann, CEO of Estonian Railways,

Ahti Asmann, CEO of Estonian Railways, says that the splitting of the...

RZD started tests of Ermak
World's most powerful electric freight locomotive

RZD has started tests of AC 4ES5K "Ermak", the world's most powerful...

Czech CZ Loko to modernize locomotives...
Planned works will be completed by 2018

Latvijas dzelzcels, Latvia’s railway operator, has signed a contract with...

Hitachi to upgrade Sentosa Express in...
A contract worth over EUR 18 million

Hitachi has received a new contract from Singapore’s Sentosa Development...

The test of rail route from China to S...
The train will pull 82 cargo wagons.

China has opened the world's longest train journey, crossing the whole of...

British heritage railway extension wor...
More than £500,000 donated.

Plans for a new station in Broadway in Great Britain have been approved....

Singapore’s LTA expands fleet of peopl...
Launches first two new Bombardier’s INNOVIA APM 100 automated people mover vehicles

In a bid to meet increasing demand for urban transit, Singapore’s Land...

Ukrainian Railways continues to bear l...
One of the major reasons of losses is a decline in passenger traffic by 9.1%

Ukrzaliznytsya, Ukraine’s national railway operator, posted significant...

Plan to link HS2 to Birmingham New Str...
High speed- rail a promoter for economic revival.

The British West Midlands Unified Transport Authority and the Rail Delivery...

Moscow-Beijing high-speed railway line...
Russia may invest $60 billion in building of new HSR line

Building of a new high-speed railway line between Moscow and Beijing only on...

E-ticket booking system started in Vie...
Stress-free booking for travelers

Vietnam Railways (VNR) officially launched its e-ticket booking system at...

Stadler to build plant for production...
Will be located in the city of Fanipol

Swiss Stadler Rail Group has officially commissioned a new enterprise for...

Alstom to deliver new signalling syste...
Canada’s largest transportation hub

Alstom has been awarded a contract worth over 230 million EUR by Metrolinx,...

World’s first 100 per cent catenary-fr...
This technology enables perfect integration of the tramway into the cityscape

Recently, an Alstom-supplied tram was inaugurated in Dubai, UAE. This first...

Norfolk Southern to acquire part of D...
A $217 million deal

Norfolk Southern Corp. (NS) and the Delaware & Hudson Railway Co. (D...

Alstom to supply Romania with Atlas 20...
Its ERTMS Level 2 solution

Alstom, leader of a consortium composed of Alcatel Lucent Romania and Pas 97...

Bulgaria eyes privatisation of rail fr...
Rail freight operator to be privatised

Bulgarian Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications...

China to build 1400 km railway line in...
CRCC has signed a 12 billion US dollar contract

China is working hard to build railways across the world, and has recently...

New regulations to strengthen railway...
Holding companies accountable for the safety of our railways

Canada’s Minister of Transport Lisa Raitt yesterday announced new...

RZD’s debts will grow next year
No plans to increase the volume of loans and credits

Russian RZD has no plans to increase the volume of loans and credits in its...

World’s fastest subway unveiled in Jap...
Will run at speeds up to 500 kmh

Japan’s recently unveiled maglev train will be the world’s fastest subway....

TramRus LLC to supply 3 additional low...
The first one will be supplied by 1 December 2014

TramRus LLC, a joint venture of Alstom and its partner Transmashholding (TMH...

England and Ireland to build new under...
Total cost of the project is estimated at GBP15 billion

A new underwater railway tunnel will soon connect England and Ireland,...

Suresh Prabhu takes over as India’s Mi...
Will focus on fulfilling passengers’ expectations

The government of India has appointed Suresh Prabhu as the new Minister of...

RZD posted $700 million net loss this...
Financial results of the company have been criticized by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin

Russian RZD posted a net loss of almost 24 billion rubles (US$700 million)...

Bombardier to deliver new train fleet...
UK train operator Govia Thameslink orders 108 additional Bombardier Electrostar cars

Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract to deliver 27 new four-car...

Finmeccanica receives offer from Hitac...
Finmeccanica is now starting the analysis of the offer

Finmeccanica informs that - on schedule - it received the offer of Hitachi...

Volume of railway transportations to d...
From the current 85 per cent to 83 per cent by 2030

The share of RZD in the national market of cargo transportations will...

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