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News of the railway industry ○ Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Scottish Borders rail installation com...
More than 90,000 sleepers laid

The installation of almost 30 miles of rail on the new Borders Railway was officially ended (...

Balfour Beatty to build Crossrail trai...
Will be able to handle four ten-carriage trains

Balfour Beatty has secured a £12.5m contract to create a production, testing and office facility...

Alstom presents brand new Régiolis
Regional train for Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

Alstom showcased its first new-generation regional train, Régiolis, destined for the Provence-...

EBRD sells its stake in Polish PKP Car...
A 5.1% stake

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has sold its 5.1% stake of in Polish rail...

Network Rail to improve platform safet...
Minding the gap

Over the past five years rail passengers have walked on and off trains more than 15 billion...

New electric trains considered in Latv...
Possible delivery next year

Administration of Latvian Rail Company Pasažieru Vilciens, PV, is planning to acquire new...

Vossloh pleased of KB Holding bidding
Rail vehicle maker with 5600 employees

The Executive Board of Vossloh declared recently that the company has taken note of the...

CSX opens community center for West Vi...
The center will be open starting Tuesday

A train carrying crude oil derailed in southern West Virginia, USA, on Monday, sending at least...

Helsinki-Vantaa airport rail link open...
A long-awaited rail link

In the Helsinki region, a long-awaited rail link to the airport is to open on July 1st. However...

New railway tunnel to connect Helsinki...
The tunnel will allow to reduce travelling time between the cities to only half an hour

A new railway tunnel, which will be built under the Gulf of Finland will link Helsinki and...

New regional train for Trenitalia supp...
The train is 95 % recyclable

The new Alstom train “Jazz” can now be observed at the Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway...

Railway communication between Ukraine...
According to data of the Ukranian national railway operator Ukranian Railways.

Railway communication between Ukraine and Russia in 2014 declined by 60% compared to 2013, to 2...

DB eyes €700M rail infrastructure proj...
New rail upgrade projects in Germany

Deutsche Bahn has unveiled plans to invest about €700 million in a wide range of projects aiming...

Indian Railways plans RFID tags for ro...
Increased security of women passengers

Indian Railways is expected to propose the use of radio­frequency identification tags in its...

New Angolan railway linkage completed
Built with help of $500 million credit

China Railway Construction Corporation has constructed a 1344-kilometer long railway for Angola...

Chinese CRCC claims $3.75 billion from...
Construction of the high-speed rail line in Mexico should have been the largest foreign tender in the history of China

Chinese CRCC corporation has demanded from the Mexican government to pay compensation in the...

Kiev – Chișinău - Bucharest high-speed...
Collaborative project between Moldova, Ukraine and Romania

The ministries of transport of Moldova, Ukraine and Romania are considering implementing a...

Finnish rail passenger services opens...
Recently extended right

EU has in recent years decided to increase competition in rail transport. Finland opened the...

Sorl has become qualified supplier to...
Will supply energy absorbing systems for two new bullet trains

Sorl Auto Parts, a manufacturer and distributor of automotive brake systems in China, recently...

STIF orders 10 additional trains from...
For the RER A line in Paris

The French transport agency STIF has ordered a further ten MI09 double-deck trains from the...

Rail freight transport between China and EU via Belarus has tripled
A threefold increase in 2014 compared to the previous year

Rail container traffic between China and the EU via Belarus registered a threefold increase in 2014 compared to the previous year, amounting to 40...

Germany’s Leipzig awards tram order to Solaris
New German tram contract

The municipal authorities of Leipzig have awarded a contract for the supply of five Tramino trams with an option for a further 36 units to Polish...

Electra Boegl to build Jerusalem fast line track
Moving ahead rapidly

A US$195m contract to design, build and maintain track and electrical, ventilation and fire safety systems for the tunnels and bridges on the A1...

Finnish – Estonian rail tunnel would boost competitiveness
Cost between 9 and 13 billion euro

A recent survey shows that tunnel and a rail link under the Gulf of Finland would enhance the Industrial competitiveness of both Finland and...

Putin orders immediate resume of suburban railway communication
Without waiting for formal solutions

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has ordered the national government to immediately resume suburban railway communication, which was recently...

Hollysys Automation Technologies receives new contract
To supply Automatic Train Protection (ATP) equipment and system

Hollysys Automation Technologies has received a new high-speed rail signalling contract worth USD 95 million in China.

Ukrzaliznytsya to buy 1,700 freight rail cars this year
This is by 9 times more than in 2014

Ukranian railway operator Ukrzaliznytsya plans to buy 1,700 freight rail cars this year, according to the company.

Ukranian government plans to raise tariffs for passengers
By 1.2 times this year

The Ukrainian government plans to raise tariffs for passenger railway transportations by 1.2 times already in the first half of the current year,...

Iowa rail line reopens after train derailment
Transporting flammable goods

A rail line in eastern Iowa reopened on Saturday 7th of February following earlier freight train derailment that sent three cars tumbling into the...

SNCF launches unlimited travel pass
Unlimited travel to the 50 cities

Everyone who hasn’t had the chance to explore all of France's far away corners, French rail operator SNCF has just released a new travel pass...

Romania to privatise rail freight operator CFR Marfă
State-run operator to be put up for sale

The Romanian government has unveiled plans to privatise railway freight operator CFR Marfă. The decision has been made following last year’s...

Ethiopian light rail project successfully tested
Convey 7500 passengers daily

China-funded light rail project is considered as a big change for Ethiopia.

Transdev gains Florida Tri-Rail maintenance contract
The Florida east coast line to be updated

The board of South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) has awarded Transdev's U.S. rail infrastructure maintenance subsidiary, VTMI...

Bombardier expands presence in China
New signalling joint venture has been established

Bombardier Transportation and the New United Group (NUG) have finalised their agreement to establish a new joint venture (JV) for signalling and...

British firm takes over German city train network
A blow to DB

A British rail operator is set to take over the S-Bahn commuter rail system in the southern German city of Nuremberg. Deutsche Bahn has said...

Perryville railroad station as lifeline for escaping slaves
Amtrak tributes historic escape route

During ongoing Black History Month, the U.S. rail company Amtrak is highlighting two areas along its right of way in Maryland and Pennsylvania...

TGV France-Italy high speed train will serve Milan Expo 2015
Will add a stop at the high speed route for the duration of the world fair

The TGV France-Italy high speed train that connects Paris and Milan will be an official partner of the France Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015, set to...

Alstom supplies Audi with two H3 locomotives
Use up to 50 % less fuel

Alstom will deliver two H3 hybrid shunting locomotives for Audi’s freight transport.

100 companies to bid for design of Moscow - Kazan high-speed rail line
All the works should be completed by September 2016

Russian RZD plans to select a designer of the Moscow - Kazan high-speed rail line in the spring of 2015, according to the first vice-president of...

Focus on Rail Topics at South Caucasus Summit
$245mln invested in Armenia's railways

The 2nd South Caucasus Infrastructure & New Energy Investment Summit was arranged in Tbilisi on Feb 5.

Bombardier Traxx AC3 LM in use at Swis...
Now it's possible to bridge the gap between place of arrival and the multi-modal freight terminal

At the begining of January, Swiss Rail Traffic took over a new locomotive:...

New Canadian Rail Trend Report publish...
10-years review of statistic

The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) announced the publication of the...

Inauguration of Gysev Cargo locomotive
Will run both in Hungary and in neighbouring Austria

The first advertising locomotive of Gysev Cargo was ceremoniously unveiled...

Vossloh sold twelve EURO 4000 locomoti...
Will rise to 40 locomotives in France

Several railway operators have ordered twelve units of the EURO 4000...

Alstom to supply 25 Coradia Nordic to...
Regional train operator in Southern Sweden

Alstom has been awarded a contract worth around €150 million by the Swedish...

Building of a bridge across the Kerch...
Due to a need to coordinate the project with Ukraine

Building of a rail and auto bridge across the Kerch Strait is on a threat of...

Greek government may suspend privatiza...
As well as Thessaloniki sea port

The newly elected Greek government may consider the possibility of...

VR centralizes maintenance of rolling...
Saves significant amounts of money

Finnish railway company VR Group finishes its operations at the depot in...

EIB offers financial support for Itali...
Approves loan of approximately EUR 1 billion to Italian Economics and Finance Ministry

European Investment Bank will provide a loan of EUR 1 billion to the Italian...

European Commission approves loan of E...
To enhance sustainable transport services

The European Commission has approved a loan of EUR 293 million from the...

Newag signs locomotive deal with Freig...
New locomotives to be supplied by end of July 2016

Polish rolling stock producer Newag has signed a contract with local rail...

Largest Czech rail deal in Germany to...
Contract period between 2018 and 2030

Škoda Transportation is going to supply 38 single-deck electric units to...

CAF to supply 27 trams to Utrecht, Hol...
For the new Uithof Line

CAF will supply 27 trams for the new Uithof Line connecting the Central...

Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plan...
One of Russia’s largest producers of electric locomotives

Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant, one of Russia’s largest producers...

RZD to postpone sale of rail automatio...
Among the potential bidders for the company were Alstom, Siemens

Russian railway monopoly RZD plans to postpone sale of its United...

Ukranian Railways cuts investment pro...
Comparing to 2014

Ukranian national railway carrier Ukranian Railways plans to invest about 2....

Still 2 km Crossrail tunnel to bore
Over seven meters in diameter

Tunnel machine Elizabeth, named after HM The Queen, broke effectively in to...

Dispute threatens Amtraks Missouri ser...
Who will pay the installing and maintenance costs

A dispute over who should bear the cost of installing a congressionally...

Mongolian rail feasibility study plann...
With the price tag of $6.5 m

Mongolian Northern Railways has been contracted by China Railway 20 Bureau...

Honolulu Rail Transit gets Ansaldo tra...
Rolling stock consist of 80 cars

Construction of Honolulu Rail Transit system is going on since couple of...

Vaasa harbor rail operational again
Provide employment opportunities in the region

The rail from downtown Vaasa in Finland to the harbor has not been regularly...

Alstom to supply several Paris metro l...
More than 2,000 jobs will be sustained

Alstom has been nominated by RATP, mandated by STIF and SGP], as metro train...

Kapsch receives new contract
To provide TETRA radio infrastructure for new metro line in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Kapsch CarrierCom’s Public Transport Division has received a new contract to...

Alstom introduces a new interactive co...
Dedicated to innovation in the energy and rail transport sectors

Alstom introduces on Alstom.com a new interactive corner dedicated to the...

SNCB picks Alstom-Bombardier consortiu...
Belgium’s new train procurement

Belgian passenger carrier Société nationale des chemins de fer belges (SNCB...

EIB to provide GBP 480m for extension...
Represents nearly 50 percent of the overall cost

Europe’s long-term lending institution, the European Investment Bank, will...

Dmitry Medvedev approved four investme...
Among these projects are the development of rail infrastructure of the Eastern part of the Baikal-Amur Mainline

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has officially approved...

Kyrgyzstan and China to accelerate tal...
Will link both countries

The governments of Kyrgyzstan and China plan to accelerate talks on the...

Rusal and Alcoa to establish productio...
According to Rusal’s director of sales in Russia and CIS.

Russian alumminium giant Rusal together with Alcoa are planning establishing...

Putin may provide funds to build rail...
The project involves building of a high-speed railway line

Georgy Poltavchenko, a governor of Russia’s St. Petersburg together with...

Uralvagonzavod produced 20,000 rail ca...
Total production of rolling stock in 2014 amounted to 20,000 units

Uralvagonzavod, one of Russia’s largest producer of rolling stock and the...

Bombardier faced accusations of corrup...
Offered gifts and trips to win lucrative train contract

Bombardier Transportation faced allegation of corruption in South Korea, but...

Metrolink returning to Manchester Vict...
Re-opens to passengers in February

Metrolink trams are going to operate again to a new Manchester Victoria stop...

Nippon to supply signalling system for...
Plans to expand business in South America

Nippon Signal has received the order from Mitsubishi Heavy Industry (MHI) to...

German rail track to Fehmarn Link dela...
Will not be ready for the opening of the tunnel

The German rail tracks connecting to Fehmarn Link will be delayed compared...

Voith Turbo plans rail expansion in In...
Will make India the rail hub of the company

Voith, the €5.7-billion German engineering major, has set its sights on the...

Aeroexpress to leave Vladivostok and K...
Will concentrate its efforts on the Moscow region

The air rail link Aeroexpress has announced its decision to terminate the...

South Korea may resume railway communi...
A proposal was submitted to the government of North Korea by the President of South Korea

The South Korean government plans to ask the government of North Korea to...

British railway cross subsidy claims d...
Accused for subsidizing foreign rail services

Dutch state-owned transport firm NS has received nearly € 920m so far in...

TA starts long-distance service to thr...
Long-distance trains to Córdoba, Tucumán, Rosario

Argentine Retiro station is the largest commuter rail station in Buenos...

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