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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 billion.

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

Violent aggressiveness against German train staff increased by 25 percent in 2014, according to...

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

New generation of electric multiple-unit prototype is recently unveiled by East Japan Railway to...

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

Federal Way Link Extension is a planned southern extension of the Central Link light rail line,...

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

The extended sector of the metro line stretches 15km and includes seven stations, reports state...

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

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

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 purchases of innovative...

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 design of Moscow-...

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, according to Sergei...

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 sale of stocks and...

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

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

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

The first of Virgins First Class Pendolino carriages, which have been converted to new standard...

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 restoration of the...

Battery tram distributed to Seattle
Order so far for seven trams

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

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

The Spanish Ministry of Development presented in March several proposals which are aiming to...

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, according to Irina...

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", which aims to create...

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 Panama Canal, said the...

Colombian High Speed rail study begins
Many proposals since 1990s

The Colombian National Agency of Infrastructure (ANI) is interested in building a High Speed...

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

The demand for passenger and freight rail cars in Russia is estimated at about 3000-4000 units...

Clear signs at airport for Helsinki rail passengers
Signs convey all essential information

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

Kazakh Railways commissions KZ4AT passenger locomotive
On the Astana-Kokshetau line

Kazakh Railways (KTZ) has commissioned KZ4AT passenger locomotive, jointly manufactured by Alstom and Transmashholding (TMH), on the Astana-...

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

In a bid to strengthen railway telecommunications, Algerian railways operator SNTF has signed a contract with Kapsch CarrierCom to set up joint...

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 kilometers (27.4 mi) in length with 30 stations.

Ugandan Railway Project financed by China
Separate contracts needed

The Ugandan share of the new Standard Gauge Railway project between Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan has now secured some 3.2 billion US...

Saint-Etienne approves third tram project worth up to €85M
New French tram investment

The municipal council of Saint-Etienne has voted in favour of setting up the French city’s third tram line. The designed line is to be fitted with...

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

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

Bangkok Skytrain extension contracts awarded
Construction of a depot as wel

MASS Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) granted four contracts on April 3 for building of the 19.5km northern extension of the BTS...

Italy’s Trenitalia awards €98M train deal to AnsaldoBreda
New train order in Italy

Italian rolling stock producer AnsaldoBreda has obtained an order to supply 70 Vivalto double-deck trains to local operator Trenitalia. The deal...

Houston Metro unveils New Light Rail Cars
Total order of 105 cars

Houston Metro ordered newly 39 of the H3 cars from CAF USA. Those first six CAF cars were delivered in January 2015.

Russian rail car building enterprises posted decline of localization level
Russian rail car building industry in crisis

The Russian industry of rail car building is in crisis, which is reflected by a low level of localization of local production facilities.

Uralvagonzavod to establish production of main line locomotives together with Chinese companies
Caterpillar will not produce locomotives in Russia

Uralvagonzavod, one of Russia’s leading producers of rolling stock, is considering designing and production of main line locomotives together with...

DB and Bombardier settled legal disputes
Train projects covered by the settlement

Deutsche Bahn and Bombardier Transportation have agreed on an out-of-court settlement regarding various vehicle projects, where the two companies...

Dallas unveiled first off-wire light rail vehicle
Two 550 V batteries

The first off-wire capable light rail vehicle ordered by Dallas Area Rapid Transit was unveiled on March 23.

New light rail link planned for Copenhagen
Enabler for urban growth

When the scheduled light rail link along Ring 3 between Lundtofte and Ishøj in the greater Copenhagen area is ready in 2020/21, it will not just...

Siemens obtains €1.7BN train order from Rhine-Ruhr
New EMU order

Siemens has secured a deal to supply 82 Desiro HC electric multiple units (EMUs) to Germany’s Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region.

DMRC supports Make in India initiative
“About 90 percent of the trains procured by DMRC so far have been manufactured in India”

India’s Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) recently organised a seminar, Metro Rolling Stock: Quality Indigenization for Global Markets, Delhi...

Brussels third metro project begins
To open for service in 2024

Detailed engineering design and development work is to get underway shortly for the construction of a third metro route through the centre of...

Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey to build joint transport company
Carrying 17 million tons of rail cargo/year. Kazakhstan

Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey intend to set up a joint transport company for rail transport as part of TRACECA program, Ambassador of Kazakhstan...

First phase of Uzbek railway electrification completed
To the total cost of $82 million

The first phase of the project for the electrification of the 140.8 kilometer-Marokand- Karshi railway section has been completed in southern...

New concept seamlessly connecting rail...
Also internationally valuable

The innovative Finnish AiRRport concept offers a solution for seamlessly...

Finnish railway station exposes larges...
Part of Ring Rail Line

Art collective Multicoloured Dreams has painted the railway station, which...

Romania to privatise CFR Marfă by end...
Plans to privatise rail freight operator next year

Romania’s Minister of Transport Ioan Rus said the government is aiming to...

Further sanctions’ extension will prev...
RZD fears new Western sanctions

A possible extension of anti-Russian sanctions by Western countries will...

GE delivers 100 locomotives to Angola
Includes services, tools and training

GE Transportation (GE) has signed a contract with AEnergia to supply 100...

Niagara Falls gets new Train Station
New station expected to open late 2016

The City of Niagara Falls is relocating the city's existing Amtrak passenger...

Competition announced for the design o...
One section of the Moscow-Kazan-Yekaterinburg high-speed rail line

JSC Russian Railways has announced an open tender for the right to sign an...

Russian leading producers of rolling s...
Russian railway industry experiences massive cuts

Leading Russian producers of rolling stock continue massive cuts of their...

Rail infrastructure: a growth market i...
A trend reflected at Sifer 2015

The major French rail trade fair, Sifer 2015, which took place in Lille,...

ČD introduces additional children’s ca...
A carriage with a specially modified compartment will be included in five pairs of trains

During the spring, the Czech train operator ČD is expanding the deployment...

Custom House Crossrail station complet...
New ‘jigsaw’ station pieced together in a year and a day

The structure of the new Crossrail Custom House station in the Royal Docks...

200 kilometers of railways to be built...
Russian government continues developmenty of Moscow rail infrastructure

Up to 200 kilometers of railways will be built in Moscow by 2020, according...

China CNR Corp plans to build high-spe...
Chinese investors still interested in building of high-speed rail lines in Russia

China CNR Corp, one of China's largest producers of locomotives, plans to...

Japanese investors to provide funds fo...
US$388.23 million to be invested in modernization of Uzbek railways

Uzbekistan Railways, Uzbek national rail carrier, has officially started...

CAF secures high-speed train contract...
High-speed train order

Spain’s rolling stock maker Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF...

Siemens designed locomotive for North...
To meet EPAs emissions standards

The Siemens Charger is a diesel-electric locomotive designed by Siemens...

Extreme Amtrak bonuses for only losing...
For only losing $214 million

Workforces of Amtrak, the publically-funded railroad service, earned...

Railcare signs multiyear contract with...
Contract includes the supply of three Railvac machines

Railcare Sweden Ltd has signed a 5-year contract with Network Rail, the...

Last Bombardier Flexity trams delivere...
Fitted out with 100 % low floor technology

Bombardier Transportation has delivered the last of 220 Flexity trams built...

TransPennine Express rail extension si...
To implement 'smart' enabled ticket machines

The FirstGroup and UK Department for Transport (DfT) signed a contract...

Greenbrier orders more than 10,000 rai...
Valued at $1.09 billion

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

Russian National Wealth Fund to provid...
RZD to receive additional funds for purchase of new locomotives

The Russian National Wealth Fund (NWF), Russia's sovereign wealth fund,...

Alstom starts production of Kochi Metr...
Car-body shell for Kochi Metro unveiled

Alstom has started manufacturing Kochi Metro coaches at its Sri City...

PESA Bydgoszcz expands rolling stock p...
Rolling stock maker expands

Polish rolling stock maker PESA Bydgoszcz has expanded its production...

SBB leases cranes and track maintenanc...
To use more quiet and emission free equipment

Swiss Federal Railways signed contracts totaling SFr136m a year for the...

Alstom to promote fuel cell trains
Develops 40 fuel cell- powered trains

Between Alstom Transport and the municipality of Calw in the German Land of...

Hungary, Austria eye €173M rail upgrad...
New rail upgrade projects

The governments of Hungary and Austria have unveiled plans to launch two...

LDz completes the largest project impl...
Construction of the second rail track on the Skrīveri-Krustpils railway section

Recently, State JSC Latvijas dzelzceļš opened the second rail track on the...

First Ceneri base tunnel breakthrough
The miners in the tunnel could shake hands

After one final blast, at exactly 12:00 noon today, Tuesday, March 17, 2015...

Alpiq acquires Balfour Beatty Rail
The acquisition is in line with the strategy to reinforce presence in transport technology

In a bid to strengthen position in the international transport technology...

Russia continues tests of the world’s...
Ermak is ready for start

The Russian government, together with national railway carrier RZD, continue...

Ukranian government to allow private l...
Ukraine to attract private investors to national rail infrastructure

The government of Ukraine plans to allow the use of private locomotives on...

RZD starts modernization of Serbian Ra...
RZD starts operations in Serbia

RZD International, RZD’subsidiary for overseas projects, has officially...

Serbia to invest $200M in modernising...
New rail upgrade project in Serbia

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and...

Siemens to continue Lastochka producti...
Siemens has not plans to cut Russian projects

German Siemens, together with Russian Sinara, will continue the production...

L&T Infotech receives new contract...
To integrate business functions

L&T Infotech has received a new contract worth USD 10 million to...

Talgo receives new contract from Saudi...
To supply six high speed trains with 13 coaches

Talgo has received a new contract worth more than USD 200 million to supply...

Liverpool station re-opening study pla...
Abandoned for almost 100 years

Business leaders say new station would have huge impact on Baltic Triangle...

London and Thanet rail line to be upgr...
$17-million investment

Upgraded rail line between London and Thanet intended to cut journey times....

Study to bring Amtrak line back
The Gulf Coast Passenger Rail a top priority

Efforts to reestablish a passenger rail line between Orlando and New Orleans...

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