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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, France, between Mars 24...

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 of trains with...

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 in London has been...

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 to an official...

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 participate in the...

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 implementation of the...

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

Spain’s rolling stock maker Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) has obtained an...

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

The Siemens Charger is a diesel-electric locomotive designed by Siemens Mobility, intended to...

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

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

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 manager of almost all...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, plans to provide up to...

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

Alstom has started manufacturing Kochi Metro coaches at its Sri City facility in India. The...

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

Polish rolling stock maker PESA Bydgoszcz has expanded its production facility with the aim of...

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 lease of 65 tampers,...

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 Baden-Württemberg a...

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

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

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 Skrīveri-Krustpils...

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, the miners in the Ceneri Base Tunnel could shake hands.

India plans modernization of national railway sector
India plans to invest up to US$138 billion in the development of national railways over the next 5 years

India plans to invest up to US$138 billion in the development of national railways over the next 5 years, according to Suresh Prabhu, India’s...

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 and service domain, Alpiq recently announced the acquisition of Italy’s...

Russia continues tests of the world’s most powerful locomotive – Ermak
Ermak is ready for start

The Russian government, together with national railway carrier RZD, continue tests of Ermak four-section locomotive, which is the world’s most...

Ukranian government to allow private locomotives on national rail infrastructure
Ukraine to attract private investors to national rail infrastructure

The government of Ukraine plans to allow the use of private locomotives on the national railway infrarstructure during the next several years,...

RZD starts modernization of Serbian Railways
RZD starts operations in Serbia

RZD International, RZD’subsidiary for overseas projects, has officially started modernization of the northern parts of the Trans-European...

Serbia to invest $200M in modernising Belgrade-Bar rail link
New rail upgrade project in Serbia

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic has announced plans by the government...

Siemens to continue Lastochka production for RZD
Siemens has not plans to cut Russian projects

German Siemens, together with Russian Sinara, will continue the production of locomotives for RZD at the capacities of their Russian joint venture...

L&T Infotech receives new contract from India’s Rail Vikas Nigam
To integrate business functions

L&T Infotech has received a new contract worth USD 10 million to integrate business functions of Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL), a PSU under the...

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

Talgo has received a new contract worth more than USD 200 million to supply six trains with 13 coaches to Saudi Railways Organization (SRO).

Liverpool station re-opening study planned
Abandoned for almost 100 years

Business leaders say new station would have huge impact on Baltic Triangle and proposed Cains brewery village

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

Upgraded rail line between London and Thanet intended to cut journey times. Network Rail and government funds aim to pay for major upgrade to...

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 received a nod from Congress last week as representatives approved a...

Vladimir Putin criticizes tariff policy of RZD
Putin unhappy with growth of rail tariffs in Russia

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has criticized RZD, the national railway carrier, for unclear tariff policy and the existing problems with the...

New Talai Mannar railway line inaugurated
265 km of railway track reconstructed

The newly built railway track between Madhu Road and Talai Mannar Pier covering a distance of 63 kms was commissioned to the public use of Sri...

Farmers unwilling to give up land for Californian bullet train
Threat of many lengthy court battles

The planned Californian so called bullet train path is going to cut through several farmlands.

Harsco acquires Protran Technology
“This investment aligns perfectly with our stated strategy to further grow and diversify our Rail division”

Harsco Corporation recently announced the acquisition of Protran Technology, a US based firm involved in the design and production of safety...

Alstom signs contract with Brazil’s Trensurb
To provide preventive maintenance for 15 metro trains

Alstom recently signed a contract worth EUR 2 million with Empresa de Trens Urbanos de Porto Alegre (Trensurb) to provide preventive maintenance...

Russia’s Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant plans massive cuts
Russian railway industry to cut workers

Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant, one of Russia’s largest producers of electric locomotives, plans to fire up to 900 workers by June, 1...

RZD signed $2,35 billion contract on supplies of locomotives during 2015-2017
RZD awaits new locomotives

Russian RZD has signed an agreement with Transmashholding, Russia’s leading producer of rolling stock and Ural Locomotives on the supply of...

Energy-saving trams tested in Krakow
To use regenerative braking

Krakow City Transport has started testing its new energy-efficient Solaris...

Finland applied for EU rail funding
The time-scale of five years

The Finnish government has applied for funds from the TEN-T programme for...

Move to digital railway systems fuels...
Drivers are the rise of Internet of Things and the proliferation of mobiles

The global rail market offers huge opportunities for big data technology...

Bucharest selects Spain’s CAF for €350...
Trains for new metro line

Municipally-owned operator Metrorex has awarded an order for 43 six-car...

BNSF to invest $141 million in Califor...
Include the construction of three miles of double track

BNSF recently announced that its 2015 capital program for its operations in...

Hitachi Rail Europe, Abellio to provid...
46 three-car and 24 four-car AT200 EMU trains are being procured

Hitachi Rail Europe and Abellio announce that they have signed a contract...

Global rolling stock market worth $45....
Set to grow at a rate of 3,48 per cent

According to the newly released report "Rolling Stock Market by Rolling...

Thales awarded Lusail contract
Will equip four lines of the first tramway in the Qatari city

Thales will provide a fully integrated solution for supervision,...

Alstom Coradia Lint commuter trains st...
The first ever to be put into commercial service in North America

Recently, the Alstom Coradia Lint trains delivered to OC Transpo entered...

Mongolia to become new transit point f...
EU and China railway transportations to be improved

Mongolia plans to build a new rail line, bypassing Russia, for the transit...

Slovak rail freight operator ZSSK priv...
New rolling stock lease deal

Slovakia’s state-run rail freight operator ZSSK Cargo has sold 12,000 rail...

Funding of more than EUR 14 billion fo...
“The highest ever funding for Indian Railways”

India’s Ministry of Railways has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...

Sumitomo and Nippon Sharyo receive new...
For supply of 96 subway cars

Japan’s Sumitomo and Nippon Sharyo has received a new contract worth JPY 13...

Evraz to supply wheels for freight car...
Russia continues supplies of wheels for freight cars to European market

Evraz, one of Russia’s largest metal producers, has completed production of...

Romania National Railways names new Di...
With a long experience from the railway industry

Mr Dan M. Costescu was appointed Director General of the National Railway...

EIB supports modernisation of Polish r...
Loans totalling more than PLN 1 billion granted

The European Investment Bank (EIB) granted four loans totalling more than...

Ukranian Railways to increase tariffs...
Rail tariffs continue to grow in Ukraine

Ukranian national railway operator Ukranian Railways is considering a...

Kiruna Wagon to develop Europe’s next...
Part of the EU Horizon project

Kiruna Wagon has been selected to develop Europe’s next generation of bulk...

China and Japan plan to build rail lin...
New rail investors to come to Thailand

Chinese and Japanese companies to bid for the contracts, for the building of...

Uralvagonzavod to establish production...
New production of refrigerated containers to be established in Russia

Uralvagonzavod, one of Russia’s largest producers of rolling stock, plans to...

Ukranian Railways plans to increase o...
Of passenger rail transportations this year

Ukrainian national railway operator Ukranian Railways plans a significant...

Bombardier unveils design for C30 MOVI...
For Stockholm’s Red Line

Bombardier Transportation and the Stockholm Traffic Administration presented...

Greece postponed sale of TRAINOSE
RZD to bid for TRAINOSE

The government of Greece has postponed tenders for the sale of the national...

Amtrak train derails in North Carolina
After hitting a transfer truck

On Monday, an Amtrak train derailed in North Carolina after hitting a truck...

Stadler Rail, Hungary’s Dunakeszi Járm...
New rolling stock joint venture in Hungary

Swiss manufacturer Stadler Rail and Hungary’s state-owned rolling stock...

Battery-powered train transported pass...
Battery powered trains at a fast pace

Prototype battery-powered ‘IPEMU’ carried passengers for first time. For the...

Ottawa agree to tunnel for Western LRT...
The best option for extending light rail to west

A long-standing disagreement between the City of Ottawa and the National...

DB to build new regional rail stations
Local funding speeds up implementation

Deutsche Bahn’s station management business unit DB Station & Service...

Romania eyes €890M rail upgrade projec...
New rail modernisation projects in Romania

The Romanian government has unveiled plans to allocate at least €890 million...

CSR delivers 300 train sets to Argenti...
Each EMU can take 220 passengers

The Company CSR Qingdao Sifang of China is about to deliver the first four-...

EU to support rail traffic improvement...
For the introduction of a centralised rail traffic control (CTC)

The EU's TEN-T Programme will co-finance with over €1 million studies for...

EIB to co-finances Swietelsky's r...
Company seeking to develop new systems to rehabilitate and maintain tracks in Austria

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is supporting the rehabilitation of...

Union Pacific improves community safet...
Has achieved 7 percent derailment decrease

Training, technology and investments helped Union Pacific improve safety in...

Helsinki City Rail Loop is moving forw...
The project had not been put on hold

Finland’s Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has newly revealed that the...

Etihad Rail signs strategic agreement...
For the development of the national rail network in the UAE

Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE’s national railway...

Alstom inaugurates tramway manufacturi...
Will serve the Latin American region

Alstom has inaugurated a new production line for Citadis trams at its...

SNCF starts testing Erex system
The system makes it possible to bill the energy each train uses

Eress organisation has announced that SNCF (Société nationale des chemins de...

Six companies launch a new internation...
To drive sustainability throughout the supply chain

Six companies in the railway industry - Alstom Transport, Bombardier...

Network Rail station retail records st...
The results point to the changing consumer buying behaviours

A strong Christmas sales period, coupled with consistent October and...

Canadian pension fund takes share in E...
As part of global infrastructure strategy

The Canadian fund manager Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is...

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