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Medium-term financing secured by Vossl...
Loan of €250m to repaid this yea

Vossloh Group announced recently that it had secured its medium-term financing with the...

Crossrail’s final shipment of earth ar...
Excavated material being used to create RSPB nature reserve at Wallasea Island

The last shipment of excavated material donated by Crossrail to one of Europe’s largest nature...

New railway bridge via Amur River will...
$400 million to be invested in building of new bridge between Russia and China

The Russian government has officially started building of a new railway bridge via the Amur...

RZD plans to reduce imports of compone...
RZD to refuse from imports of components

Russian RZD plans to reduce share of imported equipment and components in its overal structure...

Freight One, Uralvagonzavod to design...
Innovative rail freight car to be designed in Russia

The Freight One, Russia's largest rail transport operator, plans to design an innovative rail...

Siemens to invest 60 million euros in...
New depot to service Sapsan and Lastochka trains in Russia

German Siemens plans to invest up to 60 million euros in the building of a new repair depot for...

KVSZ to procure new electric locomotiv...
New electric locomotive model to be produced

Ukraine’s rolling stock maker Kriukov Rail Car Building Works (KVSZ) has unveiled plans to...

Helsinki transit company celebrates 70...
Art happenings of thirty minutes

Helsinki City Transit Company, HST, was founded 70 years ago and it is celebrated this year by...

Bombardier won rail Control Signaling...
Total value $56 million

USD Bombardier is going to deliver third rail signaling project on the Wroclaw to Poznan section...

Amtrak opens info tech center in Atlan...
Generates more jobs in Georgia

Amtrak announced newly that it is opening an Information Technology (IT) Service Delivery Center...

New high-speed rail line to be launche...
Germany, Czech Republic eye high-speed rail

Germany’s Dresden and the Czech Republic’s Ústí nad Labem and Litoměřice are to be connected by...

Donetsk Railway made record loss in 20...
Total railway length 2927,6 km

Donetsk Railways saw a record net loss of Hr 1.126 billion ( 440 million euro) in 2014, while in...

Copenhagen builds a new S-train statio...
Large bicycle parking area

Construction of Carlsberg's new train station in Copenhagen has begun. The station building,...

Ballard customer demonstrates world...
Integrated into the low floor tram design

Canadian Ballard Power Systems recently announced that the world's first hydrogen fuel cell...

UIC supports the South East Europe Str...
Will stimulate the development of rail infrastructure throughout south-eastern Europe

Recently, the first meeting of the UIC SEEA Taskforce was held in Ljubljana under the...

Dutch Railways signs contract with Sta...
For the delivery of 58 Flirt trains

Stadler Rail has won an order of Dutch State Railways (NS) for 58 Flirt trains.

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 building of railway infrastructure and the marine coal...

RZD to purchase 68 diesel 2TE25KM locomotives from Transmashholding
68 diesel 2TE25KM locomotives for RZD

Russian RZD will purchase 68 diesel 2TE25KM locomotives from ZAO Transmashholding, Russia’s largest producer of rolling stock, according to RZD....

TDSi teams up with Shenzhen TengDaSi Technology
For product distribution in China

TDSi has appointed Shenzhen TengDaSi Technology as its Master Distributor for China in a move to drive penetration in the local integrated...

Slovenian Railways eye five new locomotives
Rolling stock contract to be awarded

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

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 (train set a new world record speed of 603...

Holocaust victims' descendants file suit against SNCF
Complaint seeks reparations for property seized during WWII deportations

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day (April 16), Chicago law firm Much Shelist, along with New York-based counsel, filed a complaint in the...

New railway line will connect Iran and Iraq
$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 that will connect the Iraqi Basra province with...

Evraz to establish rail production in Russia this year
New rails’ production in Russia

Nizhny Tagil Metallurgical Plant (which is part of Evraz), plans to invest up to US$300 million in the establishment of rails’ production this...

Rail tech conference announced
Call for papers closes in May

Following 4 successful editions, conference organiser Europoint will launch the 5th International Rail Technology Conferences from 17 - 19...

New Northern Virginia station opening soon
Nine new rail cars too

Virginia Railway Express is opening a new Northern Virginia station this summer, marking the first major service expansion in the system’s 23-year...

CN to invest approximately CAD 500 million on infrastructure improvement
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 improve infrastructure on its Western Canada feeder...

Sweden invests in railways
Waiting creates frustration

This year the Swedish Government wants to invest 66 million euros to improve rail maintenance. Later, during the following three years more than...

Hit Rail and Raildata sign cooperation agreement
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 interoperability and cooperation between railways...

TDSi teams up with China Rail Chen Bang Technology
Signs a five year strategic cooperation agreement

TDSi, an integrated security solutions manufacturer based in the UK, has signed a five year strategic cooperation agreement with China Rail Chen...

PKP PLK awards $76M deal to Bombardier, KZA
New rail deal

Poland’s railway network operator PKP PLK has handed a contract worth PLN 282 million ($76 million) to a consortium formed by Canada’s Bombardier...

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 Ch...
Third largest US metropolitan area

The Cermak-McCormick Place station on the Green Line of Chicago 'L' rapid...

Gysev Cargo has launched a high-level...
Involving more than two hundred hours of teaching

Employees of Gysev Cargo Zrt. will in the future be able to participate in a...

TfL starts bidding process for next op...
Will run services from November 2016

Transport for London (TfL) has started the selection process of the next...

Amtrak recognised as a top employer
By Forbes magazine

Amtrak received recognition for workplace excellence by earning a spot in...

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

Agnès Ogier, CEO of Thalys, Jo Cornu, CEO of SNCB, and Rachel Picard,...

Ferry complex to be built in the Caspi...
Railway line with the ferry service

A new ferry complex is to be built in the port of Kuryk in Kazakhstan on the...

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

The Alstom Citadis trams of the Toulouse conurbation will from now on link...

Greece may transfer railway assets to...
Russia still bids for Greek railway assets

Russia may provide large credits to Greece in exchange for some of the...

Ukranian rail cargo transportations co...
War conflict results in decline of Ukranian rail cargo transportations

Ukranian Railways, Ukraine’s national railway operator, posted a 24.5%...

Russian production of rail cars declin...
Russian rail car building industry remains in crisis

The production of rail cars in Russia since the beginning of the current...

Chinese investors announce intention t...
Chinese investors ready to build high-speed rail lines in Russia

Russian RZD is considering a proposal of China to invest about 300 billion...

Russian Railways Logistics acquires st...
Aims to expand in rail freight market

Russian Railways Logistics recently acquired a 50 percent stake in Liepajas...

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

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

GE completes first production test of...
Meets EPA’s Tier 4 locomotive emissions standards

GE Transportation has completed the first production test of its GE...

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...

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