Croatia: EU to finance the reconstruction of Dugo Selo – Krizevci railway line
Croatia’s Minister of Transport, Hajdas Doncic, announced that the European Commission would be making a decision soon about granting EUR […]
December 2014
1st high-speed train in Poland Alstom’s Pendolino fleet starts commercial service
Alstom’s Pendolino, the first high-speed train to operate in Poland, entered in service. This inauguration opens a new era for […]
HS2 preparations to get Council backing
The next stage of developing plans preparing for high-speed rail in Leeds are set to be examined by councillors at […]
Ferrovie dello Stato launches air – rail high-speed services
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS Italiane) will begin operating high-speed Frecciargento rail services from Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci -Fiumicino International […]
China railway link to Iran signed in Dushanbe
The document on a regional railway designed to link China with Iran via Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan, was signed, Tajikistan’s […]
India and World Bank sign USD 1.1 billion agreement for the rail freight corridor project
The Government of India and the World Bank signed a USD 1.1 billion agreement towards the second loan for the […]
Finmeccanica – AnsaldoBreda won maintenance contract for Trenitalia’s 1000 trains
Finmeccanica – AnsaldoBreda signed a EUR 250 million contract with Trenitalia (FS Italiane Group) for the global maintenance service of […]
Belgium’s Liefkenshoek rail tunnel inaugurated
Infrabel, the Belgian railway infrastructure manager, officially inaugurated, on December 9, the Liefkenshoek rail link, set to open to traffic […]
Estonia: EVR Cargo transport volume grew in November
Estonian state-owned rail freight company EVR Cargo’s transport volume grew by 14.7% in November compared to last year, to 1.46 […]
Irland: six schemes examined for North Dublin transport
Six major transport schemes have been unveiled as possible solutions to cater for population growth in North Dublin. The potential […]