Alstom to deliver to Sydney Citadis X05
The ALTRAC consortium, of which Alstom is part, announced that the contract for the new Sydney tramway line awarded by […]
February 2015
Serbia: works on Ruma-Golubinci railway (Corridor X) launched
Ruma-Golubinci railway (17.9 km) is the second section funded from Russian loan, and the completition deadline is set for Seprember […]
Turkey: new tender for 80 high speed trains to open soon
Transportation, Maritime and Communication Minister Lütfi Elvan announced that the first national high speed train, which was designed by Turkish […]
Iran needs foreign investors to launch Qazvin-Rasht-Astara railway
Iran needs financial resources to inaugurate the Qazvin-Rasht-Astara railway. Iran’s transport minister Abbas Akhoundi said if the required financial resources […]
Aeroexpress: over 19 million passangers in 2014
Over 19.7 million passengers travelled on Aeroexpress trains in 2014, including the Moscow, Kazan, and Vladivostok routes and the commuter […]
Philippines: MTR Corporation and a Japanese company, among potential constructors for a railway project
Philippines Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) announced that is in talks with MTR Corporation (Hong Kong) and a Japanese […]
Turkey: Consultancy offers for Kocaeli light rail
Nine companies presented offers for consultancy for Kocaeli tram project. The light rail tram project consist in a 33 km […]
PKP PLK to receive EUR 100 million EIB finance
European Investment Bank (EIB) evaluates the modernisation of the Warsaw railway node, phase 1: railway lines Warszawa Wlochy – Grodzisk […]
USA: SMART expects 20 mil. dollars funding for rail extension
On the basis of the recommendation from the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, the budget for 2016 recommends the sum of […]
Morocco high speed rail project delayed
The construction of the Tangiers-Casablanca high-speed rail link has been delayed by bureaucratic problems. One of the issues concerns the […]