Transnet Freight Rail may sign more contracts for coal transport
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) announced it remains confident of concluding take-or-pay contracts with 36 coal-line customers before the end of […]
March 2015
Transnet secures financing for locomotive acquisition programme
Transnet annouced that had received the backing of leading American and Canadian development funding agencies for its purchase of more […]
Transnet receives USD 450 mln finance from Export Development Canada
Export Development Canada (EDC) announced that will provide USD 450 million for Transnet projects. The loan will partially finance a […]
Mexico is developing 20 rail projects
Mexico’s communications and transport ministry (SCT) is carrying out 126 public infrastructure projects across the entire country, but of the […]
Brazil to rise rail infrastructure investments until 2018
Brazil’s national development bank BNDES is expecting infrastructure investments in 2015-2018 to be 30.6% higher than in 2010-2013, reports Bnamericas. […]
Macedonia to modernize dozen of rail stations programme
“Macedonia will also get new railway stations. The railway station in Skopje is expected to be completely reconstructed this summer. […]
EU to support rail traffic improvements in the Dublin area
The EU’s TEN-T Programme will co-finance with over €1 million studies for the introduction of a centralised rail traffic control […]
Macedonian Railways received 107 new freight wagons
The Macedonian Railways fleet is enhanced with 107 new freight wagons that were promoted on March 3rd, 2015, in Skopje. […]
Rail companies launched a new international procurement initiative
Six companies in the railway industry, Alstom Transport, Bombardier Transportation, Deutsche Bahn, Knorr Bremse, Nederlandse Spoorwegen and SNCF, launched on […]
France and Turkey launch block train service
The block train service between France and Turkey was put into service and the first train arrived Derince on March […]