Kazakhstan: Pavlodar city to purchase new tram cars
EBRD will provide financing for the modernization tramway system project in Pavlodar, a major city in the north-east of Kazakhstan. […]
May 2015
World crude steel production decreased by -1.7% in April 2015
World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 135 million tonnes (Mt) […]
Denmark: Banedanmark chooses the contractor for the electrification project
After the evaluation and negotiations with the four consortia prequalified for the electrification of the Danish railway, Banedanmark is negotiating […]
Irish Rail launches non-stop transport services from Cork to Dublin
Irish Rail will introduce a new non-stop express service from Cork’s Kent Station to Dublin Heuston. The Cork to Dublin […]
RZD and Azerbaijan Railways sign memorandum on increase cargo transportation
During the 62nd meeting of the Council for Rail Transport of CIS countries and the Baltic States, held in Minsk […]
JR East announced international tender for new-type electric-diesel railcars
JR East has announced a new international tender for the procurement of 63 new-type electric-diesel railcars for the Niigata and […]
European- Japanese railway markets still limited in volume
On 21 May in Brussels took place the third meeting of the EU-Japan Industrial Dialogue on Railways, organised by the […]
Key commuter rail services transfer to Transport for London
On Sunday 31 May, services currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, between Liverpool Street station and Enfield Town, Cheshunt (via […]
CIS railways urged to step up efforts to raise passenger numbers
CIS railways need to step up efforts to raise the number of passengers, Head of the Belarusian Railways Vladimir Morozov […]
Moscow Railway Smaller Ring to be launched in 2016
Operation at the Moscow Railway Smaller Ring (MKZD) is to be launched in September 2016, OAO RZD President Vladimir Yakunin […]