Slovenia: company for Divača–Koper second track project established
On March 31, Slovenian Government has adopted the decision on establishing a company for the construction of the Divača–Koper second […]
March 2016
London Waterloo station to receive £800m for investments
Network Rail has launched a programme of investment worth more than £800m over the next three years in order to […]
Design contract on third track construction awarded
US Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that Long Island Rail Road awarded Gannett Fleming – AECOM joint venture a USD […]
Hitachi to supply TransPennine Express 19 bi-mode trains
The new TransPennine Express (TPE) franchise, operated by FirstGroup, agreed to complete a new rolling stock contract with Hitachi Rail […]
Karlsruhe orders more tram-trains
Under the terms of a second contract option the Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (AVG) has ordered a further 25 “Citylink NET 2012” tram-trains […]
First rapid container train arrived at Bronka
The first rapid container train arrived at Bronka station of Oktyabrskaya Railway (Russian Railways). The train of 57 wagon units […]
“East World Express” train to link Germany and Japan
As of March, Far East Land Bridge (FELB) is launching an open/public train named “East World Express” with weekly departures […]
„Cool Express“ operates between Koper and Rotterdam ports
Within the EU project „Fresh Fruit Corridor“ (FFC), Rail Cargo Operator (Austria) is in charge of the first intermodal test […]
EIB and India sign EUR 450 million loan for Lucknow metro
During the 13th European Union – India summit, European Investment Bank announced it will finance Lucknow metro project. The total […]
Nine bidders shortlisted for HS2 major engineering contracts
HS2 Ltd announced a shortlist of 9 bidders for between £7.1 (€9 billion) and £11.8 billion (€15 billion) worth of […]