Philippines: tender for MRT Line 3 upgrade
The Department of Transportation has invited groups to bid for a P1.03-billion (EUR 19.8 million) upgrade of the ancillary systems […]
July 2016
Cranfield Foundry to build railway parts plant in Macedonia
Sidney-based Cranfield Foundry officially launched the construction of a 15 million euros plant for railway and car parts in Probistip […]
US: public transport organizations recognized for sustainability by APTA
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recognized six organizations for their outstanding achievements in sustainability. The two public transit systems […]
Iran and Italy form technical committee for infrastructure projects
„ A test center for rail systems will be set up in collaboration with the Italian side”, Deputy Minister for […]
Free Wi-Fi services on Vilnius-Kaunas trains
Lithuanian state-owned railway carrier Lieutvos Gelezinkeliai has launched free Wi-Fi services based on the LTE network of mobile operator Omnitel […]
Fibre optics to be deployed on a rail line in West Africa
Vivendi’s subsidiary GVA (Group Vivendi Africa) is planning to deploy 5,000 km of fibre-optic cables across five West African countries […]
Sinara Group to supply locomotives for the Cuban railways
The Vice-Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Cuba Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz and the Chairman of the Board of Sinara […]
Hector Rail orders 5 additional Vecton locomotives
Hector Rail and Siemens have signed an agreement for the delivery of five new Vectron locomotives. Under the agreement, there […]
First new train for Limburg rolls into Stadler work shop
Stadler’s first train for Arriva to the the Limburg public transport concession rolled into the Stadler workshop in Blerick. The […]
General Electric to cooperate with Ukrzaliznytsia
General Electric signed a memorandum of understanding with Ukrainian state-owned railway company Ukrzaliznytsia, Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelyan announced. With […]