Belarus: MMZ to produce rail rough forged axles
Belarus’ Mogilev Metal Plant (MMZ), affiliated to Belarus Metal Company, has implemented a EUR 25m project to produce rough forged […]
July 2016
VIA Rail receives funding for infrastructure improvement
Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, and Yves Desjardins-Siciliano, President and Chief Executive Officer of VIA Rail Canada Inc., announced a […]
Singapore: Temasaek Hodings to buy SMRT’s shares
Temasaek Hodings, through its Belford Investments subsidiary, has reached an agreement to acquire all of the shares in Singapore metro […]
Ukraine: new railway reform plan not ready yet
The Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelyan has not yet received a plan for reforms from the newly appointed head of […]
Canada to accelerate phasing out of DOT-111 tank cars
Canadian Minister of Transport Marc Garneau issued Protective Direction 38, which accelerates the phasing out of DOT-111 tank cars for […]
Singapore and Mastercard launch ticketing system pilot
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Mastercard have signed a partnership agreement to launch an Account-Based Ticketing System pilot by […]
Denver: B Line opens for passenger service
The Regional Transportation District of Denver (RTD) opened for passenger service the B Line and Westminster Station. The B Line […]
Hill International recognized for Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Hill International announced that it has been recognized with the Outstanding Rail Project of the Year Award from the Metropolitan […]
Malaysia: Ansaldo STS wins Klang Valley signalling project
Ansaldo STS was awarded a 168.7 million Malaysian Ringgit (EUR 37 million) contract to upgrade the signalling works within a […]
Port of Hamburg launches Hybrid shunting locomotive
Metrans has begun operating its first new hybrid shunting locomotives at the Port of Hamburg. Metrans, the rail subsidiary of […]