Renfe to launch free train Wi-Fi next month
Spain’s state-owned rail company Renfe will finally begin offering free Wi-Fi on its high-speed AVE trains on 03 November, over […]
October 2016
Italy’s EUR 5 billion high-speed rail to get green light
Work on the first phase of the high-speed Verona to Padua railway line will start this year, according to the […]
Serbia Cargo to purchase new electric locomotives
The EBRD is considering reallocation of an existing sovereign guaranteed loan of EUR 100 million to Serbian Railways. The reallocation […]
CTA plans to invest USD 3.5 billion by 2021
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) announced that is proposing a USD 3.5 billion five-year capital budget for 2017-2021. The projects include […]
Alstom to supply 24 trains for DB Regio
DB Regio ordered 24 Coradia Continental regional trains from Alstom, under a EUR 130 million contract. The new three or […]
LA completes the first of two tunnels for Crenshaw/LAX LRT
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority completed the excavation of the first of the twin tunnels that will connect the […]
Irish Railways funding crisis puts lines at risk
A number of rail lines may be forced to close as Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railways) is threatened with insolvency, a […]
Greenbriar acquires Frauscher Sensor Technology
Frauscher Sensor Technology has selected Greenbriar Equity Group LLC, a New York-based private equity company as its new equity partner. […]
Normandy orders Bombardier inter-city trains
Normandy and Bombardier will sign a contract, next month, to replace Corail coaches on inter-city services which the region is […]
Private equity fund acquires Euromaint’s shares
Swedish company Ratos has sold its 100% stake in rolling stock maintenance specialist Euromaint to SSVP, a mid-market private equity […]