RZD to start Moscow-Berlin passenger service
Russian Railways announced that starting with December 17 will put into service the new international train on Moscow – Berlin […]
November 2016
San Diego orders 45 Siemens LRVs
Siemens has received an order for 45 new S70 light rail vehicles from the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). […]
Hitachi Rail Europe and FirstGroup sign EUR 66 million contract
Hitachi Rail Europe announced that it has agreed a £60 million (€66.58 million) deal between FirstGroup financed by Angel Trains. […]
Prequalified client consultants for Fehmarnbelt announced
Femern A/S has prequalified companies to submit tenders for two framework agreements on consulting services and technical in-house consulting services […]
EU Transport Scoreboard 2016 says Member States strive to strengthen the internal market
The European Commission published the 2016 edition of the “EU Transport Scoreboard”, a benchmark which compares how Member States perform […]
Turkmenistan completes construction of railway to Afghanistan
Long-awaited construction of railway from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan aiming to boost the cooperation in the transport sphere is getting finalized. […]
Pennsylvania: works start for Mount Joy rail station improvements
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) hosted a groundbreaking event for improvements to the Mount Joy station on Amtrak’s Keystone […]
SBB to offer Bitcoin at its ticket machines
From 11 November 2016, customers will be able to obtain Bitcoin at all SBB ticket machines. Over the course of […]
NEVZ supplies traction motors for BMZ’s diesel locomotives
Novocherkassk Locomotive Building Plant (NEVZ), part of Transmashholding Group, has delivered to Bryansk Machine Building Plant (BMZ), also part of […]
India: Japan may receive second high-speed rail contract
India is considering a proposal to award its second high-speed rail contract to Japan. Indian and Japanese officials are discussing […]