Québec Government confirms its financial support for Montréal LRT
The Government of Québec and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec have concluded an agreement on the main terms […]
March 2017
vlexx GmbH orders 21 Talent EMUs
Bombardier Transportation and emerging transport company vlexx GmbH have signed a contract to provide 21 three-car Talent 3 electric multiple […]
New Zealand: progress in restoring Christchurch-Picton line
A KiwiRail ballast tamper in the South Island of New Zealand is assisting in the restoration of the Main North […]
UK’s Tram Train pilot to achieve key milestones
The Tram Train project in South Yorkshire will take a significant step towards completion in the coming weeks as Network […]
Russian Railways and Gazprom sign Northern Latitudinal Railway agreement
The President of Russian Railways Oleg Belozerov and Chairman of Gazprom Management Committee Alexey Miller signed the agreement on the […]
Romania: Metrorex inaugurated two new metro stations
Străuleşti and Laminorului are the two stations that Metrorex, the Bucharest underground transport operator, has put in commercial service on […]
First contract signed for Warsaw – Poznan modernisation
On March 30, Polish rail infrastructure manager PKP PLK and Torpol have signed a PLN 800 million (EUR 189 million) […]
EVR Cargo to establish a subsidiary in Russia
Estonian railway operator EVR Cargo intends to set up a subsidiary in Russia to be able to rent out railcars […]
Kazakhstan and China plan to increase rail transit
Through the Kazakh-Chinese borders at Dostyk-Alashankou and Altynkol-Khorgos in 2017 it is planned to increase the volume of transit and […]
Centralization blocking system installed at Batumi-Central station
Georgia Railways has completed the construction of the Batumi-Central station and equipped it with modern microprocessor centralization of modern type […]