Indian Railways to export 18 diesel locomotives to Myanmar
The Indian Railways will export 18 modern diesel locomotives to Myanmar soon. The engines worth about Rs 2 bn (2.7 […]
June 2017
Tashkent electrified belt railway project approved
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree on the construction of an electrified double-track railway line around Tashkent. The project […]
Genesee & Wyoming completes Heart of Georgia Railroad acquisition
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) has completed its acquisition of the shares of Atlantic Western Transportation, Inc., parent company of […]
General Electric opens Global Performance Optimization Center in Texas
General Electric has opened a “mission control” center for trains in Fort Worth to digitally track the performance of 17,000 […]
China and Netherlands to cooperate for Ji’nan metro
SiCC Co. Ltd and Strukton Rolling Stock B.V. have established a joint venture which will enable long-term cooperation for the […]
Estonia: Eesti Raudtee pauses investment plan
The supervisory board of Estonia’s state-owned railway company Eesti Raudtee decided to stop following the investment plan due to insufficient […]
Transport ministers elected a new Secretary-General of ITF
At their annual summit in Leipzig, Germany, the transport ministers of ITF member countries named Young Tae Kim the new […]
Greenbrier and Mitsubishi sign USD 1 billion rail deal
The Greenbrier Companies and Tokyo-based Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Limited (MUL) completed agreements to expand their existing commercial […]
Avignon tram contract awarded
A team of NGE group and Alstom is to carry out the civil works and build the tracks for the […]
SNCF to rebrand TGV services as “inOui”
French State Railways (SNCF) will gradually introduce “inOui” across the high-speed network beginning with the new high-speed line between Tours […]