EC updates rail passenger rights
The European Commission is updating the European rules on rail passenger rights to better protect train travellers in case of […]
September 2017
Siemens to deliver automate technology for San Diego LRT extension
Siemens has been chosen by Mid-Coast Transit Constructors to provide the San Diego Metropolitan Transportation System (SDMTS) with technologies that […]
New rail alignment explored for Malaysia-Singapore transit rail link
The cost of the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link (RTS Link) will depend on the final alignment of the […]
Argentina plans USD 2 billion railcars tender for Buenos Aires
Argentina’s authorities intend to launch a tender for the purchase of 1,500 electric railcars for the train system of Buenos […]
DB Cargo UK tests jumbo train
DB Cargo UK and Cemex UK launched this month the first jumbo train carrying building materials, to be used in […]
Stadler presented EMUs for GYSEV and Norwegian NSB
At Trako rail transport fair in Poland, Stadler Polska has presented the first multiple units for the Hungarian operator GYSEV […]
Kazakhstan-Russia rail border control abolishment ratified
A document on the ratification of the protocol simplifying border crossing between the two countries has been signed by the […]
PKP PLK selects 3 final bids for GSM-R implementation on more than 13,000 km of railways
Poland’s Rail Infrastructure Manager, PKP PLK, launched a tender to install the GSM-R communications system over 13,600 kilometers of rail […]
Siemens-Alstom merger is the best fit
During Siemens and Alstom joint press conference, the representatives of both companies, Joe Kaeser, CEO of Siemens AG, and Henri […]
Azerbaijan and Georgia to set up JV for BTK line operation
Georgian Railway JSC is establishing a joint venture with Azerbaijan Railways CJSC, according to a report from S&P Global Ratings. […]