Mohamed Mezghani appointed as new UITP Secretary General
Mohamed Mezghani, current Deputy Secretary General, has just been appointed the next Secretary General of UITP starting from January 2018. […]
October 2017
California’s Rail Plan unveiled
California Department of Transportation, Caltrans, released the public draft of the California State Rail Plan, which outlines a new framework […]
Feasibility study on South Africa – Swaziland rail link completed
Transnet has completed the feasibility study for the construction of 150 km line between South Africa and Swaziland, linking Lothair […]
Sofia selected Škoda for tram contract
Škoda Transportation won the contract for the supply of 13 ForCity Classic trams for Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia. The EUR 23.67 […]
Singaporean company wins new urban rail contracts in China
Ranken Railway Construction Group, a subsidiary of Singapore-based Sapphire Corporation Ltd, has secured two contracts for metro and transit lines […]
Bombardier and CAF win West Midlands train order
Abellio, JR East and Mitsui announced that Bombardier Transportation and CAF were selected to manufacture 107 new trains for the […]
RZD commissioned a new railway bridge on Sakhalin
Russian Railways commissioned a new rail bridge, including its conversion from narrow gauge to wide gauge, on 49 km of […]
Berlin to build new rail routes by 2030
Under the i2030 programme, the rail transport network will benefit from eight new rail transport routes. All eight routes will […]
Serbia launches tender on Belgrade-Rakovica-Resnik rehabilitation
Infrastructure of Serbian Railways will launch the tender on the rehabilitation and modernization of sections along railway Corridor X and […]
Stadler begins construction of its plant in Utah
Stadler has officially launched the construction of its new plant in Salt Lake City, USA, investing USD 50 million. After […]