Controversial Warsaw tender concluded. Hyundai Rotem, selected to deliver the 213 new trams
After long discussions and, especially, cancellations and resumptions of the same tender, Tramwaje Warszawskie has decided to select Hyundai Rotem […]
February 2019
Romania has launched another tender for Bucharest air-rail link project
The total estimated value of the contract is RON 420,11 million, excluding VAT (EUR 88,61 million), of which RON 402,71 […]
Russia opens Krasnodar rail bypass
Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Maxim Akimov, the Deputy Transport Minister, Venyamin Kondratyev, and Oleg Belozerov, the CEO of Russian Railways, […]
Chennai opens the last section of metro first phase
Through a video conference, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated in Chennai the last 10-km stretch of the city’s […]
Siemens wins electrification contract in Singapore
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority awarded Siemens Mobility a EUR 70 million contract for the electrification of the Circle Line Stage […]
Arriva to operate four lines in the Czech Republic
The Czech Ministry of Transport awarded Arriva a EUR 45 million contract for railway transport services on four express rail […]
Ekaterinburg purchases two metro trains
Metrovagonmash and Yekaterinburg Metro signed a contract for the supply of two 4-car metro trains that will be delivered in […]
Florence airport tram line inaugurated
Italy’s President, Sergio Mattarella, officially inaugurated Florence Tram 2 line linking city’s old center (Piazza dell’Unità) to the Firenze-Peretola airport […]
New Zealand purchases 450 Chinese wagons
KiwiRail has announced that it will purchase 450 flat-top rail wagons from CRRC Qiqihar Rolling Stock. The value of the […]
TMH completes 2ES5S locomotive test run
A freight electric locomotive class 2ES5S manufactured by Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant, part of Transmashholding, has successfully completed its 5000 […]