Old Oak Common station design unveiled
HS2 has revealed the latest designs for Old Oak Common station that was designed by a team led by WSP […]
February 2019
Railway logistics facility to be constructed in Abu Dhabi industrial area
Etihad Rail and ZonesCorp signed a MoU on the establishment of railway and logistics facilities within the Industrial City of […]
Montenegro modernizes its railways
Montenegro Railway Infrastructure Company (ZICG) will launch in the second quarter of 2019 a tender for the procurement of the […]
EC blocks Siemens-Alstom merger
The European Commission announced it has prohibited Siemens’ proposed acquisition of Alstom under the EU Merger Regulation. “The merger would […]
Houston orders 14 Siemens LRVs
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Metro) awarded Siemens Mobility a contract for the supply of 14 light rail […]
80% of DB Cargo German wagon fleet goes silent
In Cologne, DB Cargo has received its 50.500th quiet freight car, converted with LL-type quiet composite brake block whisper brakes. […]
Dual gauge solution linking Tallinn ring and Rail Baltica proposed
The Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Kadri Simson, sent a proposal to Rail Baltic Estonia to take into account a […]
Finland officially joins Rail Baltica
The Finnish government decided to set up a separate company, Oy Suomen Rata AB, to develop the railway industry in […]
Saudi Railway awards maintenance management contract
Saudi Railway Company (SAR) awarded Perpetuum a two-year contract for track condition information services covering 1250 km of rails from […]
UTLC ERA buys 200 container railcars
United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasian Railway Alliance and Osipovichsky plant of mechanical engineering (OPME), Belarus, signed a contract […]