Latvia and China to promote rail freight transport
Latvian Transport Minister Uldis Augulis agreed with Chinese Transport Minister Li Xiaopeng to promote rail cargo transport during an ongoing […]
Policy
South Western franchise comes under competition authority’s scrutiny
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority announced that it is considering whether to probe the awarding of the South Western […]
JV selected for Connecticut rail system improvement
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) selected a team composed by AECOM, Parsons Brinckerhoff, and STV to assist the department […]
Kuala Lumpur – Singapore HSR to set up a privately financed asset company
MyHSR Corporation Chief Executive Officer, Mohd Nur Ismal Mohamed Kamal, stated that the Malaysian government will call for a tender […]
RZD seeks pricing deregulation for container transport
Russian railway monopoly RZD plans to lobby the government to deregulate rail tariffs for container transshipment to better compete with […]
Forensic Audit into National Railways of Zimbabwe finalized
A forensic audit of the struggling National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has been completed. The company’s board chairman, Larry Mavhima, […]
RegioJet to launch intercity trains on Prague-Vienna route
RegioJet is planning to launch its intercity train services on another European market – in Austria – since December 2017. […]
Recapitalisation Programme approved for National Railways of Zimbabwe
The Cabinet has approved the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ)’s recapitalisation programme which will see the ailing company going into […]
Ukraine plans to launch freight train to Iran
Ukraine plans to launch a freight train to Iran in a bid to boost bilateral agricultural trade, the Ukrainian Infrastructure […]
Turkey proposes three alternative rail routes to Trabzon
In the Eastern Black Sea Region Environment Plan approved by the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation, three alternative routes […]