Policy
UK: EUR 8.3 million rail innovation competition open for bids
A government-sponsored competition to encourage innovation in the rail industry opened on 17 March 2015. Rail Minister Claire Perry launched […]
EUR 2.2 billion-benefits of rail freight to Great Britain economy
Rail freight now contributes an estimated £1.6 billion (EUR 2.2 billion) worth of benefits to Britain’s economy every year, a […]
Romania: the General Transport Master Plan could be finalised by the end of April
A technical team headed by the Transport Ministry State Secretary Iulian Matache presented, during 11 to 13 March, in Brussels, […]
Laos and China prepare to sign construction contract for HSR project
China and Laos will sign a construction contract for a USD 7.2 billion high-speed railway project planned by Laos, linking […]
Thailand: Green light for Japan to implement rail projects
Thailand’s Ministry of Transport is now setting up a ministerial work group which is expected to complete and have its […]
CN to buy back shares through a private agreement
CN announced that it intends to purchase for cancellation up to 1.1 million of its common shares pursuant to a […]
Law “On railway transport” enters into force in Turkmenistan
Law “On railway transport” has entered into force in Turkmenistan, said the document published in the mass media of the […]
Saudi Government orders nationalization of public transport industry
Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, who is also the chairman of the ministerial supervisory committee on public transport, has ordered […]