Fighting against climate change means more rail in Switzerland
Starting with 2021, Switzerland has set new directions for a sustainable future by adopting the climate strategy submitted to the […]
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Colas Rail to acquire German company
Colas Rail signed on August 9, 2022, a share purchase agreement to acquire Hasselmann Group based in Thuringia, Germany, and […]
Operail shunting locomotive to operate in Finland
The Finnish Transport and Communication Agency Traficom granted the permission for the first C30-MF Estonian shunting locomotive constructed at Operail’s […]
South Africa and Botswana agree to improve rail freight connection
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) and Botswana Rail (BR) signed a cooperation agreement to improve the rail freight connection to boost […]
BDZ Cargo in talks for WB financing
Bulgaria’s state-owned rail freight operator BDZ Cargo started talks with the World Bank for the implementation of its investment programme […]
Coradia Polyvalent platform divestment completed
Alstom has concluded the divestment of its Coradia Polyvalent platform, its Reichshoffen production site in France and its Talent 3 […]
CDPQ enters negotiation to acquire Akiem
SNCF and DWS, the Akiem shareholders, entered into exclusive negotiations with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) on […]
EBRD approves funding for tram extension in Sarajevo
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved a sovereign loan of up to EUR 25 million to Bosnia […]
EC approves Spanish scheme for rail freight transport
The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules a EUR 285 million Spanish scheme to encourage freight transport […]
Biden sets up a board to solve rail freight conflicts
The US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order establishing a presidential emergency board (PEB) to solve the ongoing […]