India could allow Talgo to organize trial runs of faster trains
The government has given an in-principle approval for Talgo to undertake trial runs of its lighter and faster trains that […]
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Pandrol wins Haramain High Speed Rail station contract
Pandrol CDM Track won a contract to supply CDM – QTrack embedded rail system for the track of the Haramain […]
IFIs announce USD 400 billion to achieve sustainable development goals
The multilateral development banks (MDBs) and IMF signaled plans to extend more than USD 400 billion in financing over the […]
China-Thailand railway line to be completed until 2020
Thai Transport Minister Prajin Juntong expects the double-track railway linking southern China, Laos and central Thailand will be completed within […]
Philippines: Hitachi in talks for a USD 4.4 billion railway project
Hitachi Ltd is in talks with Philippines government for a 200 billion pesos (USD 4.4 billion) railway project in Clark […]
Russian rail freight company Novotrans is sold
Sibirsky Delovoy Soyuz (SDS) sold Novotrans to entrepreneur Konstantin Goncharov. Novotrans provides cargo transportation by rail and is one of […]
Taiwan: Kaohsiung light rail system begins testing
Kaohsiung’s Mass Rapid Transit Bureau began a week-long test of the country’s first light rail system. A passenger trial run […]
High speed rail financial reforms kick off in Taiwan
A financial reform aimed at saving Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) from potential bankruptcy kicked off on July 27th, […]