World Steel Association: in 2015 steel demand will grow by 2.0%
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) released its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2014 and 2015. worldsteel forecasts that global apparent […]
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More than half of Spain’s 2015 transport spend to go on rail
Spain has committed to investing EUR 5.2B on its rail network in 2015 – more than half of the country’s […]
SBB: EUR 26M contract for the supply of 2,800 km of signalling cables
Prysmian Group has been awarded a new contract for a frame agreement worth approximately EUR 26M by the Swiss Federal […]
Pendolino will travel from Prague to the Tatras and Košice
Czech Railways (ČD) and Slovak Rail (ZSSK) have accelerated the connection from the Czech capital to Košice and the Tatras. […]
PKP CARGO active in the automotive segment and intermodal freight transportation
In the first half of 2014, PKP CARGO signed more than 20 contracts regarding transports in the automotive segment, including […]
Rail sector urgently needs adoption of Technical Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package
On 8 October, EU Transport Ministers will meet in Brussels to discuss the Fourth Railway Package. In view of this […]
Bombardier’s Regio 2N double deck train receives homologation in France
SNCF received authorization from the French Public Establishment of Railway Safety (EPSF) for the commercial operation of Bombardier’s Regio 2N […]
RZD transported 92.1 million passengers in September 2014
According to the latest figures, in September 2014 the Russian Railways’ network carried 92.1 million passengers from all carriers, 0.9% […]
Uralvagonzavod to tripple production of innovative rail cars
Uralvagonzavod plans to increase production of innovative cars by three times in 2015, up to 18,000 units, according to UVZ’s […]
Finnair offers air-to-rail connection to Saint Petersburg with VR
Finnair and Finnish railway operator VR started cooperation offering combined air-and-rail tickets between Saint Petersburg and international destinations connecting via […]