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RENFE to launch tender for acquisition of new trains
In the third quarter of 2015, RENFE (Spain) will launch a public tender to purchase 40 new trains, economia.elpais.com reports. […]
Jacobs awarded contract for rail link to London Heathrow
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced that it was awarded a contract by Network Rail to support its proposed new rail […]
Network Rail may entrust telecommunications services to private operators
The UK Department for Transport is considering forcing Network Rail to entrust the telecommunications services to the private sector. Among […]
EC investigates public financing for Spanish HSR test centre
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to examine whether the public financing of a test centre for high-speed […]
Georgia seeks to enter the Scandinavian market through Lithuania
Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania Rimantas Sinkevičius met Georgia’s Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development […]
Hitachi Rail Europe selected by FirstGroup to supply new AT300 trains
Hitachi Rail Europe announced has been selected by FirstGroup as preferred supplier, subject to contract, for the supply of 29 […]
Stadler Rail and ABB to modernise X2000 fleet for Sweden’s SJ
Stadler Rail signed a cooperation agreement with ABB to upgrade the X2000 high-speed train fleet for SJ, Sweden’s state-owned passenger […]
Trafikverket concerns 4G mobile network interferes with ERTMS
Swedish infrastructure manager Trafikverket announced that all locomotives, multiple units and driving trailers operating on the country’s railway network must […]
UK government has updated plans to protect the proposed route for Crossrail 2 from conflicting development
The proposed major infrastructure project, Crossrail 2, moved a step forward on 24 March 2015 as the UK government published […]