UK DfT publishes tenders for Northern and TransPennine franchises
Plans to give rail passengers in the north of England more seats, more services and a brand new fleet of […]
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France and Italy sign new agreement for Turin-Lyon high speed line
France Transport Minister Alain Vidalies and Italian Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi have signed the key documents giving green light “to […]
Turkey to build new rail tunnel under the Bosphorus strait
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has announced an estimated $3.5 billion mega-project for a three-level sub-sea tunnel under Bosphorus Strait, which […]
Government cancels Helsinki City Rail Loop
A large majority of the Finnish Goverment on February 24 rejected a major new rail network planned for the capital. […]
Genesee & Wyoming acquires Freightliner
US based company Genesee & Wyoming Inc. announced, on February 24, that it has agreed to acquire approximately 95% of […]
CEF Transport calls deadline extended
The deadline for the 2014 Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Transport Calls has been just extended to Tuesday 3 March 2015 […]
UIC: IFIs will grant 40% of transport funds to railways
“Worldwide, there is a series of railway infrastructure projects underway, while others are due to be initiated over the next […]