The Alstom-Bombardier consortium will supply 10 additional trains for the RER A line in Paris
STIF has ordered a further ten MI09 double-deck trains from the Alstom-Bombardier consortium. The total amount of the contract is […]
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Network Rail opened consultations for direct rail link from the west to Heathrow Airport
Network Rail announced the opening of public consultations, until April 2015, for a new direct rail link connecting the west […]
Alstom inaugurates a new bogie overhaul facility in Manchester
Alstom has inaugurated a new bogie overhaul facility in Manchester. The site which is 3,600 m²and counts 63 new employees […]
Spain: FGC uses drones for the inspection of its installations
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) has used drones for the first time to carry out inspections of its […]
CFR SA launches tender to rent 900 km of non-interoperable railways
Romanian railway infrastructure manager, CFR SA, organises on 12 February 2015, a call public tender to rent 900 km of […]
Mechel becomes potential rail supplier for Deutsche Bahn
Mechel OAO reports that Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant won the status of a potential rail supplier to Germany’s railway operator Deutsche […]
Building Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel would cost 9-13 bln euros
The results of a preliminary study show that linking Helsinki and Tallinn with an undersea tunnel would cost EUR 9-13 […]
MÁV, GYSEV to receive state subsidies for passenger services
Hungarian state-owned railway company MÁV is expected to receive a state subsidy of HUF 144 bln (EUR 464.8 mln) for […]
EBRD exits Poland’s largest freight carrier PKP Cargo
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has sold its stake in PKP Cargo the national provider of rail […]
Romania to have a General Transport Master Plan
The General Transport Master Plan will be approved by the Government next week and then we will present it to […]