Alstom wins metro train contract in Santo Domingo
Transport Reordering Office (OPRET) and Alstom signed a contract to manufacture, supply and put into service 8 three-car Metropolis trains […]
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Sweco wins contract for Turku tram project
Sweco was awarded a contract to provide design services for the first the city of Turku tram line in Finland […]
Thales wins three contracts in Portugal
Portuguese rail infrastructure manager, Infraestruturas de Portugal, awarded a consortium of Thales and its partners Ssisint and Conecticabo three contracts […]
Increased freight train traffic from Xinjiang to Europe
The Horgos Port and the Alataw Pass, two major railway ports in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, have handled […]
Ukraine launched standard-gauge line construction
Ukrzaliznytsia has started the construction of the 22 km Chop – Uzhhorod railway with standard gauge, one of the strategic […]
Early retirements obtained by unions after recent SNCF strikes
The recent strikes at SNCF have been very unpleasant for passengers, but extremely useful for employees of the French state-owned […]
Talgo delivers Renfe first Avril trains
Talgo started delivering the new Avril very high-speed trains to Renfe, following the completion of driver training and the reliability […]
US Exim bank loan for Ukrzaliznytsia
Export-Import Bank of the United States (Exim US Bank) for the first time has approved a direct long-term loan programme […]
VR FleetCare wins maintenance contract in Denmark
The Danish train operator, Nordjyske Jernbaner, awarded VR FleetCare a contract covering maintenance of bogies and pneumatic components of the […]
IDA approves funding for Tanzanian rail project
The International Development Association (IDA), part of World Bank Group, approved a USD 200 million financing for the 970 km […]