San Francisco orders 175 light rail cars from Siemens
San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has awarded Siemens a contract to deliver an initial 175 light rail cars for […]
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Nurminen Logistics (Finland) signed a cooperation agreement with UTLC
Nurminen Logistics signed a letter of intent with UTLC, the JV of the Russian, Kazakhstan and Belarussian state railways, for […]
Portugal: Porto embraces non-stop weekend metro
More than 40 000 people have used the trial 24-hour weekend metro in Porto since it began operating last month, […]
Australia to buy new trains
Transport Minister Dean Nalder announced the Public Transport Authority (PTA) would go to market with a Request for Information (RFI) […]
PKP Cargo will buy 10 multi-system locomotives
PKP Cargo announced that it will invest nearly Zlotys 200m (EUR 4.8 million) in 10 new multi-system electric locomotives to […]
Central Japan Railway seeks approval to build maglev train
Central Japan Railway Co. filed a formal application with the transport ministry for approval to build a magnetically levitated train […]
Paddington station excavation reaches Crossrail train tunnels
Crossrail Paddington contractors Costain Skanska Joint Venture has excavated down to the new Crossrail tunnels, breaking into the top of […]
Russia-Armenia rail link will be useful for all regional states
Russia’s Ambassador to Armenia Ivan Volynkin has confidence that a project to restore a direct rail link between Armenia and […]