Transport Canada approves new rules to secure trains
Transport Canada imposed stricter rules for securing unattended trains by issuing an emergency directive which set a standard on the […]
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UK: Arup wins MetroWest Phase 1 design contract
Arup has been appointed by Network Rail to undertake the outline design for Phase 1 of the MetroWest project in […]
Hitachi Rail Europe signed Thameslink contract for traffic management
Hitachi Rail Europe (HRE) and Network Rail signed the Thameslink contract for traffic management. Under the contract, HRE will supply […]
Peru: Huancayo – Huancavelica rail concession tender launched
Peru’s Private Investment Promotion Agency issued an invitation to prequalify for th concession of comprehensive rehabilitation of Huancayo – Huancavelica […]
Siemens and Bombardier to merge rail divisions
Siemens AG and Bombardier rail division held talks to combine the rail units, The Wall Street Journal reports, quoting people […]
Lithuanian Railways to guarantee loan for Lithuanian Shipping Company’
Lithuanian Railways will guarantee the AB SEB bank’s additional loan to save the Lithuanian Shipping Company. The value of the […]
Alstom to deliver 17 Coradia Polyvalent trains to SNTF
Alstom has signed a contract with Algeria’s Société Nationale des Transports Ferroviaires (SNTF) to supply 17 Coradia Polyvalent inter-city trains. […]
Russian rail freight company Novotrans is sold
Sibirsky Delovoy Soyuz (SDS) sold Novotrans to entrepreneur Konstantin Goncharov. Novotrans provides cargo transportation by rail and is one of […]
Taiwan: Kaohsiung light rail system begins testing
Kaohsiung’s Mass Rapid Transit Bureau began a week-long test of the country’s first light rail system. A passenger trial run […]