UK: coastal railways could suffer from climate changes
Hundreds of miles of railway lines around Britain’s coast are becoming increasingly vulnerable to waves, landslides and storms triggered by […]
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RZD seeks USD 8 billion in state subsidies
Russian Railways (RZD) has warned that it will need 460 billion rubles (USD 8 billion) in state subsidies through 2020 […]
Transmashholding tests the new freight locomotive 2TE25КМ
The new mainline freight locomotive 2TE25КМ left for Bryansk-II Locomotive Depot for its 5,000 km operational test run with a […]
RENFE to launch tender for acquisition of new trains
In the third quarter of 2015, RENFE (Spain) will launch a public tender to purchase 40 new trains, economia.elpais.com reports. […]
Jacobs awarded contract for rail link to London Heathrow
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced that it was awarded a contract by Network Rail to support its proposed new rail […]
Beijing-Seoul high-speed rail line could open by 2030
A high-speed rail line between Beijing and Seoul could become a reality by 2030, according to the Korean newspaper Daily […]
Canadian National Railway safety record shows problems
Canadian National Railway’s (CN) safety record deteriorated sharply in 2014, reversing years of improvements. According to Reuters, which has analyzed […]
EC investigates public financing for Spanish HSR test centre
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to examine whether the public financing of a test centre for high-speed […]
Russia to participate in tenders for railway projects in India
”We want to participate in tenders for railways electrification and asked the Indian side for the conditions,” Alexander Misharin, first […]