Renfe to launch tender for the acquisition of 40 high-speed trains
In September, Renfe will launch the tender to purchase 40 new high-speed trains, a contract that is estimated at EUR […]
2015
CSR Sifang wins the largest MTR Corporation new rolling stock order
MTR Corporation selected CSR Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd.(CSR Sifang) to supply 93 new eight-car trains under a HK$6 billion (USD […]
World steel production registered a -2.4% decrease
World Steel Association announced that world crude steel production for 65 countries was 136 million tonnes in June 2015, a […]
SENER wins California high speed line contract
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA), has awarded SENER the contract to develop the engineering and environmental services for the […]
Australia: Fortescue Metals Group coudl extend its railway capacity
Fortescue Metals Group has been studying the feasibility of expanding its rail network to transport 180 million tonnes a year. […]
India: contract awarded for Tupul-Imphal rail tunnel
HCC Ltd has been awarded a contract by Northeast Frontier Railway under a joint venture with Coastal Projects Ltd. for […]
Vietnam to borrow more money from China for Hanoi railway project
Vietnam will borrow USD 250.62 million more from China to partly offset the additional capital needed for the completion of […]
Philippines: railway ticketing system to be expanded
The Philippines Department of Transportation and Communicationsis eyeing to expand the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2)’s new ticketing scheme […]
Uganda: Kampala-Kigali railway section could be delayed
The Kampala-Kigali standard gauge railway section of the northern corridor railway project may be delayed as Uganda shifts its priority […]