St. Petersburg may delay metro projects
According to Governor Georgy Poltavchenko, St. Petersburg may delay metro development projects. Although “the funding of metro construction projects will […]
2015
VSW gets European certificate for railway wheels
Vyksa Steel Works (VSW) has had its new railway wheels design certified as being in accordance with European TSI requirements. […]
Capital raise for RZD
The Russian government will inject 50 billion rubles (673 million euros) into the capital of RZD through an additional share […]
Ireland: expanding the railway network is not a priority
The Irish Transport Ministry’s priority for funding heavy rail is to protect the operational network and to maintain safety standards […]
Qatar secures USD 1bn for Doha Metro Gold Line
The consortium responsible for delivering the $4.2 billion Doha Metro Gold Line has secured funding from a group of banks […]
EC suspects Lithuanian Railways of having limited competition on the rail markets in Lithuania and Latvia
The European Commission has informed the Lithuanian railway incumbent Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (LG) that it suspects the company of having limited […]
Norfolk Southern unveils first publicly funded, emissions-friendly locomotives
The first emissions-friendly locomotives funded by the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program have been released for […]