Thailand to reduce budget for Sino-Thai railway line
Thailand’s government hopes to reduce the budget for the Sino-Thai medium-speed railway project by Bt 160 billion (EUR 4 billion) […]
February 2016
Milan metro line 5 receives “Transport deal of the year 2015” award
Milan metro line 5, equipped with Alstom infrastructure solutions, received the PFI Award as “Transport Deal of the Year 2015”. […]
Far Eastern Railways to acquire new locomotives
Far Eastern Railways, a branch of RZD, continues its traction rolling stock renovation program. In 2016, the railway branch will […]
Updated maps for TEN-T extension to neighbouring countries
The European Commission has adopted new maps of the extension of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) to Iceland, Norway and […]
Call for tender on the review of technical solutions for Divača—Koper second track launched
At the end of January, the Slovenian Infrastructure Agency released a public call for tender on the selection of the […]
Metra launches RFP for up to 367 new railcars
On February 2, the Northeast Illinois rail operator, Metra, has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the design and […]
Polish Government considers merging airline and railway companies
Polish Treasury is considering merging the state airlines LOT with its railway cargo carrier PKP Cargo or the state railways’ […]
Trafikverket to launch Ostlänken HSR construction procurement process
On February 1, Swedish national consultation agency Sverigeförhandlingen has begun consultation process with local authorities for the preferred route of […]
2 companies to bid for South Western franchise
Department for Transport has announced that 2 railway operators that have been shortlisted for the South Western franchise competition, after […]
New shuttle between Rotterdam and Poznan launched
Czech rail operator Metrans launched on 1st February a new direct intermodal shuttle service between Rotterdam and Poznan. This new […]