Mechel to sell railway line to Elga coal deposit
According to the “Kommersant”, Yakutugol and Neryungrinskaya motor depot, included in Mechel, established a new structure, named Elga-Road (99% of […]
February 2016
Crossrail to be renamed the “Elizabeth line”
Crossrail will be named the Elizabeth line when the new service opens to passengers through central London in December 2018, […]
Poland referred to the Court of Justice over rail safety directive
The European Commission has decided to refer Poland to the Court of Justice of the EU for failure to fully […]
Iran and Azerbaijan to have rail connection by the end of 2016
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said the railways of Iran and Azerbaijan will be connected by the end of 2016, […]
Lithuania asks EC to support Poland’s Rail Baltica section
Lithuania’s Transport Minister hopes that European Commission will contribute to the establishment of a plan on the development of the […]
TCDD – Yapı Merkezi consortium eyes Ethiopian rail project
A consortium of Turkish State Railways (TCDD) and Yapı Merkezi bid for a 751,7 km Addis – Ababa (Ethiopia) – […]
Virgin Trains to introduce m-Tickets across all routes
Virgin Trains becomes the first UK franchised train company to offer m-Tickets across all ticket types and routes, eliminating the […]
Kansas City Southern to launch PTC tests
On February 29, Kansas City Southern will begin Positive Train Control (PTC) Field Integration Testing (FIT), a set of intensive […]
Companies invited to submit bids for Finch West LRT
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have released a Request for Proposals to companies shortlisted to design, build, finance and maintain […]
European Space Agency launches new rail initiative
Space4Rail is a new European Space Agency (ESA) initiative that aims to support the railway community by raising awareness of […]