BNSF invests USD 2.8 billion in railway infrastructure
BNSF’s 2016 capital expenditure plan is expected to be USD 4.3 billion, of which USD 2.8 billion will be invested […]
February 2016
Siemens to supply 25 trains to Govia
Siemens and Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) have struck a deal worth over £200m (€257m) to replace its suburban train fleet […]
Forrestfield-Airport Link construction contract awarded
Salini Impregilo – NRW Joint Venture was selected as preferred bidder to design, construct and maintain the Forrestfield-Airport Link. The […]
Rolls-Royce and China Yuchai to produce diesel engines
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce, and Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company, a China Yuchai International Limited subsidiary, signed an […]
JR East launches large-scale renovation of Shinkansen infrastructure
JR East announced it has prepared a plan for the allowance provision for the large-scale renovation of Shinkansen infrastructure, a […]
Bombardier to supply 4 additional EMUs for Brittany in France
Bombardier Transportation announced that SNCF has exercised an option for 4 additional eight-car Regio 2N double deck electric multiple units. […]
Hitachi eyes more rail projects in Philippines
Japan’s Hitachi Ltd is considering making a big infrastructure play in the Philippines via railway public-private partnership (PPP) projects like […]
Caltrans proposes 2018 rail plan
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in the US has started work on its statewide rail plan to establish the […]
„Infrastructure Australia” includes light rail as a priority
A federal government agency has included Canberra’s light rail project on its infrastructure priority list due to increasing congestion costs, […]
Ukrzaliznytsia, compelled to raise tariffs
Ukrzaliznytsia will not get investment for its development in 2016 if tariffs on rail freight transport are not raised by […]