60 percent of of Americans will use public transport this summer
Nearly 60 percent or 78 million Americans who plan to vacation in a U.S. city this summer say they will […]
June 2016
Transnet invites companies to build and operate new Gauteng inland port
Transnet has issued a request for proposals (RFP) inviting private logistics companies to design, build, operate, maintain and eventually hand […]
China-Mongolia standard gauge line construction launched
The construction of the first China-Mongolia unified standard gauge railway has begun. The line will pass through Ceke, the second […]
Przewozy Regionalne to purchase of new rolling stock
Przewozy Regionalne, a regional rail passenger operatorin Poland, intends to purchase new rolling stock and to modernise the existing fleet. […]
Ukraine to develop modern PPP and concessions policy framework
The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine has requested the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to provide […]
Scotland: passenger levels surpass expectations
The latest figures show almost 700,000 people travelled on the recently inaugurated Borders Railway during its first six months of […]
RZD cargo loading increases in January-May
In January-May 2016, RZD’s network loaded 498.2 mln t, up 1.3%, year-on-year, the company’s press center announced. Shipment of coal […]
US: Operation Lifesaver funds rail safety public awareness campaigns in 12 states
Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), in partnership with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), announced that USD 200,000 in grants will be […]
Japan to support early opening of JR Central’s maglev line
According to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s government will support the early opening of a privately built magnetic-levitation train line […]
India: Mau-Tarighat railway project approved
India’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for a new broad gauge line between Mau Station of […]