New connection between Leipzig and Verona launched
TX Logistik (TXL) launched a new train connection between Leipzig and Verona with three round trips a week. The route […]
February 2017
Tests on new Moscow Metro trains begin
The Moscow Metro is testing the new generation Moskva trains. The first Moskva train has arrived at the Vykhino train […]
Azerbaijan secures locomotive acquisition loan
Societe Generale, BNP Paribas and French branch HSBC Bank consortium offered a EUR 277 million loan for the acquisition of […]
Bulgaria to apply for EU funding for transport projects
Bulgaria has applied for EU funding for two projects worth a combined 205 million levs (105 million euros). According to […]
Sofia seeks bids for 13 new trams
Sofia’s officials have launched a tender for the supply of 13 new trams with an indicative value of 51 million […]
Serbia: Kazakh company acquires railway maintenance company ZGOP
Serbia’s Economy Ministry sold its majority stake in railway construction and maintenance company ZGOP (Novi Sad) to sector player Zhol […]
Genesee & Wyoming to acquire Heart of Georgia Railroad
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) announced that it has agreed to acquire the shares of Atlantic Western Transportation, Inc., parent […]
Montenegro: ZPCG needs higher budget
Montenegrin railway operator Zeljeznicki Prevoz Crne Gore (ZPCG) said the EUR 2.8 million subsidy under the 2017 state budget would […]
Astara – Astara line to be opened in March
Iranian Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Saeed Mohammadzadeh announced that the Astara (Iran)-Astara (Azerbaijan) project will be commissioned […]
Kazakhstan and Iran create the joint venture
The documentation on the establishment of a joint venture between KTZ Express and Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) […]