PKP PLK to sign GSM-R network contracts in 2017
Polish Railways PKP PLK is procuring a GSM-R and DWDM network (Dense wavelength division multiplexing), a fiber-optic transmision technique. The […]
February 2017
RENFE submits EUR 55 million worth projects within CEF financing programme
The CEF call corresponding to 2016 was published in October 2016, and on February 7, is the deadline for submitting […]
First Coradia Liners put into service on Paris-Troyes-Belfort Intercity line
On 6 February 2017, the first Coradia Liner V160 trains entered commercial service on the Paris-Troyes-Belfort Intercity line. This new […]
Norway could sign ERTMS contracts late 2017 or the begining of 2018
All prequalified suppliers of ERTMS have submitted offers within specified deadlines. The search for the best solutions for future signaling […]
Samsun-Ankara high speed rail project starts
Samsun-Ankara high-speed train project begins. Transport, Maritime and Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan, announced that the 95-kilometer high-speed train project between […]
First East Africas’s SGR is built by a Turkish-Portuguese consortium
The joint venture formed by Turkey’s leading Yapi Merkezi and Mota-Engil from Portugal is starting to build East Africa’s first […]
Alstom to supply traction and control monitoring systems for Shanghai metro
Alstom has been awarded a EUR 17 million contract by Shanghai Shentong to supply traction systems, static inverters (SIV), and […]
TikhvinChemMash obtaines certificate for the production of new tank cars generation
TikhvinChemMash, par of United Wagon Company, has obtained the certificate of FBO “Register of Certification on the Federal Railway Transport” […]
Aeroexpress enters transportation agreement with Russian Post
Aeroexpress and the Russian Post have signed an agreement on the provision of transport services under the conditions of the […]
UK: Greater Anglia starts Class 170 fleet upgrade
Greater Anglia commenced an upgrade of its Class 170 fleet, which will provide rail passengers in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire […]