Shanghai awards metro overhaul contracts to Shentong Bombardier
Bombardier Transportation’s Chinese joint venture, Shentong Bombardier (Shanghai) Rail Transit Vehicle Maintenance Co., Ltd. (SHBRT), has been awarded two contracts […]
May 2017
ADB calls for more infrastructure investment
Investment in infrastructure will be an Asia Development Bank’s priority under Strategy 2030, including enhanced support for infrastructure projects that […]
TransNamib needs USD 1.2 billion to improve rail infrastructure
Namibia’s state-owned railway company, TransNamib, needs approximately NAD 15 billion (USD 1.2 billion) to improve the country’s rail infrastructure, TransNamib’s […]
France and Senegal sign EUR 198 million rail deals
The Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning in Senegal, Amadou Bâ, signed two financing agreements with his French counterpart, Michel […]
US: Tempe tram construction to start in June
The greater Phoenix public transit operator Valley Metro announced that Tempe tram project will receive USD 50 million from the […]
US Northeast Corridor needs USD 38 billion
According to the capital investment plan until 2022, the Northeast Corridor will need USD 38 billion to sustain the rail […]
X’Trapolis Mega trains for PRASA begin commercial service
Alstom has announced that its South African JV partner Gibela has seen its first 13 X’Trapolis Mega trains successfully enter […]
Canada: Cando Rail opens new terminal in Kamloops
Cando Rail Services (Brandon, Manitoba) has officially opened its rail terminal in Kamloops, BC. It will begin serving customers on […]
UniWagon finalizes Secondary Public Offering
Railcar builder United Wagon Company (UniWagon) announced the results of the secondary public offering (SPO) of its ordinary shares on […]
SBB pilots new test to boost punctuality of trains
Swiss federal railway company SBB is launching a new initiative to ensure the train doors always end up in the […]