Contractor selected for Los Angeles air-rail link
A consortium led by ACS and Hochtief has been chosen as the recommended developer for a large-scale modernization PPP rail […]
January 2018
UK: East Coast rail franchise decision investigated
The UK National Audit Office will investigate the government’s decision to allow the two firms operating the East Coast Main […]
Bulgaria prepares an agreement on rail link to Serbia
The Bulgarian Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski announced that the Bulgarian Government is starting work on […]
Shanghai Metro Line 14 will be fully automated and driverless
Thales SEC Transport (TST), the joint venture established by Thales and Shanghai Electric in China, has been awarded the signalling […]
Stuttgart 21 railway station project costs surpass EUR 8 billion
According to newly released official calculations, the total costs for the Stuttgart 21 railway station could reach EUR 8.2 billion, […]
Sofia-Elin Pelin rail line modernization to be launched
Bulgarian Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski announced that the rehabilitation of the 23-km railway section Sofia – Elin Pelin would begin […]
Bulgaria presents transport priorities during Presidency of the Council of the EU
“We take over the Presidency of the Council of the EU at a key moment in the negotiation process on […]
Metrovagonmash has new railcar painting workshop
Metrovagonmash, part of Transmashholding, has put into service a new modern workshop for coach painting and bead-blasting. The workshop’s capacity […]
High-level discussions for Czech-Saxony cross-border transport development
On 24 January 2018, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš met with Michael Kretschmer, the Prime Minister of Saxony (Germany), and, […]
China to develop new maglev prototype by 2020
China will develop a prototype for a magnetic-levitation train with a top speed of 600 km per hour by 2020. […]