KiwiRail resumes freight services on Main North Line
New Zealand State-owned company, KiwiRail, resumed rail freight services on the Main North Line between Picton and Christchurch, following completion […]
March 2018
Italferr receives BIM certification
Italferr is the first Italian engineering company to achieve BIM certification for its design, procurement, and direction of works activities. […]
The Russian government is preparing proposals for rolling stock renewal
Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked the Moscow government to identify solutions for rolling stock renewals so that the plan […]
India to install ETCS Level 2 on its entire broad-gauge network
Indian Railways plans to implement the European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 on its entire broad-gauge railway network which […]
Vienna unveils driverless metro train design
Vienna’s Environment Councilor Ulli Sima, Wiener Linien GmbH and Siemens presented the design for the new city’s metro train on […]
Land acquisition on Indian freight corridors almost completed
India’s Ministry of Railways announced that until now, 98.1% of land required for Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors (except […]
London’s South Kensington Tube station to be modernised
Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed plans to transform South Kensington Tube station, which will see the station upgraded and […]
Thales to improve security of Bilbao Metro control centre
The Biscay Transport Consortium will provide Metro Bilbao with Thales technology to improve security of the current control centre where […]
Philippines to sign rail loans with Japan and China
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) of the Philippines is set to sign two separate loan agreements, one with Japan and […]
The Netherlands grants EUR 3 billion for rolling stock investments
A first project carried out in this respect by the Dutch passenger rail operator (Nederlandse Spoorwegen) provides for the upgrading […]