Pilot project to improve DB train punctuality
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has started testing a new idea to improve the punctuality of suburban trains in Stuttgart. Chronic tardiness […]
March 2018
Amtrak renews contract for MARC Penn Line
The Maryland Department of Transportation’s Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) has awarded Amtrak a new five-year contract to continue providing […]
NS to upgrade double decker trains
Dutch railway company NS will invest EUR 502 million to upgrade 45 double decker trains. The modernization will concern 242 […]
Scotland considers Glasgow-Carstairs high-speed rail connection
Transport Scotland has been investigating the potential of expanding the high speed rail network through Scotland along with the best […]
Finnish task force set up to study Helsinki-Tallinn rail tunnel
The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has set up a task force to examine whether and how to proceed […]
New funds for railway projects in the U.S.
U.S. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) accepted the applications for USD 73 million in grant funding for projects that can strengthen […]
Train passenger service from Johannesburg launched
Joe Maswanganyi, the Transport Minister of South Africa, officially launched a new passenger rail transport service on Johannesburg – Musina […]
Siemens plans a new rolling stock factory in the UK
In Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, Siemens intends to build a state-of-the-art factory to manufacture and commission trains, as the […]
Singapore to put into service new trains
In the second quarter of this year, Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) will award train contract for North-South and East-West […]
West Midlands Trains orders Vivarail trains
West Midlands Trains and Vivarail entered into a agreement to build three new Class 230 D-Trains which will be operate […]