First container train for Poland-China route arrived at Altynkol station
KTZ has announced that for the first time, a container train used Altynkol station on the route between Lodz, Poland, […]
April 2018
Thales to provide signalling system for Hong Kong Airport APM system
Thales has won two rail signalling contracts as part of Hong Kong International Airport expansion programme. The first contract involves […]
Tehran-Mashhad electrification study completed
The studies for the electrification of Tehran-Mashhad have been finalised and construction is set to begin in the next months, […]
Rail projects in Stockholm and Lombardy receive EIB financing
The Board of the European Investment Bank (EIB) approved a total of EUR 5.8 billion of new financing for 29 […]
RegioJet receives first Traxx locomotives
The first two Traxx MS2 locomotives built by Bombardier for private operator RegioJet arrived last week in the Czech Republic. […]
Sener signs Porto’s Pink Line design contract
Metro do Porto awarded Sener the contract for the extension of Porto metro network by 2.8 km. Sener will perform […]
PKP awards Sweco rail safety contract
Sweco has been commissioned by PKP PLK to supervise safety improvements at railway level crossings throughout Poland. The project concerns […]
Systra and Arcadis win Toulouse metro Line 3 contract
Tisséo Collectivités and Tisséo Ingénierie have awarded consortium-leader Systra and Arcadis a systems project management assistance (PMA) contract for the […]
Helsinki to reduce transport GHG by 70 percent
Helsinki authorities announced that under the “carbon neutral” strategy, the greenhouse gas emissions from transport system will be reduced by […]
Chicago opens the new South Terminal
City’s Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, and the President of Chicago Transit Authority, Dorval Carter, officially opened the first of the two-new […]