New funds for the second phase of Ottawa LRT
Ontario Minister of Infrastructure, Bob Chiarelli, announced a CAD 50 million (EUR 32.5 million) investment for the second phase of […]
May 2018
Alpha Trains established a subsidiary in France
Alpha Trains established a French subsidiary to make an active contribution to the growth in rail transport in France. “As […]
CAF to supply metro trains to Amsterdam
Amsterdam public transport company, GVB Activa, selected CAF as preferred bidder for the supply of 30 metro trains. The order […]
New Code eliminates Moldovan Railways monopole
The Draft Code on railway transport, elaborated and submitted for public consultation by the country’s Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure, […]
2018 GreenTec Mobility Award goes to Coradia iLint
Alstom’s Coradia iLint, the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell powered regional train, has won the GreenTec Award 2018 in the […]
Chicago issues final RFP for Red and Purple modernisation project
Chicago Transit Authority issued its Final Request for Proposals to three contracting teams pre-selected (in 2017) to design and build […]
Union Pacific to meet PTC deadline
Union Pacific announced that it will meet all required deadlines for installing positive train control (PTC) on its network, as […]
Dortmund awards 24 LRVs contract
Dortmund public transport company DSW21 awarded the consortium of HeiterBlick and Kiepe Electric a EUR 195 million contract for the […]
Desiro trains for Govia Thameslink undergo testing
Twelve of the new trains being built by Siemens for Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) have entered the testing phase. The […]
Feasibility study completed for Greece-Bulgaria rail project
A feasibility study for the project of a rail line connecting six ports in northern Greece and Bulgaria (the Sea2Sea […]