Federal funds for Caltrain PTC implementation
The U.S. Department of Transportation provided Caltrain a USD 18.7 million grant for the completion of PTC on rail corridor’s […]
August 2018
Mernda Rail extension opens
The new 8-km Mernda Rail extension, with three stations, was opened for passenger services on August 26, six months ahead […]
Contract awarded for Melbourne’s Comeng trains upgrade
Victorian Government announced it will modernise Melbourne’s Comeng train fleet, with the first contract being awarded to deliver Stage 3 […]
Romanian Government proposes Bucharest-Cluj high-speed railway
The Romanian Government has also turned their attention on the development of Metro Line 7 once more. On 23 August, […]
RZD to overhaul 7 railway stations
By the end of this year, Russian Railways announced it will overhaul 7 railway stations and will repair 12 passenger […]
Gdansk-Constanta rail route proposed under the Three Seas Initiative
On August 23, the Romanian Government adopted three MoUs regarding the national projects to be promoted within the Three Seas […]
Athens-Thessaloniki high speed train to make its debut in September
TrainOSE, the Greek railway passenger operator, controlled, after the 2017 privatisation, by the Italian Ferrovie dello Stato Group, announced that […]
West Midlands Trains orders three Vivarail DMUs
West Midlands Trains and Vivarail officially signed the contract for the supply of three 2-car Class 230 diesel multiple units […]
Marian Mihail Calin, the new General Manager of AFER
The Romanian Railway Authority (AFER) has a new General Manager. Marian Mihail Calin was appointed head of AFER today, 23 […]
Bombardier opened Mannheim high-tech laboratory
Bombardier Transportation opened a new high-tech laboratory in Mannheim, which will develop and test pioneering electronics systems for train control […]