Approval for Luxembourg’s second tram extension
Next phase to be rolled out starting this December and will pass through Avenue de la Liberté, an area listed […]
November 2018
Romanian private operator launches train service on Arad-Oradea route
On 8 November, Romanian private railway operator Astra Trans Carpatic launched a new passenger train service on Arad-Oradea route. The […]
Moscow’s Metro Line 6 to be operated only by new trains
Moscow municipality announced that by 2021, intends to remove all older trains running metro Line 6, the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line, which […]
EC refers Bulgaria to Court of Justice for failure transposing rail safety Directive
On November 8, the European Commission announced it has decided to refer Bulgaria to the Court of Justice of the […]
Softronic receives EUR 14 million financing from Raiffeisen Bank
Raiffeisen Bank will grant a EUR 14 million financing guaranteed by EximBank to Romanian rolling stock manufacturer Softronic Craiova to […]
EUR 2.3 billion for East Anglia rail infrastructure
Network Rail secured EUR 2.3 billion (£2 billion) to renew and maintain the existing infrastructure in Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex […]
PPP proposal for Brescia tram submitted
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane and Brescia Mobilità presented to Comune di Brescia a proposal for a project finance on the […]
Germany to implement EUR 6.3 billion additional rail projects
German Transport Minister, Andreas Scheuer, has presented additional rail projects that are to be implemented within the next years, although […]
EBRD loan for Athens e-ticketing PPP project
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development provided a EUR 14 million bond-loan to refinance the loan of Hellas Smarticket […]
Chinese automotive company to develop supersonic trains
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) and Chinese automotive manufacturing company, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, signed an agreement on […]