Urban freight transport,a big challenge for a city
The European Commission promotes 2018 as the year of transport “multimodality”, as a solution to reduce carbon emissions, pollution, traffic […]
2018
Trenord reveals EUR 415 million rolling stock modernisation plan
Trenord, Lombardy’s rail operator, announced a 3-year plan to renew over 700 coaches, representing 33 percent of its rolling stock […]
Toronto analyses airport’s rail connections
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) and Metrolinx will elaborate a study on potential connections for Kitchener rail corridor to […]
Iran makes a USD 3.7 billion rail offer to Russia
Iran has proposed railway electrification projects worth USD 3.7 billion to Russia, RZD’s First Vice-President Alexander Misharin announced. The projects […]
Ankara revamped the suburban rail network, a project of about USD 300 million
Turkey’s capital city inaugurated the suburban rail network, a project that has been part of a major modernisation process in […]
Italferr wins contract for Sarmiento line in Buenos Aires
Italferr has been nominated the main designer for the infrastructural and technological modernisation project of the “Sarmiento” railway line in […]
Brescia will reintroduce tram transport
Brescia Mobilità (Brescia Transport Authority) and Italian Railways (FS Italiane) signed an agreement for the construction of two new tram […]
Siemens unveils images of Nuremberg new metro trains
The VAG Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nuremberg has ordered 21 type G1 four-car metro trains from Siemens. The contract also includes two options […]
Egypt to invest USD 3.1bn in national railway network
Egypt plans to invest a total of EGP 55 billion (USD 3.1 billion) for the rehabilitation of its national railway […]
China Railway to build Guangzhou Line 13 extension
A consortium of China Railway Group Limited and its sixteen subsidiaries won the bid for the EPC contract for the […]