China tests driverless monorail transit system
A driverless monorail transit system, the first developed in China, was tested in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The […]
2018
Bordeaux buys additional Citadis trams
Alstom will supply 10 additional Citadis trams to Bordeaux Metropole with a total value of EUR 30 million as part […]
Gospel Oak – Barking line to re-open
Following Network Rail’s installation of new overhead electric lines, London Overground’s Gospel Oak to Barking line reopens on 15 January. […]
4-year agreement for rail infrastructure investments in Norway
The Norwegian Railway Directorate, Jernbanedirektoratet, and Bane NOR, the infrastructure manager, signed, at the end of December, an agreement on […]
Norway plans railway power supply projects
Over the next years, Norway infrastructure manager Bane NOR will implement several projects to improve the quality and capacity of […]
PKP Intercity invests EUR 1.7 billion in rolling stock
Polish rail passenger transport operator, PKP Intercity, announced it would invest PLN 7 billion (EUR 1.7 billion) for the modernisation […]
Russia pays over USD 4 billion for locomotive maintenance
LocoTech Group and Russian Railways (RZD) have signed a contract worth RUB 243.9 billion (EUR 4.28 billion) for the execution […]
Turkey to electrify the entire conventional network by 2023
Works evolve fast and Turkey now benefits from 2,317 km of conventional railways fully electrified. Turkish Railways (TCDD) says that […]
Ukraine prepares the opening of Beskyd tunnel
The 1.8 km Beskyd railway tunnel connecting Ukraine with EU’s railway network will be put into operation in May, Ukrinform […]
COSCO starts first China-Russia multimodal transport service
China COSCO Shipping Corp Ltd’s first China-Russia multimodal transport service started last week from Tianjin, headed for Moscow with 46 […]