USD 11 billion GE – Wabtec merger approved
On May 21, the Boards of Directors of Wabtec and General Electric approved the USD 11.1 billion merger. Under the […]
2018
Serbia seeks consultancy services for railway projects
Serbian Railways Infrastructure has launched a tender for the purchase of construction supervision services for railway infrastructure projects. The assignment […]
Security systems to be installed at 16 stations on Ethiopia-Djibouti
Ethiopian Railways Corporation selected Smiths Detection technology to safeguard people and infrastructure on the new railway link between Ethiopia and […]
EC approves state aid for Czech intermodal transport
The European Commission approved a EUR 16 million aid scheme to support the shift of freight traffic from road to […]
Big Circle Line’s 8 new stations to be opened within two years
Moscow City announced that under the plans to complete several sections of the Big Circle Line, in 2020 it will […]
EMU worldwide market to increase by 8% per year
Globally, EUR 8.3 billion is currently being invested in new electric multiple units (EMU), which is more than 90% of […]
Sofia-Vidin, Bulgaria’s the most expensive rail project
Bulgarian Transport Minister, Ivaylo Moskovski, said that Vidin-Sofia is the most expensive railway project, with the indicative value of the […]
2018 CEF Transport Calls launched
The European Commission has launched the 2018 Connecting Europe Facility Transport call for project proposals, with an indicative available budget […]
Spain wants to be a part of the Hyperloop project
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (Ministerio de Fomento) is negotiating its involvement in the Hyperloop project, developed by […]
Deutsche Bahn to design Prague-Dresden HSR tunnel
Czech Ministry of Transport has announced that Deutsche Bahn will design the Krušné railway tunnel under the Prague – Dresden […]