Bangladesh orders 40 EMD GT locomotives
Bangladesh Railways and Progress Rail signed a contract for the supply of 40 EMD GT42ACL broad gauge locomotives, equipped with […]
April 2019
TMH opens manufacturing facility in South Africa
The premier of Gauteng Province, David Makhura, Transmashholding CEO, Kirill Lipa, TMH Africa CEO, Sam Bembe, and the director of […]
Queensland awards New Generation Rollingstock upgrade contract
Queensland Government awarded Bombardier Transportation a EUR 228 million contract to deliver modifications to the New Generation Rollingstock (NGR) trains […]
Romania receives EU funds for the acquisition of new metro trains
A EUR 97 million grant was approved by the European Commission for the acquisition of new metro trainsets. They will […]
Lithuania will invest in the electrification of the most important railway line
In Lithuania, the development of a plan for the electrification of the railway line from Kaisiadorys to Klaipeda (Vilnius-Klaipeda route), […]
Indonesia will have a high-speed rail by 2021
The Indonesian-Chinese joint venture Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China (KCIC) will complete the construction of a high-speed railway in Indonesia on the […]
RENFE to tender the acquisition of 211 suburban trains
The tender has an estimated value of EUR 2.72 billion including 15 years’ fleet maintenance, which will be carried out […]
De Lijn orders 23 additional Urbos trams
The Flanders Public Transport Operator De Lijn, Belgium, has approved the purchase of 23 additional CAF trams totaling EUR 44 […]
Trenitalia awards CAF maintenance contract
Trenitalia awarded CAF Italia, CAF’s subsidiary, the preventative and corrective maintenance contract for 59 high-speed ETR500 trains called “Frecciarossa” trains. […]
European funding for three railway projects in Poland
On 2 April, the European Commission awarded Poland a EUR 959.55 million funding from the Cohesion Fund to implement investment […]