Finland to elaborate its first 12-year transport strategy
Finland will prepare its first 12-year national transport system plan, as the Ministry of Transport has launched the consultation on […]
November 2019
Arup appointed for hydrogen train introduction study in Great Britain
UK Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) appointed Arup to develop a ‘route map to enter service’ for hydrogen-powered trains […]
Canadian National completes PTC implementation
Canadian National Railway Company has successfully met the federal requirement to operate Positive Train Control on all 35 of its […]
82 stations to be modernised in the Czech Republic
SŽDC is preparing reconstruction and repairs works for 60 train stations throughout the Czech Republic and by 2022, it is […]
Hull Trains receives the first brand-new train
Hull Trains has received the first of the five Hitachi Rail bi-mode Paragon trains, under a GBP 60 million investment […]
CFR Călători announces DMU procurement plans
For the first time since 2003, when 120 Siemens Desiro trains were purchased, the Romanian state-owned rail passenger operator, CFR […]
Doha Gold Line preview service opened
Qatar Rail has launched on 21 November the preview service for the Doha Metro Gold Line, running from Ras Bu […]
System supplier for Texas HSR selected
Texas Central and Mass Electric Construction Co, a subsidiary of Kiewit, signed an agreement to install core system, critical safety […]
USD 500 million loan for Mumbai railway network
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and India’s government agreed on a USD 500 million loan for the modernisation of […]
Another rail line to be modernised in Prague
Czech railway infrastructure manager, SŽDC, has launched the reconstruction works for the railway line linking Prague and Beroun along Berounka […]