US commuter operators to meet PTC deadline
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) has announced that the commuter rail industry will complete the Positive Train Control implementation […]
2020
Kostenets – Septemvri modernisation begins
The Bulgarian Minister of Transport, Rossen Jeliazkov, and the director general of the National Railway Infrastructure (NRIC), Krasimir Papukchiyski, have […]
Sofia inaugurates the first section of metro Line 3
Bulgaria’s Transport Minister, Rosen Zhelyazkov, the Mayor of Sofia, Yordanka Fandakova, and the Executive Director of Metropolitan EAD, Stoyan Bratoev, […]
Knorr-Bremse to maintain braking systems for VR locomotive fleet
Knorr-Bremse and the Finnish rail maintenance company VR FleetCare signed a lifecycle management contract for overhaul and repair services for […]
Stadler wins Jena tram contract
Jenaer Nahverkehr, the public transport company of Jena in Thuringen, Germany, awarded Stadler a contract for the supply of 24 […]
MBTA approves a USD 403 million contract for South Coast line
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA, awarded SCR Constructors joint venture, comprising Middlesex Corporation and Tutor Perini, a USD 403.5 million […]
Local assembly completed for the new KL Innovia train
Bombardier Hartasuma Consortium (BHC) has completed the local assembly work on the first of the 27 additional driverless Innovia metro […]
Talgo trains enter operation on two Russian mainlines
Russian Railways, RZD, will use Talgo trains to expand the capacity on the Moscow-St. Petersburg railway route. Aside from the […]
Siemens Mobility to deploy traffic management system in Sydney
The New South Wales government awarded Siemens Mobility a AUD 80 million (USD 57.6 million) contract to install a new […]
RFPs launched for Toronto’s Scarborough and Eglinton West extensions
Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx issued two Request for Proposals (RFPs) to the six shortlisted companies to bid on the advance […]