Feasibility study secures funding for Ethiopia-Sudan rail link
The African Development Bank has approved a USD 1.2 million funding for a feasibility study on the Ethiopia-Sudan railway connection. […]
2020
EU announces emergency rail recovery measures – IRS Rail Webinar
The Renaissance of Rail Investment package ‘will make intra-EU flights up to 800km redundant’ Senior transport policymakers from the European […]
Talgo awards control and management system contract for DB fleet
Talgo awarded EKE-Electronics a ‘significant’ train communication and management system (TCMS) contract for Deutsche Bahn ECx trains. The total value […]
Locotrans orders additional Tikhvin box cars
UWC and Locotrans signed a contract for the supply of 50 new generation box cars manufactured by TikhvinSpetsMash. The cars […]
GB Railfreight to lease additional intermodal wagons
GB Railfreight and VTG Rail UK signed a lease contract for 52 additional Ecofret2 intermodal wagons, strengthening operator’s commitment to […]
KiwiRail begins major upgrade works on Northland line
KiwiRail started major work replacing bridges, improving tunnels and upgrading Northland Line between Swanson and Whangarei. The project envisages track […]
Lineas is increasing its rail freight capacity
Lineas is increasing train capacity on the Rhine route, as river’s water levels are alarmingly low. Starting June 15 throughout […]
Winner announced for Kharkiv metro train contract
CRRC Tangshan won the Kharkiv metro train tender under which the Chinese company will deliver 8 five-car metro trains (40 […]
Authorisation granted for Mireo trains
The German Railway Authority gave its initial authorisation for Mireo trains for the timetable change in June 2020 when are […]
A new batch of Tikhvin tank cars delivered
UWC has delivered Ivanomorsk TPK the second batch of Tikhvin-produced tank cars designed to transport molten sulphur. The new wagons […]