Paris completes the tunnelling of Line 11 extension
RATP has announced the completion of 3 km tunnel excavation of Paris Line 11 extension which will be 6 km […]
July 2021
China unveils world’s first super-fast maglev train
China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) has rolled out world’s first 600 km/h high-speed maglev train on July 20, and […]
MTR awards Northern Link planning and design contract
MTR Corp awarded Arup Aecom joint venture a contract to deliver the preliminary design consultancy to start the planning and […]
Contract awarded for Sydney Metro West central tunnel section
The New South Wales government awarded the joint venture of Acciona Construction Australia – Ferrovial Construction Australia a AUD 1.96 […]
Funding provided for Canada’s first Indigenous rail
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), Transport Canada (TC) and the Government of Quebec signed an agreement to provide an investment […]
Talgo signed agreement for hydrogen train development
Repsol and Talgo agreed to jointly develop projects to promote the manufacturing of renewable hydrogen-powered trains and the creation of […]
Two projects receive S2R grants
Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking will provide a EUR 1.77 million co-financing for two projects worth EUR 2.34 million under the Call […]
Pesa signs a new tram contract in Romania
Craiova City Hall and Pesa Bydgoszcz signed the contract for the supply of 17 Twist trams, as part of city’s […]
Train manufacturing starts for Delhi – Meerut RRTS
Alstom has begun manufacturing the RRTS train which will operate the future Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut semi-high-speed rail corridor. The first look of […]
European funding for transport studies
The European Commission is providing EUR 242.2 million to 68 transport project proposals for studies that will lead to future […]