Colombia awards maintenance contract for a 500 km corridor
Colombia’s National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) awarded the maintenance and modernisation contract for La Dorada – Chiriguaná railway line to the […]
July 2023
Vale orders FLXdrive battery locomotives from Wabtec
Vale, a global mining company, signed a partnership agreement with Wabtec to supply three FLXdrive battery locomotives and to collaborate […]
Amtrak begins procurement for new maintenance facilities
Amtrak has published two Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) that will help deliver new and upgraded train maintenance facilities in Boston, […]
Tunnelling begins for Western Sydney Airport metro line
Two 1,066-tonne tunnel boring machines (TBMs) – Eileen and Peggy – have started tunnelling works for the Western Sydney Airport […]
TMH obtains certification for EP2DM train
Transmashholding has announced that the class EP2DM electric train, manufactured by TMH in Demikhovo, successfully completed its certification, issued by […]
European operators propose an expanded HSR network
Deutsche Bahn (DB), in partnership with other major European operators, draw up a proposal for European high-speed rail expansion aiming […]
Public consultation for Rail Baltica regional stations
Alternatives for the development of Rail Baltica regional stations on the section from Kaunas to the Lithuanian – Latvian border […]
High-speed solar train in California
A high-speed solar train will be powered entirely by solar energy in California, USA. The announcement was made recently by […]
Akiem and Alstom sign EUR 500 million locomotive contract
Akiem and Alstom have signed a framework contract for 100 Traxx Universal MS locomotives with a firm order for 65 […]
Design contracts for two HSR sections in Czechia
Správa železnic is continuing Czech high-speed rail plans as recently has selected the contractors for the development of documentation and […]