Financing contracts for Bucharest metro expansion signed
Romania’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and Metrorex have signed two financing contracts for Bucharest metro expansion including two sections […]
June 2024
CN Launches new firefighting trains to help protect supply chain
CN announced the addition of two new firefighting trains along with two additional railcars to its fire mitigation and suppression […]
CAF trams in Budapest. The first components have arrived
CAF trams in Budapest. The components of the first of 51 Spanish CAF trams to be assembled in Budapest have […]
Romania and Pesa sign EMU contract
The Romanian Railway Reform Authority (Autoritatea pentru Reformă Feroviară – ARF) has completed the reassessment of the bid submitted by […]
Kenya to study BEMU train potential in Nairobi
Kenya Railways, together with the World Bank and Systra will analise the potential of BEMU on Nairobi rail commuter network […]
Costs of Rail Baltica soared more than twice
Costs of Rail Baltica have more than doubled from the initial 2017 estimation (EUR 5.8 billion), reaching EUR 15.3 billion, […]
38,000 Saudi women applied to train as high-speed train drivers
38,000 candidates have responded to the recruitment drive organised by Saudi Railway Polytechnic (SRP), Renfe’s training partner for the Haramain […]
Contract signed for BBT rail system engineering design
ISIE consortium was awarded a EUR 26.5 million contract to provide engineering design services for Brenner Base Tunnel railway equipment. […]
Tri-Rail to introduce new express train from West Palm Beach to downtown Miami
The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) announces the introduction of a new Tri-Rail express train service, to start July […]
Disputes in the Netherlands over charging for the Amsterdam – Breda high-speed line
The Dutch government is being criticised for imposing track access charges on rail companies operating on the Amsterdam – Breda […]