Beacon Rail acquires MRCE
Beacon Rail, a rolling stock leasing company, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mitsui Rail Capital Europe (MRCE), a […]
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JICA to develop a rail masterplan for Metro Manila
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines signed an agreement on technical cooperation […]
Deutschland-Ticket boosts DB’s passenger traffic
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has announced that the Germany Ticket (Deutschland-Ticket or D-Ticket) recorded more than 11 million local public transport […]
SNCF first-half results: turnover up despite numerous strikes
SNCF’s results for the first half of this year are encouraging, despite the numerous strikes that have affected the French […]
UK provides funding for Turkish HSR project
The UK Export Finance (UKEF) has provided a GBP 680 million (EUR 781 million) loan to support construction of Mersin-Adana-Gaziantep […]
Romania, Philippines and US boost Alstom’s Q1 global results
Metro in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) , a project in the Philippines and a contract to deliver trams in Philadelphia boosted Alstom’s […]
EIB funding for Divača – Koper second track
The Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a EUR 250 million loan to 2TDK for […]
Financial support for Ukrainian Railways’ activities
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 6.7 million grant agreement to support Ukrainian Railways’ activities during Russia’s […]
EUR 23 million funding for Moldovan Railways
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending EUR 23 million to support the rehabilitation of two railway […]
Funding secured for R&I centre in South Wales
The University of Birmingham and a consortium of Welsh universities have been awarded a GBP 15 million (EUR 17.5 million) […]