EC investigates public financing for Spanish HSR test centre
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to examine whether the public financing of a test centre for high-speed […]
Infrastructure
Russia to participate in tenders for railway projects in India
”We want to participate in tenders for railways electrification and asked the Indian side for the conditions,” Alexander Misharin, first […]
Trafikverket concerns 4G mobile network interferes with ERTMS
Swedish infrastructure manager Trafikverket announced that all locomotives, multiple units and driving trailers operating on the country’s railway network must […]
UK government has updated plans to protect the proposed route for Crossrail 2 from conflicting development
The proposed major infrastructure project, Crossrail 2, moved a step forward on 24 March 2015 as the UK government published […]
Railway maintenance contract in Afghanistan, extended
Uzbekistan Railways has extended the contract for the operation and maintenance of the Hairatan-Mazar-i-Sharif railway line in Afghanistan. The contract […]
Iran’s railways to be equipped with smart control system
Iran Railways Company Managing Director Mohsen Pourseyyed Aghaee has said that by the end of the next Iranian year (starting […]
Australia: SCT Logistics to expand in Victoria
Australia’s largest private rail operator, SCT Logistics will invest $39 million (28 million euros) to expand its operations in Victoria. […]
Cambodia will not receive further ADB funding for railway project
The Asian Development Bank will no longer offer fundig to complete the project to rehabilitate Cambodia’s old railway lines, ADB […]
China and Thailand sign railway agreement
Thai and Chinese authorities signed an agreement covering joint construction and operation of two new standard gauge railway lines, from […]