Norway could sign ERTMS contracts late 2017 or the begining of 2018
All prequalified suppliers of ERTMS have submitted offers within specified deadlines. The search for the best solutions for future signaling […]
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Samsun-Ankara high speed rail project starts
Samsun-Ankara high-speed train project begins. Transport, Maritime and Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan, announced that the 95-kilometer high-speed train project between […]
First East Africas’s SGR is built by a Turkish-Portuguese consortium
The joint venture formed by Turkey’s leading Yapi Merkezi and Mota-Engil from Portugal is starting to build East Africa’s first […]
SNCF launches TGVmax to young passengers in France
SNCF has launched TGVmax, the first unlimited travel pass for young travellers. Available to those aged 16-27, young adults can […]
Mitsubishi Electric develops DC circuit breaker technology for rail power-supply systems
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has developed a high-speed direct-current (DC) circuit-interruption technology for railway power-supply systems that detects […]
Davao Monorail proposal, in the Philippines, to be presented
Philtram Transportation Consortium, a transport company based in Manila, will present a proposal for the construction of an elevated hybrid […]
Swiss Railways to develop prototype rail freight car
The freight division of the Swiss Railways, SBB Cargo, works on the prototype car of the future, less noisier, lighter […]
Bogota Airport Rail Link funding scheme approved
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Conpes approved funding for the Regiotram commuter train linking the El Dorado International Airport and […]
Russian Railways plan to launch unmanned locomotives
Russian Railways plan to launch locomotives without operators, senior vice-president of the company, Valentin Gapanovich, announced at a session of […]
Besides an integrated logistics, MEPs request a support for the European rail supply industry
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on logistics in the EU and multimodal transport in the new TEN-T corridors. The […]