Stadler to build the new Merseyrail trains
Liverpool City Region has approved a GBP 460 million project which will deliver new trains for the Merseyrail network by […]
Innovation
Abu Dhabi-Al Ain Hyperloop feasability study launched
Abu Dhabi’s Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport (DMAT) announced, on 12 December, an agreement with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies to […]
Progress Rail signs contract with Tunisian Railways
As part of an effort to improve infrastructure in North Africa and the Middle East, Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, […]
Alstom inaugurates the first Regiolis for the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region
Alstom, the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region and SNCF inaugurated the first Regiolis trainset destined for the outskirts of Clermont-Ferrand in the […]
Jerusalem submits plans for Blue Line light rail
The Jerusalem Municipality submitted plans for the Blue Line of the light rail system, which will extend from the Gilo […]
Azerbaijan Railways and Stadler expand cooperation
The state-owned rail transport operator Azerbaijan Railways and Stadler Rail have agreed to expand the cooperation. Azerbaijan Railways didn’t specify […]
The future of mobility – How rail can make it greener
On 28 November, the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), with the kind support of the Slovak Presidency […]
Kuwait prepares rail tenders for early 2017
The Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) has announced it will be releasing tenders for bidding in early 2017 for […]
‘Ashgabat Statement’ endorsed at first-ever UN conference on sustainable transport
The first-ever United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference was held in the Turkmen capital, between November 26-27, with more than […]
China’s MagLev train, ready for testing by 2021
In October, a Chinese company announced that it had started work on developing a MagLev train capable of operating at […]