Government Accountability Office: PTC implementation needs extended deadline
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced that the Positive Train Control implementation deadline can’t be met and the Federal Railroad […]
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Antalya – Airport – Expo rail connection contract was awarded
The General Directorate for Infrastructure Investments in Antalya [Altyapı Yatırımları Genel Müdürlüğü (AYGM)] signed with Turkish company Makyol Construction the […]
Doha to tender metro operation and management contract in 2016
Qatar Rail intend to launch next year the tender on the operation and facility management for the Doha Metro. Untill […]
Australia: Tender awarded for Mount Isa to Tennant Creek railway scoping study
Port Jackson Partners will elaborate a study on a potential new rail project linking Tennant Creek (Northern Territory of Australia) […]
Austria and Iran to launch tourist train
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of launching and equipping the first international tourist train of Iran and Austria was signed […]
East Midlands franchise extended
The Department for Transport announced that Stagecoach will continue to operate train services on the East Midlands franchise. Stagecoach will […]
Poland adopts EUR 16 billion National Railway Programme
Poland’s Council of Ministers adopted the National Railway Programme, with a record volume of investment for railway projects. Under this […]