Russia’s most powerful diesel locomotive to be tested on Baikal-Amur
Bryansk Machine-building Plant, part of Transmashholding Group, has delivered the 3ТЭ25К2М mainline freight diesel locomotive for tests on Baikal-Amur railway. […]
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Hyderabad metro services launched
At the end of November, the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi officially launched the first passenger services on Hyderabad metro […]
China sets up its urban rail vehicle producer
China Railway Group subsidiary China Railway Hi-Tech Industry Corp and Changzhou Tiansheng New Materials intend to establish a joint venture, […]
The first freight train on BTK
The first container train was put into service on Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, from Kazakhstan city of Kokshetau to the port of […]
GCC-SG, UNIFE, ERA and UIC sign MoUs on railway development
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf – the Secretariat General (GCC-SG), the Association of the European […]
Turkey to organise a tender for 96 high-speed trains in January
In January 2018 Turkish Railways (TCDD) will hold the tender for the acquisition of 96 high-speed trains. The value of […]
CRRC and Rolls-Royce develop their partnership
Rolls-Royce Power Systems and China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) signed an agreement to continue their collaboration. Under the agreement, […]
Kazakhstan opens Almaty-Shu second track
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Almaty-Shu second railway track together with an overpass through the railway on the Almaty-Chemolgan highway, both projects […]
Turkmenistan and Afghanistan to modernise a new rail link
The Turkmen Railway Transport Ministry and the Afghanistan Railway Authority have signed a MoU which envisages a major overhaul of […]
Saudi Railways opened passenger services at Hail station
The governor of Hail region (Saudi Arabia), Prince Abdul Aziz bin Saad bin Abdul Aziz, and the CEO of Saudi […]