RZD seeks pricing deregulation for container transport
Russian railway monopoly RZD plans to lobby the government to deregulate rail tariffs for container transshipment to better compete with […]
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Bangladesh: Chinese and Thai firms to build metro project
The Bangladeshi government has signed three deals with Chinese and Thai companies for the country’s first-ever metro rail project. Dhaka […]
BMW considers shipping more goods by rail to China
BMW plans to utilize more railway services to transfer goods to China, BMW’s logistics and transportation planner Nobert Dierks said. […]
CRRC new Maglev to be delivered this year
China’s first 160 km/h magnetic levitation trains will be delivered this year, a breakthrough that will help accelerate the development […]
China revealed plans for rail links to Xiongan New Area
Under Xiongan New Area project, in China’s Hebei province, plans for new rail links with Beijing and Tianjin were presented. […]
Malaysia continues feasibility study for ECRL Gombak – Port Klang rail link
Malaysia’s Land Public Transport Commission, SPAD, announced that a detailed feasibility study is ongoing for the Gombak Integrated Transport Terminal […]
China’s new bullet train to be completed by 2020
China is working on next-generation bullet trains with a maximum operational speed of 400 km/h that will be ready by […]
Indian Railways seeks financial bids for modern coaches
The Indian Railways will invite this month financial bids worth over Rs 200 billion (EUR 2.8 billion) for manufacturing around […]
Russian Railways revenues increased by 7.1% Y-O-Y
In 2016, Russian Railways group’s revenues increased by 7.1% year-on-year, and amounted RUB 2 trillion (USD 37.5 billion) Cargo and […]
Locotrans has purchased UWC box cars
TikhvinSpetsMash, a UWC subsidiary, and Locotrans have signed the contract for the delivery of a batch of 40 box cars […]