Russian Railways to buy more than 500 locomotives
Russian Railways intends to purchase 507 locomotives in 2016, the value of the investment being estimated at RUB 69 billion […]
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Anaklia Development Consortium selected to build a deep sea port in Anaklia
The Government of Georgia announced that Anaklia Development Consortium was selected for the development, building and operation of the deep […]
Russia to export rail cars to Hungary, Iran and Kazakhstan
Russia’s Vnesheconombank will grant three loans in order to support the export of rail cars in Hungary, Iran and Kazakhstan. […]
FS and Iran Railways ink high-speed rail deal
The Italian public railway company Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) and the state-owned Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) signed a […]
UWC unveils new generation railcars for heavy weight traffic
United Wagon Company has presented full-scale samples of an articulated gondola and a universal gondola with 135 m3 and 108 […]
Metro, the favourite public transport mean in Istanbul
According to Istanbul’s transport company Istanbul Ulasim, in 2015, more than half a billion passengers took public rail transit, including […]
Talgo could enter the Indian railway market
Spanish company Talgo may soon undertake trial runs at speeds between 160 and 200 kmph on the existing tracks on […]
Azerbaijan: rail tariffs not to be regulated by state
Tariffs for cargo and passenger traffic by rail will not be regulated by the state on the territory of Azerbaijan. […]
Indian Railways to introduce warning system for unmanned railway crossings
The Indian Railways are considering the possibility of introducing a warning system for unmanned level crossings, which account for 40% […]
India: Kanpur Metro rail project to start this spring
The Metro rail project in Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh, India) will be launched by March, according to an official announcement. Chief […]