Talgo and Saudi Railways Organization sign USD 200 million contract
Saudi Railways Organizations awarded Talgo a USD 200 million contract to manufacture 6 trains with 13 coaches to cover the […]
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China to create the world’s first hydrogen powered tram
Liang Jianying, chief engineer of Sifang Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of China South Rail Corporation (CSR), said the new tram […]
Thailand: business groups interested in high speed rail projects
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has confirmed a number of Thailand’s largest business groups are interested in co-investing in high-speed rail […]
Iran launches first automatic railway control system
Iran’s first-ever automatic railway control system was inaugurated on March 19 monitoring the Tehran-Mashhad railway. The highly advanced system is […]
Dubai: RTA signs metro maintenance contract
Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) signed a five-year service agreement with Thales to provide maintenance support services for the […]
Belarusian Railway and UWC signed strategic partnership
Belarusian Railway (BZD) and Research and Production Corporation “United Wagon Company” (UWC) announce that they have entered into a strategic […]
TransContainer launches new block train route
The first train of TransContainer’s own railcars was dispatched from Artem-Primorsky terminal station of Far Eastern Railway to destination Saint […]
Jeddah Metro to be ready by 2020
The Metro Jeddah Company is to host an industry briefing day on March 30 to go over details of the […]
Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey to set up joint transport company
Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey intend to set up a joint transport company for rail transport as part of TRACECA […]