Passengers prefer Virgin Trains’ smartphone payment option
A fifth of Virgin Trains customers have switched to mobile digital tickets after their launch on the West Coast route […]
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UK: new railway siding in Maidenhead for GWR
A new railway siding in the constituency of Maidenhead was officially opened by Prime Minister Theresa May. This will allow […]
Swedish operator buys Romanian locomotives
Swedish rail logistics operator Green Cargo and Romanian company Softronic signed an agreement for the acquisition of two Transmontana Co-Co […]
Ukraine to launch electrification on 253 km of railway line
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development allotted Ukrzaliznytsia a EUR 150 million loan for the electrification of 253 km railway […]
Gdańsk central station modernisation contract awarded
Polish Railway Lines and Intercor Sp. z o.o. signed a PLN 62 million (EUR 14.68 million) contract for the modernisation […]
Two companies to collaborate for Automatic Pantograph manufacturing
Sensys Gatso Group and Ricardo Rail have signed a strategic agreement for sales and manufacturing of the APMS product (Automatic […]
Harsco Rail to deliver track geometry machines for Network Rail
Harsco Rail, Harsco Corporation’s railway track maintenance division, received a new order for seven Stoneblower track geometry machines from Network […]
Serbia: Zeleznice Srbije’s restructuring welcomed by the IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed its satisfaction with the restructuring of Serbia’s railway operator Zeleznice Srbije, Serbian infrastructure […]
Lithuania signs the feasibility study contract on Rail Baltica
Lithuanian Ministry of Transport, the Lithuanian branch of the joint venture of three Baltic states RB Rail AS and Ardanuy […]
The last two contracts awarded under Grand Paris Express Line 15 South
Société du Grand Paris awarded the last two contracts on the Line 15 South as part of Grand Paris Express […]