Railway PRO Forum: Alstom’s Iconis control centre manages traffic on 350 km of rail lines in Romania
Arad region, as well as its importance as a rail hub between the East and West European axis, plays a […]
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Railway PRO Forum- CFR SA: “Railways need a competitive advantage to migrate to profit”
“Currently, in Romania, passenger rail transport is mainly represented by automotive vehicles, 82.2%, buses, 12.9% and only 4.9% by railways. […]
Railway PRO Forum: GFR, the first Romanian operator that launched the electronic consignment note
In March, Grup Feroviar Roman (GFR) launched the electronic consignment note as the only operator in Romania to place this […]
Wabtec finalizes acquisition of remaining public shares of Faiveley Transport
Wabtec Corporation has completed the acquisition of the remaining public shares of Faiveley Transport by implementing a mandatory squeeze-out procedure […]
Swiss Post and SBB JV approved by competition authorities
SBB’s investment in Swiss Post’s subsidiary SwissSign AG was recently given the green light by the Competition Commission (COMCO) and […]
Latvia: increase in rail freight in Q1
Freight transportation on the Latvian railway infrastructure amounted to 14.1 million tons in January-March, up by 8.1% from the same […]
Poland: Sochaczew-Swarzedz line modernisation contract signed
A consortium of Budimex and ZUE with Strabag units inked a contract with PKP PLK for railway works on the […]
UK: plans for new sleeper factory in the West Midlands
Network Rail has announced that a railway site in Sandwell has been identified to build a new factory that will […]
Alstom’s Coradia Liner meets objectives in first weeks of service
The first Coradia Liner V160 trains of Alstom, which entered commercial service on 6 February on the Paris-Troyes-Belfort Intercity line, […]
UK: New rail station in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has announced that the construction of the new rail station at Low Moor, on the […]