Wabtec takes loan to finance Faiveley acquisition
Wabtec Corporation has signed a new bank agreement that includes a USD 1.2 billion revolving credit facility and a USD […]
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Great Western Railway introduces new train
The first of a fleet of state-of-the-art new trains which will transform rail travel in the south-west and Wales was […]
Trenitalia selects Alstom and Hitachi for train supply contract
Trenitalia has selected Alstom and Hitachi Rail Italy for the EUR 4.5 billion contract for the supply of 450 regional […]
DB to offer free WLAN on all ICE trains by year-end
Deutsche Bahn CEO Ruediger Grube has confirmed that all ICE high-speed trains in Germany will be equipped with free WLAN […]
Mott MacDonald to conduct integrated Birmingham transport study
UK’s Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council awarded Mott MacDonald a contract to undertake a comprehensive integrated transport study. The analysis will […]
Siemens unveils its new commuter train-Mireo
Siemens will present at InnoTrans 2016 its new commuter train, Mireo, that intelligently combines the cost-effectiveness with sustainability, to provide […]
SNCF introduces new type of discounted tickets for TGV
SNCF has begun selling lower priced tickets for TGV trips that can be bought between three and fifteen days ahead […]
Hitachi Rail Italy to supply trains for Trenitalia
Hitachi Rail Italy was awarded a contract by Trenitalia to build 39 trains with 5 cars each, worth 333 million […]
Banedanmark awards railway telecoms, IT network contract
Nordic infranet provider, Eltel, signed an agreement with Danish railway operator Banedanmark regarding operation, support and maintenance of network installations […]
Infrabel wins renewable energy award
Infrabel and ENGIE Electrabel have received a prestigious award on behalf of Greensky for the wind farm along the Leuven […]