Slovenian rail line Pragersko-Hodos electrification completed
Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar inaugurated the newly electrified 109 km Pragersko-Hodos railway line. The value of the project was […]
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Alstom recognized for public transport innovation
Alstom has been awarded the trophy of innovation for public transport in the energy and environment category for its latest […]
Russia: loan for improving freight rolling stock
Russia’s Alfa-Bank will provide 70 billion rubles (945 million euros) for the consolidation of the country’s freight rail car fleet, […]
Deutsche Bahn to launch automated trains in future
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn plans to launch automated trains in the future. “I estimate that by 2021 or so, […]
Alstom and NTL inaugurate T6 tram underground section
Alstom and NTL inaugurated the underground section of line T6 of the Ile-de-France tramway. 28 Translohr STE6 trams on tyres […]
London: Twitter to improve travel information
Transport for London (TfL) and Twitter began piloting a world-first service whereby customers will be automatically alerted of severe delays […]
UK: Rail 505 web app introduced for rail safety
A new web app has been launched for the UK rail network, with the aim of helping commuters take action […]
Russia: construction of Bovanenkovo-Sabetta rail line to start in 2017
The design of the Bovanenkovo-Sabetta railway line with a link to the port has been completed. The project implementation will […]
Alstom to turn Barcelona facility into first railway factory 4.0 in Spain
Alstom intends to transform its industrial site of Santa Perpètua de Mogoda (Barcelona) into the first factory 4.0 of the […]
Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai ends Q1 with losses
Lithuanian railway company Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai posted a net loss of 2.783 million euros in the first quarter of this year, […]