New trams enter tests in Silesia
Poland’s regional tram operator Silesian Tramways (TS) has awarded a deal for the supply of 12 low-floor trams to local […]
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Alstom and DB Energie sign frame agreement for HYpact compact switchgear
Alstom and DB Energie, a Deutsche Bahn company, have signed a frame agreement worth EUR5 million for the delivery and […]
GSM-R solution extended across Heathrow Express rail tunnel
Heathrow Express has awarded ADComms, the telecommunication solutions provider, the contract to install GSM-R coverage across Heathrow Airport’s rail tunnel […]
Arup wins £60m Bristol rail link design
Arup has been appointed by Network Rail to undertake the outline design for the £60m Phase 1 of the MetroWest […]
ADIF invests EUR 63 mln to install ERTMS
ADIF funds with a total of EUR 63.2 million the installation of ERTMS on the Atlantic Axis, between La Coruna […]
Trafikverket to benefit from increased track maintenance budget
Swedish government increased the infrastructure manager’s renewals budget for 2015 by SKr 620m (EUR 65 mln), thus, Trafikverket will deploy […]
France could reduce VAT on public transport
The French government is considering almost halving the amount of VAT on public transport. French financial daily newspaper Les Échos […]
Kazakhstan to increase rail transit to Europe
Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) national company plans to transit 42,000 containers on China-Europe-China route, or almost 40 times more than in […]
MÁV debt decreases on state takeover
„Despite MÁVʼs credit portfolio amounting to HUF 27 bln (EUR 87 mln) in 2002, by 2010 it had reached HUF […]
