Agreement reached on the Technical Pillar of the 4th Railway Package
An informal deal to remove the technical obstacles that differing national standards and procedures place in the way of rail […]
Regions
Brazil to invest USD 27 billion for railway projects
Dilma Rousseff announced the plan for a R$200bn (USD 65 billion) infrastructure package that includes to sell to the private […]
Bombardier and CSR Puzhen sign automated people mover system contract
Bombardier Transportation and CSR Puzhen Joint Venture has received an order from the Shanghai Shentong Metro Co. Ltd for a […]
Australia: Regional Rail Link opened
Victorian Government, Australia, has officialy opened the Regional Rail Link that will improve the commuter rail services in regional centres […]
Siemens finalizes service agreement with Russian Railways
Russian Railways (RZD) has awarded Siemens a maintenance contract for Desiro RUS type regional trains. Negotiations started already in 2011 […]
Romania: ERTMS Level 2 Pilot Project Buftea-Peris-Crivina to enter into commercial operation this year
The ERTMS Level 2 Pilot Project Buftea-Peris-Crivina on Romanian railway paneuropean Corridor IV will enter in commercial operation in September […]
ERA Executive Director: We reached a fundamental milestone for the establishing of the Single European Railway Area
„By reaching a political agreement on the Technical Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package we experimented a fundamental milestone for […]
The opening of Ceneri Base Tunnel delayed
AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd has concluded that operational opening of the Ceneri Base Tunnel should now be planned for 2020 instead […]
EU Commissioner for Regional Policy: More EU funds for railway projects
At European Union level, considerable efforts are still required to achieve an efficient and sustainable transport system, that has to […]