German debut for Link trains
Link railcars supplied by Polish manufacturer PESA and driven by MTU PowerPacks are now in operation on routes in Germany […]
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UK unveils South Western franchise documents for bidders
UK’s Government has released the South Western rail franchise competition specification documents for bidders. Under the plans, the franchise bidders […]
Detroit: Transdev selected as QLINE operator
M-1 Rail, the QLINE operator in Detroit, has entered into a contract with Transdev Services Inc for the operations and […]
Kazakhstan: the creation of a new rail freight operator is underway
Measures to establish a national rail operator in Kazakhstan on the basis of JSC Locomotive are underway. The project is […]
Irish Rail tests longer freight trains
Irish Railways (Iarnród Éireann) operated a 440m-long container freight train between Dublin North Wall and Claremorris as part of trials […]
Orient/East-Med Corridor rail freight action plan signed
Transport ministers of eight EU countries located along the Orient East-Med Corridor signed a declaration on 21st June 2016 on […]
HSH Nordbank provides refinancing for Akiem
HSH Nordbank has approved a refinancing line for Akiem, making available a loan of EUR 125 million. The total amount […]
GWR unveils the first Class 800 train
Great Western Railway unveiled the first of a fleet of state-of-the-art new trains which will be put into service on […]
Russia: new TEM28 diesel shunting locomotive to undergo tests
A prototype of the TEM28 diesel shunting locomotive manufactured at the Bryansk Engineering Plant, (part of Transmashholding), is undergoing comparative […]
Mechel completes the deal on Elga project selling
Mechel has announced the closure of the deal on selling to Gazprombank AO the 49% share in the Elga coking […]