Scotland: passenger levels surpass expectations
The latest figures show almost 700,000 people travelled on the recently inaugurated Borders Railway during its first six months of […]
Rolling Stock
RZD cargo loading increases in January-May
In January-May 2016, RZD’s network loaded 498.2 mln t, up 1.3%, year-on-year, the company’s press center announced. Shipment of coal […]
PKP Intercity to invest in rolling stock
Passenger railway operator PKP Intercity intends to spend PLN 1.8 bln (410 million euros) on rolling stock investments in the […]
New direct Lithuania-Poland passenger service
Lithuanian and Polish railway companies will launch a regular passenger service between Kaunas and Bialystok in mid-June 2016, following six […]
Greece pushes back deadline for rail freight terminal bids
Binding bids for the EUR 250 million project were expected to be submitted by May 31 but Athens moved the […]
St. Petersburg new metro train revealed
Transmashholding has presented the newly developed metro train for St. Petersburg that will be put into service on Line 1. […]
Russia plans its own Hyperloop high speed project
“Russia is technologically ready to launch such large-scale projects as Elon Musk’s Hyperloop,” Russian minister of transport Maxim Sokolov said […]
Alstom wins TransPennine train maintenance contract
TransPennine Express awarded Alstom a EUR 40 million contract to maintain two fleets of 25 new five-car trains from the […]
Eight companies eye Israel railcar tender
Eight companies from China, India, Japan, Korea, France, Germany, the Czech Republic and Canada are interested in the tender announced […]
New York USD 27 billion Capital Program approved
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board has approved the USD 27 billion 2015-2019 capital programme. This year, the state […]