KTZ and Halyk Bank launch online payment for rail freight services
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy and Halyk Bank introduced the online corporate card freight payment service, under the MoU signed in 2014. […]
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East Coast Main Line future services approved
The UK’s Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has announced it has approved applications from Virgin Trains East Coast and […]
Sinara and CRRC Changchun to form a JV for Moscow-Kazan trains
Sinara Group may form a joint venture with CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles to build trains for the upcoming Moscow-Kazan HSR, […]
Beacon to acquire Ascendos
Beacon Rail Leasing, a rolling stock lessor, has entered into an agreement to acquire Ascendos Rail Leasing S.à r.l., a […]
Kiruna Wagon develops dry-bulk rail freight concept in Spain
In the current phase of the EU-funded HERMES project, Kiruna Wagon (Sweden) is constructing a demonstrator wagon and unloading station […]
No interest expressed for Bulgaria’s BDZ Cargo
“There is no interest in the purchase of the BDZ Cargo,” Bulgarian Minister of Transport, Information Technologies and Communications Ivaylo […]
Alstom achieves homologation of Coradia Lint in Poland
Alstom has received the homologation for its Coradia Lint 41 regional train to operate on the rail network of Poland. […]
Costa Rica Railway intends to buy trains
Although the funds are not yet available, nor is there legislative authority to borrow, the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (Incofer) […]
Metrowagonmash delivers first refurbished metro to Budapest
Metrowagonmash has delivered the first 6-car metro train to Budapest Metro, for which it has performed overhaul and integrated modification. […]
Amtrak to allow bikes onboard Pere Marquette train
Amtrak and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) have announced an improvement on the daily Pere Marquette train between Grand […]