Izmir to receive metro cars in October
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality announced that 5 of the 19 metro trainsets to be used in Izmir Metro will be delivered […]
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NPC “Springs” delivers railcar springs to an US company
Springs Industrial Technology Center, a UWC company, has commenced deliveries of up to 10, 000 sets of railcar springs to […]
City of Setif orders 26 Citadis tram kits
Alstom is to supply 26 Citadis tram kits to Cital, a joint-venture composed of Alstom, EMA (Entreprise Métro d’Alger) and […]
UK’s franchising faces declining competition – says a new report
UK’s Public Accounts Committee says, in a new report on the rail franchising programme, that is particularly concerned about the […]
Port of Auckland to develop a freight hub
Ports of Auckland Ltd announced that it has signed a conditional agreement to purchase 33 hectares of land at Northgate […]
Catenary-free trams for Midland Metro
Centro, the public transport for the West Midlands, announced it will put into service CAF Urbos 3 catenary-free trams. West […]
EIB to finance tram acquisition in Helsinki
European Investment Bank has under appraisal a urban transport project in Helsinki. This is a multi-scheme project included in the […]
Ukraine: rail freight tariffs could increase in March
Tariffs for rail freight transportation could be increased by 15% from 1 March (for all types of cargo except coal) […]
Bombardier closes sale transaction with CDPQ
Bombardier closed the previously-announced acquisition by CDPQ of a USD 1.5 billion convertible share investment in Bombardier Transportation’s newly-created holding […]
Hitachi EMU interior design for ScotRail unveiled
On 10 February, Scotland Transport Minister, Derek Mackay, unveiled the Hitachi Class 385 interior design of ScotRail’s new fleet at […]