Brazil needs more than USD 45 billion to expand its railways
In order to modernise and expand the infrastructure and carry out adequate planning of rail passenger transport, Brazil would need […]
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Tests begin for TransPennine Express new trains
Hitachi has begun testing TransPennine Express’ new Nova 1 fleet, with a successful run between Doncaster and Darlington. The first […]
Singapore orders 66 Bombardier trains
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced the acquisition of 66 new trains from Bombardier (Singapore) which will serve the North-South […]
Victoria orders five additional X’Trapolis trains
Victoria’s public transport authority, Transport for Victoria (TfV), awarded Alstom a EUR 60 million contract for the supply of five […]
Tver Carriage Works to supply FPC 293 coaches
Federal Passenger Company (FPC), a RZD subsidiary, and Tver Carriage Works (TVZ) signed a contract for the supply of 293 […]
Riga – Vilnius – Minsk – Kyiv train to be launched
The Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Volodymyr Omelyan, announced that in September railway passenger services from Kyiv to Riga, Vilnius […]
ScotRail launches its new Hitachi 385 Express trains
Starting 24 July, ScotRail put into service the first new Hitachi class 385 electric train on the Glasgow Queen Street-Edinburgh […]
Metra issues RFP for alternative car designs
Metra, the commuter operator in Chicago metropolitan area, will reissue its request for proposals (RFP) for new railcars and opening […]
BDZ receives EUR 51.1 million for new trains
BDZ Passengers, part of the state-owned Holding BDZ Group, will receive BGN 100 million (EUR 51.1 million) for the acquisition […]
Alstom’s orders increased
Over the first quarter of fiscal year 2018/19 Alstom booked EUR 2.6 billion of orders, compared to EUR 1.9 billion […]