China and Malaysia partner for railway expertise training
China Communications Construction Company Ltd (CCCC) signed an agreement with Malaysian partners on a joint railway expertise training program to […]
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DfT considers split of Great Northern rail franchise
Officials of the UK Department for Transport (DfT) are considering splitting up the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern rail franchise […]
Stadler metros to be delivered in Minsk in 2018
“Stadler Minsk” is to supply Minsk metro with 10 trains before 2020: six four-carriage trains and four five-carriage trains. The […]
Stadler wins contract to overhaul railway bogies in Finland
Stadler and the Helsinki’s regional rail operator Junakalusto Oy signed a contract for the overhaul of railway bogies running in […]
Five shortlisted bidders for HS2 train contract
HS2 Ltd has revealed, on November 2, the five shortlisted bidders for the delivery of at least 54 state-of-the-art high […]
Slovakia leases Vectron locomotives for passenger services
Slovakian rail passenger operator ZSSK Slovakrail announced that it will rent 10 Vectron electric locomotives from German S Rail Lease, […]
Additional Coradia Nordic to be delivered to Östgötatrafiken
Alstom will supply 3 more Coradia Nordic trains to the Swedish local railway operator Östgötatrafiken. This order is in addition […]
Arriva Trains Wales exits race for Welsh rail franchise contract
Arriva Trains Wales, which has run most of Wales’ train services since 2003, has pulled out of the tender to […]
Stakeholders put forward Bombardier-CRRC rail deal
Michael Sabia, CEO of Quebec’s Caisse de Depot, said Bombardier Inc. should look at all options for its transport business […]
Amtrak restarts rail service to Roanoke
Amtrak has launched the Northeast Regional daily service to and from Roanoke (RNK), an area in a valley nestled in […]