Siemens-Alstom merger of equals create a long term European mobility champion
On September 26, Siemens and Alstom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to combine Siemens’ mobility business including its rail […]
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Portugal to tender new rolling stock acquisition
Comboios de Portugal (CP), Portugal’s rail transport operator, announced it plans to upgrade the rolling stock fleet and that the […]
Latvia: 4 companies submit bids for the new rolling stock tender
Latvian passenger railway transport operator, Pasažieru Vilciens, announced, on September 21, that it received technical offers from four rolling stock […]
Joint operator set up for cross border transit link
Singapore’s largest rail operator, SMRT Corporation Ltd (SMRT), and Malaysia’s rail operator Prasarana signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form […]
Sign Language Translation information at Sofia’s Central Station
Tablets have been installed for video sign language translation at Sofia’s Central Railway Station. Auditory impaired passengers will thus have […]
350 km/h resumed on Beijing-Shanghai HSR
The speed on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway was increased to 350 km/h on September 21, making it again among the […]
Sweden launched tender for 30 high-speed trains
Sweden rail passenger operator, SJ, decided to initiate the acquisition process on the delivery of 30 high- trains capable to […]
Modernization at Brno Central Railway Station is finalized
After works amounting to CZK 170 million (EUR 6.5 million) at Brno Central Station, trains have returned to the original […]
Ukraine railway reform is not satisfactory
Public joint-stock company Ukrzaliznytsia failed to conduct fundamental reforms in 2016-2017, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan has said, quoted by […]
Ukrzaliznytsya launches modernized trains
Ukrzaliznytsya has put into service two modernized electric trains: number 668, which provides transport of passengers in the direction of […]