NS to receive a EUR 500 million EIB financing
The Dutch rail passenger operator NS Groep N.V. may receive a European Investment Bank financing for the acquisition of new […]
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California needs to develop its railway system
California Department of Transportation, Caltrans, has released a research report investigating how the state’s vast passenger and freight rail system […]
Jakarta receives first airport train from Bombardier and PT INKA
Railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) has received the first train from the rolling stock ordered to operate on […]
Shortlisted bidders receive Request for Proposals for Hurontario LRT
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to three shortlisted teams to design, build, finance, […]
Alstom and Skånetrafiken sign regional trains maintenance contract
Alstom has signed an eight-year contract with Arriva for the maintenance of Skånetrafiken’s 99 Alstom Coradia Nordic regional trains, also […]
Russian-Hungarian consortium, authorised to deliver 700 coaches to Egypt
The Russian-Hungary consortium has met the requirements of Egypt for the delivery of 700 coaches for the transport of passengers, […]
UK: South Western Railway begins operations
The new operator for rail services in London and the south of England, South Western Railway (SWR), has begun operations. […]
Petersburg Metro receives first metro cars from OEVRZ
Oktyabrsky Electric Railway Car Repair Plant (OEVRZ), part of Transmashholding Group, delivered to Petersburg Metro 6 Yubeleyny metro cars of […]
Italy allocates EUR 214 million for Calabria railway projects
Graziano Delrio, Italian Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, gave the green light to a financial allocation of EUR 214 million […]
Stadler renames EC250 high-speed train as SMILE
Following a public competition, Stadler Rail has chosen the name for its new line of high-speed EC250 trains: SMILE. The […]