RZD considers St. Petersburg-Kaliningrad-Berlin route
RZD is considering the possibility to launch a passenger train on the route St. Petersburg-Kaliningrad-Berlin through the territories of Latvia, […]
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Hyperloop One completes its first full systems test
Hyperloop One announced the successful completion of the world’s first full systems Hyperloop test in a vacuum environment. This test […]
Amtrak enters rideshare partnership with Lyft
Amtrak and US rideshare company Lyft have concluded a partnership which will make it easier for travelers to get to […]
Bullet train to restore Beijing-Shanghai HSR speed
China Railway has started, at the end of July, the tests to restore the maximum speed of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed […]
Toronto: Metrolinx seeks operator for Regional Express Rail
Metrolinx has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for an experienced operator for the GO Regional Express Rail (RER). The […]
Alstom delivers world’s first Citadis X05 LRV to Sydney
Alstom has delivered the first of 60 Citadis X05 light rail vehicles (LRVs) to Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) […]
Russia and Iran sign EUR 2.5 billion agreement for railcar manufacturing
Transmashholding, the Russian rolling stock producer and Iran’s Industrial Development and Renovation Organization (IDRO) signed an agreement that provides for […]
Thailand: plans for first private train repair centre
Thai company Siam Railway Development Co plans to build a train repair and refurbishment centre in the Eastern Economic Corridor […]
Hitachi trains pass ETCS tests for service on UK network
Hitachi’s new intercity trains, due to enter passenger service this autumn, have passed tests to run the ETCS technology required […]
Alstom modernizes 26 Coradia Lint regional trains for LNVG in Germany
Alstom has handed over the first modernized regional train, type Coradia Lint 41, on schedule to the Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen (LNVG). […]