UK: Greater Anglia starts Class 170 fleet upgrade
Greater Anglia commenced an upgrade of its Class 170 fleet, which will provide rail passengers in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire […]
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Konya-Karaman high-speed train enters service in 2017
Konya-Karaman high-speed train enters service at the end of 2017, Transport, Maritime and Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan said they anticipated […]
Poland: Mazowieckie Railways to purchase 71 EMUs
European Investment Bank has under appraisal two projects of Mazowieckie Railways, Poland. The projects involve the purchase of 71 EMUs […]
Record pasenger number for TransLink last year
TransLink’s ridership numbers surged to an all-time high in 2016, reaching 384.83 million boardings in 2016, a 4.5% increase from […]
RZD improved locomotives fleet in 2016
Under its investment programme, RZD spent RUB 67.9 billion (EUR 1 billion) on upgrading its locomotive fleet in 2016. In […]
Vossloh Electrical Systems sale completed
The sale of the Vossloh AG’s Electrical Systems business unit to Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of […]
Victoria introduces 80 extra regional train services
Starting 29 January, the Victorian Government introduced 80 new weekly train services across the network. The new V/Line timetable also […]
Mitsubishi Electric develops DC circuit breaker technology for rail power-supply systems
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has developed a high-speed direct-current (DC) circuit-interruption technology for railway power-supply systems that detects […]
Rail ID checks to be enforced in Belgium, France, Netherlands
Belgium has inked an agreement with France and the Netherlands to draw up passenger lists and introduce passport checks on […]
SNCF introduces new offer to compete with ridesharing
French rail operator SNCF rolled out a new type of monthly pass in order to woo back a key client […]