Bremen and Östersund announced sustainable urban mobility winners in Europe
Bremen (Germany) and Östersund (Sweden) won the two European awards for sustainable urban mobility. Bremen won the Sustainable Urban Mobility […]
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MTR Launches new intercity train service in Sweden
MTR Express, an all-new premium-quality train service, was successfully launched on 21 March 2015 on the 455-km Stockholm – Gothenburg […]
CAF wins contract to supply 8 Oaris high-speed trains to Flytoget AS (Norway)
CAF announced the award of a contract from Flytoget AS for the manufacture of the New Airport Express Trains for […]
First Group signs new deal for rail passenger transport in England and Wales
The UK Government has reached an agreement with First Group plc for First Great Western (FGW) to continue to operate […]
Alpine states sign declaration to promote sustainable transport in the region
On 19 and 20 March 2015, European Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc, met in Innsbruck with the Transport Ministers of […]
Mosgortrans tests Stadler Minsk tram
Mosgortrans has begun trialling a new prototype tram model from Stadler Minsk ahead of a possible introduction to the city’s […]
India to invest USD 130 billion for railway modernization
India’s authorities announced that will spend £88bn (USD 130 billion) to modernise its crumbling railways, Theguardian reports. The railways minister, […]
Medina plans driverless metro system
A proposed metro system in Medina, Saudi Arabia, is likely to include driverless trains, the chief executive of the city’s […]
Talgo and Saudi Railways Organization sign USD 200 million contract
Saudi Railways Organizations awarded Talgo a USD 200 million contract to manufacture 6 trains with 13 coaches to cover the […]
China to create the world’s first hydrogen powered tram
Liang Jianying, chief engineer of Sifang Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of China South Rail Corporation (CSR), said the new tram […]