Rail companies launched a new international procurement initiative
Six companies in the railway industry, Alstom Transport, Bombardier Transportation, Deutsche Bahn, Knorr Bremse, Nederlandse Spoorwegen and SNCF, launched on […]
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Eurostar 40% stake to be sold to Patina Rail LLP
Patina Rail LLP, a consortium comprising Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“CDPQ”) and Hermes Infrastructure, part of Hermes […]
Alstom inaugurates its first Citadis tramway manufacturing line in Latin America
Alstom has inaugurated a new production line for Citadis trams at its Taubaté plant, state of São Paulo, in Brazil. […]
Subway section to Sofia Airport to be launched in early April
The subway section to Sofia Airport is 99% ready and will be opened in early April, while the stretch reaching […]
St. Petersburg to have 8 new metro trains worth EUR 55 mln
Vagonmaš company, part of the Škoda Transportation group, won a tendering process in Sankt Petersburg. It will deliver eight modern […]
Skoda finishes deliveries of trams to Hungary
Škoda Transportation has delivered the last new ForCity Clasics low-floor tramway to the city of Miskolc, Hungary. The order included […]
UK: start of operations for new East Coast franchise
On 2 March 2015 the official launch of the new rail service between London and Scotland took place. The East […]
FirstGroup partners with IPL to improve train information
Rail operator FirstGroup has announced a five-year plan to improve its information services to passengers. IPL, which specialises in information […]